Medical Anthropology and Global Health Concentration Diagram
Block I: Introductory Courses
1.
ANTH 001: Intro to Archaeology
2.
ANTH 002: Intro to Cultural Anthropology Or Anth 004: The Modern World and its
Cultural Background
3.
ANTH 003: Intro to Human Evolution
Block II: Cultural Anthropology and Medical Anthropology Fundamentals and Methods
Introduction to Medical Anthropology ANTH 238, plus two courses in anthropology emphasizing
research techniques in cultural anthropology, science and technology issues, cultural models and
health, and/or globalization and culture).
4.
ANTH 238: Introduction to Medical Anthropology___
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Block III: Anthropological Perspectives on Global Health and Disease
Globalization and Health ANTH 273, plus three additional courses selected from a menu
emphasizing anthropological perspectives on health, medicine, and society, including cross-cultural
approaches to health and illness, urban poverty and violence, pharmaceuticals and global health,
psychology and culture, health and urban communities, arts in healing, fat and society, food and
culture, medical anthropological use of alcohol, or a course on the anthropology of a specific
region, such as Africa). Students can also take a course from the Human Biology concentration,
including human adaptation, forensic anthropology, or human reproductive ecology, among others.
7.
ANTH 273: Globalization and Health____ ________
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Block IV: Four general electives-no more than two from any one department including any two
from Anthropology. Other course possibilities include area studies, language, pre-approved study
abroad courses, and up to two independent studies for thesis supervision. We encourage students
to write a thesis, though it is optional.
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It is highly advisable that you meet with a major advisor to discuss the Medical Anthropology and Global Health
Concentration and how you would like to complete the requirements. The advisor can help you determine the courses
that would best suit the concentration.
*Note: Course numbers & titles may change from semester to semester, or year to year. Please check to confirm
course numbers or for approval of a course not listed here.