ANTH224 Intro to Medical Anthropology 3 credits
Prerequisite(s): ( WR90R )
Medical Anthropology is concerned with the cross-cultural study of culture, health, and illness. The course introduces student to theoretical orientations and key concepts of medical anthropology, the cross-cultural diversity of health beliefs and practices, cultural aspects of ethnomedicine and biomedicine, and contemporary issues and special populations such as AIDS, homelessness, cancer, women’s health, and children at risk.
This course may be taken 1 time for credit.