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.

Required Course

ANTH 101g Illness and Healing: The Cross-Cultural Perspective Units: 4
HBIO 200Lg The Human Animal Units: 4

One Course (4 Units) To Be Selected From:

ANTH 105g Culture, Medicine and Politics Units: 4
ANTH 125g Social Issues in Human Sexuality and Reproduction Units: 4
ANTH 201g Principles of Human Organization Units: 4
ANTH 273g Shamans, Spirits and Ancestors: Non-Western Religious Traditions Units: 4

Upper-Division Courses: Four Of The Following (16 Units):

ANTH 305 Childhood, Birth and Reproduction Units: 4
ANTH 360 Symbolic Anthropology Units: 4
ANTH 373 Magic, Witchcraft and Healing Units: 4
ANTH 375 Applied Anthropology Units: 4, 2 years
ANTH 380 Sex and Gender in Anthropological Perspective Units: 4
ANTH 440 History of Anthropological Theory Units: 4
HBIO 405 Evolutionary Medicine Units: 4
OT 375 The Narrative Structure of Social Action: Narrative, Healing and Occupation Units: 4
SWMS 336 Health, Gender and Ethnicity Units: 4
SWMS 420 Woman, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women Units: 4