Medical Anthropology Minor

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Medical anthropology examines the body, illness and healing from a cultural perspective, including comparative studies of folk healing systems, curing rituals and Western biomedical practices.

Lower-Division Courses (8 Units):

Two lower-division Anthropology courses, selected from the following:

ANTH 101g Body, Mind and Healing: Introduction to Medical Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 105g Culture, Medicine and Politics Units: 4
ANTH 125g Social Issues in Human Sexuality and Reproduction Units: 4
ANTH 201g Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology Units: 4
HBIO 200Lg The Human Animal Units: 4
ANTH 273g Shamans, Spirits and Ancestors: Non-Western Religious Traditions Units: 4

Upper-Division Courses (16 Units):

16 units of upper-division Anthropology coursework, selected from the following:

ANTH 300 Evolution, Ecology, and Culture Units: 4
ANTH 301g The Global Performance of Healing Units: 4
ANTH 305 Childhood, Birth and Reproduction Units: 4
ANTH 308 Origins and Evolution of Human Behavior Units: 4
ANTH 325 Global Studies Research Methods Units: 4
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ANTH 410 Ethnographic Research Methods Units: 4
ANTH 332g Anthropology and Narrative Medicine Units: 4
ANTH 338g Food in Culture and Society Units: 4
ANTH 357g Cultures of Genocide, Cultures of Care Units: 4
ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 370 Sex, Love, and Marriage: An Introduction to Kinship Units: 4
ANTH 373 Magic, Witchcraft and Healing Units: 4
ANTH 380 Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective Units: 4
ANTH 385m Men and Masculinity Units: 4
ANTH 393 Directed Internship Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
ANTH 405 Evolutionary Medicine Units: 4
ANTH 440 History of Anthropological Theory Units: 4
ANTH 445 African American Anthropology Units: 4
OT 375 The Narrative Structure of Social Action: Narrative, Healing and Occupation Units: 4
SWMS 336 Health, Gender and Ethnicity Units: 4