Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology - Medical Anthropology and Global Health

Anthropology is the global social science. It is the study of the human condition everywhere, its cultural, linguistic, and biological diversity, and how it evolved and developed from the prehistoric past into the globalizing present. Anthropology is an interdisciplinary 14 credit major that intersects with programs and departments across the University. Students may major in anthropology as a whole (General Anthropology), or choose to concentrate in Biological Anthropology, Archaeology, Cultural and Linguistic Anthropology, or specialize in two thematic concentrations: Medical Anthropology and Environmental Anthropology. Medical Anthropology applies anthropological methods to the study of global health, well-being, and disease. The concentration provides students with a theoretical and methodological foundation to address problems of global health inequality. Medical Anthropology majors take introductory courses in all sub-fields of Anthropology, and complete the remainder of their coursework primarily in Medical Anthropology.

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