Programs

Medical Anthropology Minor

Program Description: 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.

(All of the following:)
ANT 111 Introduction to Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 363 Medical Anthropology 3 credits

(Three credits from the following:) 
ANT 209 Qualitative Methods in the Social Sciences 3 credits
ANT 212 Quanititative Methods in the Social Sciences 3 credits

(Three credits from the following:) 
ANT 342 Peoples and Cultures of Sub-Saharan Africa 3 credits
ANT 343 Peoples and Cultures of Native North Americans 3 credits
ANT 346 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America 3 credits
ANT 347 Peoples and Cultures of Africa and the Middle East 3 credits
ANT 348 Peoples and Cultures of Asia 3 credits

(Six credits from the following:)
ANT 215 Healthcare, Society, and Culture 3 credits
ANT 307 Demography: World Population Issues 3 credits
ANT 310 Physical Anthropology 3 credits
ANT 317 Global Health Issues 3 credits 
ANT 340 Native American Cultures and Health 3 credits
ANT 383 Cultural Epidemiology: Global Perspectives 3 credits
ANT 385 Community Internship 3 credits
ANT 352 Witchcraft, Oracles & Magic: Anthropological Study of Religion 3 credits
BIO 212 General Biology: Organismal and Population 3 credits
BIO 581 Evolution 3 credits
PLS 334 Public Policy and Health Care 3 credits
PSY 428 Multicultural Issues in Psychology 3 credits
SRP 457 Biomedical Ethics: Philosophical and Theological Approaches 3 credits
THL 205 Sickness, Disability, and Healing in the Bible 3 credits

Course Rotation Schedule