SearchMedical Anthropology Minor
The medical anthropology minor provides a holistic perspective utilizing both cultural and biological approaches to investigate human experiences of illness, suffering and healing. The minor explores how culture shapes healing systems; examines the relationships between healing and other social institutions; and investigates the political and economic influences on disease patterns and health outcomes. Students also learn anthropological research methods essential to medical anthropology. They select a specific culture area for an appreciation of deep-rooted assumptions in another culture and two electives. This minor will enhance the student's ability to provide health care to the cultural diverse populations that characterize contemporary America as well as providing health care in the global community.
Requirements:
ANT 111 Introduction to Anthropology (3)
ANT 363 Medical Anthropology (3)
Three credit hours from a methods course:
ANT 209 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences (3)
ANT 212 Quanititative Methods in the Social Sciences (3)
Three credit hours from one of the following Peoples and Cultures courses:
ANT 342 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa (3)
ANT 343 Peoples and Cultures of Native North Americans (3)
ANT 346 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
ANT 347 Peoples and Cultures of Africa and the Middle East (3)
ANT 348 Peoples and Cultures of Asia (3)
Six credit hours from the following:
ANT 215 Healthcare, Society, and Culture (3)
ANT 307 Demography: World Population Issues (3)
ANT 310 Physical Anthropology (3)
ANT 317 Global Health Issues (3)
ANT 340 Native American Cultures and Health (3)
ANT 352 Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic: Anthropological Study of Religion (3)
BIO 212 General Biology: Organismal and Population(3)
BIO 581 Evolution (3)
PLS 334 Public Policy and Health Care (3)
PSY 428 Multicultural Issues in Psychology (3)
SRP 457 Biomedical Ethics: Philosophical and Theological Approaches
THL 205 Sickness, Disability, and Healing in the Bible (3)