ANTH 2130 - Introduction to Medical Anthropology
3 Credits
Growing specialization within anthropology, medical anthropology draws upon socio-cultural, linguistic and biological anthropology to understand those factors that affect human health and illness. This course introduces students to this field of study and the cross-cultural, political and ethical considerations involved in solving real-world problems related to human health and illness. Through the examination of case studies students will learn ways to apply principles of medical anthropology to solve contemporary issues facing our communities.
Pre-Requisites ANTH 1110 or ANTH 1130 recommended, but not required.
Major Content Areas
Epidemiology, medical systems, persons and bodies - 20% Health interventions, addiction, infectious disease and disparities in healthcare including immigrant healthcare - 10% Culture and emic and etic perspectives - 10% Birth, death, and the human life cycle - 10% Subdisciplines of anthropology and applied anthropology - 10% Global political motivations and health outcomes - 10% Ethical and methodological considerations - 10% Global cultural patterns of interpreting and explaining healthand illness, and patterns of presentationof illness - 20%
Learning Outcomes
Summarize ethical concerns of solving problems of human health and illness in the context of legal, social and scientific issues. Employ the basic methods of medical anthropology to solve issues related to health and illness in a multicultural society and globalizing world. Examine and articulate multiple perspectives of health and illness and presentation of illness. Demonstrate knowledge of key concepts and theories associated with current medical anthropological inquiry. Analyze medical systems and political motivations in order to illustrate their impacts on health outcomes.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MNTC) Goals
08 - Global Perspective 09 - Ethical/Civic Resp
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