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ANTHROPOLOGY
 

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS: HEALTH SCIENCE

Health Science

The undergraduate Health Sciences major in anthropology focuses on health issues, tackling the project of understanding these issues in a cross-cultural context.

This emphasis first gives you a foundational knowledge of anthropology, and then pushes you to investigate, analyze, and communicate how socio-cultural, biological, cognitive, economic, and techno-environmental factors determine patterns of disease, medical behavior, and the organizaiton of and access to health care services.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS


ANTH 102, 103, and 215

ANTH 319

One course dealing with a geographic area such as ANTH 330, 331, 341, 352, 353, 356 or 357

At least three courses dealing with health/illness-related topics such as ANTH 301, 304, 306, 309, 318, 351, 359, 365, 369, 371, 376, 393, or 397

6 semester hours of approved anthropology electives

MINOR REQUIREMENTS


ANTH 102, 103, and 215

 

One course dealing with a geographic area such as ANTH 330, 331, 341, 352, 353, 356, or 357

One course dealing with health/illness-related topics such as ANTH 301, 304, 306, 309, 318, 351, 359, 365, 369, 371, 376, 393, or 397