ANTH 312 - Medical Anthropology (3)

This course explores human health and illness in cultural and social contexts. This course will introduce a range of concerns and approaches within medical anthropology, introducing key concepts and methods. It will examine how people in different places and positions experience illness, suffering, healing, and their bodies more generally and the roles played by cultural, social, political, economic, legal, and technological factors. This course will also explore how research within this field is conducted, analyzed, written about, and translated into policy.

Grading: Graded/Satisfactory Unsatisfactory/Audit
Course ID: 52236
Consent: No Special Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Attributes: Writing Intensive (WI), Social Sciences (GFR)
Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and (ANTH 211 or SOCY 101) with a grade of ‘C’ or better.