Course Form (revised 8-2009)
I. Summary of Proposed Changes
Dept / Program
Anthropology
Prefix and Course #
Course Title
Medical anthropology and global health
ANTH 447
Short Title (max. 26 characters incl. spaces)
Med Anth Global Health
Summarize the change(s) proposed
New course
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Requestor:
Kimber Haddix McKay
Phone/ email :
4106
Program Chair/Director:
John Douglas
Other affected programs
None
Dean:
Date
Chris Comer
III: To Add a New Course Syllabus and assessment information is required (paste syllabus into
section V or attach). Course should have internal coherence and clear focus.
NO
Common Course Numbering Review: Does an equivalent course exist elsewhere YES
x
in the MUS? Do the proposed abbreviation, number, title and credits align with
existing course(s)? Please indicate equivalent course/campus 
http://msudw.msu.montana.edu:9030/wfez/owa/musxfer.p_CCN_MAIN
Exact entry to appear in the next catalog (Specify course abbreviation, level, number, title, credits,
repeatability (if applicable), frequency of offering, prerequisites, and a brief description.) 
UG ANTH 447 Medical anthropology and global health, 2 cr. Offered spring even-numbered years.
This course will enhance student understanding of global health from the perspective of medical
anthropology and clinicians involved in health care delivery throughout the developing world.
Students will finish the course having read broadly in medical anthropology, and having heard the
real-life perspectives of health development program designers, project managers, and clinicians.
Justification: How does the course fit with the existing curriculum? Why is it needed?
This course adds to the medical anthropology and global health offerings in our department. No other such
course exists. Supplements the existing courses offered in medical anthropology and bridges the university
and hospital campuses via involvement of clinicians in the course.
Are there curricular adjustments to accommodate teaching this course?
No
Complete for UG courses. (UG courses should be assigned a 400 number).
Describe graduate increment (Reference guidelines: http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm)
Graduate students will write an additional paper for the class involving a complex level of synthesis and
analysis of existing literature and which identifies important lacunae in a problem identified for the
assignment by the professor.
Fees may be requested only for courses meeting specific conditions determined by the
Board of Regents. Please indicate whether this course will be considered for a fee.
If YES, what is the proposed amount of the fee?
Justification:
YES
NO
x
IV. To Delete or Change an Existing Course – check X all that apply
Deletion
Title
Course Number Change
From:
Level U, UG, G
To:
Description Change
Change in Credits
From:
To:
Prerequisites
1. Current course information at it appears in catalog
(http://www.umt.edu/catalog) 
From:
To:
Repeatability
Cross Listing
(primary program
initiates form)
Is there a fee associated with the course?
2. Full and exact entry (as proposed) 
3. If cross-listed course: secondary program & course
number
4. Is this a course with MUS Common Course Numbering? If yes, then will this change eliminate the
course’s common course status? Please explain below.
5. Graduate increment if level of course is changed to
UG. Reference guidelines at:
http://www.umt.edu/facultysenate/Grad/UG.htm
(syllabus required in section V)
6. Other programs affected by the change
7. Justification for proposed change
Have you reviewed the graduate increment
guidelines? Please check (X) space provided.
V. Syllabus/Assessment Information
Required for new courses and course change from U to UG. Paste syllabus in field below or attach and send
digital copy with form.
Medical Anthropology and Global Health
Anthropology 447
Office hours:
Kimber Haddix McKay, PhD, Tom Bulger, MD
213 Social Sciences
Weds 6:00-8:00 pm
T/R 1:30-3:00
Spring 2010
kimber.mckay@mso.umt.edu
Course Description:
Anthropology 447 is a course designed to enhance student understanding of global health
from the perspective of medical anthropology and clinicians involved in health care delivery
throughout the developing world. Students will finish the course having read broadly in medical
anthropology, and having heard the real-life perspectives of health development program designers,
project managers, and clinicians.
Texts:
Hahn, R. Anthropology in Public Health, Oxford University Press, 1999.
Singer, M. and Baer H., Introducing Medical Anthropology, Altamira Press, 2007.
Eres: Supplementary readings for Anthropology 4xx
For additional reference;
Merson, M., Black, R., and Mills, A., International Public Health, Jones and Bartlett Press, 2006.
Requirements:

Class participation (and thus attendance) is mandatory. I expect you to have read the
assigned readings prior to the class for which they are assigned, and to be prepared to discuss
them with your peers. Making a few notes to yourself before class about points you find
interesting in the readings will help tremendously. Several times during the semester, your
participation and preparation for class will be evaluated with discussions, problem solving
activities, or data collecting or analysis. Keep in mind that if you miss a class, you may not
make up missed class work or attendance, which ultimately lowers your grade.

There will be three non-cumulative midterm exams and a cumulative final exam. These will
be will be in-class essay exams.

Your final grade will be calculated on the basis of attendance, class participation in
discussions, and your grades on three of the four exams. If you are satisfied with your
grades on the three midterms, you can skip the final exam.

Distribution of course grade:
Three exams
Attendance, participation, in-class assignments
Total

75%
25%
100%
Additional information:
o Please feel free to come to my office hours, or to catch me before or after class with
questions. You can also schedule an appointment to meet outside of office hours.
o Make up exams – only with a documented health issue or with prior permission. If
you cannot come to an exam, you must tell me before on or on the day of the exam
that you will be absent. Make ups will be scheduled at my convenience within one
week of the scheduled exam.
o Reserve readings are available online through Eres at Mansfield Library, under my
name with the access code ANTH4xx.
o If you’re taking this class pass/no pass, a pass > 69%.
Schedule:
Week/Date
1
Topic
Reading/Notes
Introduction
TBA
2
Medical Anthropology as a discipline:
History
TBA
3
Medical Anthropology as a discipline:
Case Studies
TBA
4
Global Health: Determinants of Health
TBA
Global Health: Trends and Case
Studies
TBA
5
6
Exam
7
Visiting Lecturer: Clinician with
experience practicing medicine in
Africa
TBA
8
Visiting Lecturer: Clinician with
experience practicing medicine in Asia
TBA
Visiting Lecturer: Clinician with
experience practicing medicine in C.
America
TBA
9
10
Visiting Lecturer: Clinician with
experience practicing medicine in S.
America
TBA
11
Exam
12
Medical anthropological perspectives on
problems clinicians encounter in the
field
TBA
13
Solutions and future directions: Clinical
perspectives
TBA
Solutions and future directions:
Anthropological perspectives
TBA
14
15
Exam
Evaluations
16
Monday: Optional in class final exam
VI Department Summary (Required if several forms are submitted) In a separate document list course
number, title, and proposed change for all proposals.
VII Copies and Electronic Submission. After approval, submit original, one copy, summary of
proposals and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221, camie.foos@mso.umt.edu.