0 or 3 credits
Spring 2026 Lecture Lower Division
This course explores the intersections of medicine, science, and culture as powerful shapers of our lives and the world today. Anthropology broadly studies the human experience to help explain how our bodies, biologies, and beliefs inform what "medicine," "health," "illness," and "healing" come to mean in diverse and cross-cultural contexts. The course will cover foundations in medical anthropology by exploring a range of topics and applications.
Learning Outcomes1Describe what medical anthropology is and what medical anthropologists do.
2Analyze the dynamic intersections of medicine, science, and culture.
3Explain what medical anthropology contributes to understanding the multiple dimensions of health, illness, and healing.
4Apply anthropological frameworks to real-world examples.
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