revised 7/08
I Summary of Proposed Changes
Department/program Anthropology
Summary This is a proposal for a new option (Medical Anthropology) within an existing undergraduate degree program.
II Endorsements and Approvals
Please obtain the Program Chair/Director’s approval, the Dean and the Associate Provost.
Requestor: Gilbert Quintero Phone: 5825
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Signature Date
Program Chair/Director: John Douglas
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Signature Date
Other affected programs:
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Signature Date
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Dean’s Signature Date
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Initial Review in Provost’s Office date
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Faculty Senate Review date
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Signature Date Provost date
III Type of Level I Proposal
( please check the appropriate space )
(a) Re-titling existing majors, minors, or options
(b) Eliminating existing majors, minors, or options via a program termination checklist
(c) Adding new minors or certificates where there is a major
(d) Adding new minors or certificates where there is an option in a major
(e) Departmental mergers and name changes
(f) Program revisions –for minor modifications use the program modification form
(g) Distance delivery of previously authorized degree program .
(h) Adding option within an existing major or degree * X
(i) Eliminating organizational units such as departments, divisions and colleges or schools *
(j) Consolidating existing program and/or degree *
*Requires level II BOR documentation submitted to the Provost’s Office (refer to http://www.umt.edu/provost/curriculum.htm)
IV Catalog Language
If you are proposing a change to an existing program or major, please cut and paste the requirements as they appear in the current catalog below. www.umt.edu/catalog
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Please provide the proposed copy as you wish it to appear in the catalog.
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Medical Anthropology Option
For a degree in anthropology with an option in medical anthropology, the student must meet all the general requirements for the major and complete an additional 12 credits.
The student must take:

ANTH 444 Culture, Health and
Healing
And any three classes from the following:
ANTH 343 Culture and Population
ANTH 388X Native American Health and Healing
ANTH 418 Ecology and Genetic
Variation in Human Populations
ANTH 422 Psychological
Anthropology
Please explain/justify the new proposal or change.
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ANTH 445 Drugs, Society and Culture
There is currently no option in medical anthropology offered in the State of Montana for students interested in anthropological studies of health and disease. This is true even though medical anthropology is one of the fastest growing and practically relevant fields within the discipline.
What other programs are affected by your None. proposal? Obtain signatures as requested below.
V Department Summary
Required if several proposals are submitted. In a separate document list program title and proposed change for all proposals.
VI Copies and Electronic Submission
After all signatures have been obtained submit the original, a paper copy and electronic file to the Faculty Senate Office, UH 221.