ANT 300: Global Health: Introduction to Medical Anthropology

Class Program
Credits 3

Medical anthropology is the study of how health and illness are perceived and experienced by individuals and groups based on their cultural, historical and political trajectories. It has profound relevance for health professionals and researchers of disease and illness in diagnosing and treating patients across the world. This course provides an overview of the intersection of health, culture, and socio-economic power and the ways that health and illness are constructed cross-culturally.