Medical Anthropology
Anthropology · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Winter Only, Odd Year
Hard to catch. Runs in odd-numbered years only, next in 2027. Miss it and the following chance is 2029.
ANTH-2119 prerequisites
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Description
Medical anthropology is a subfield of anthropology. It informs our understandings of the experiences and distribution of health, the prevention and the treatment of the sick in different cultural groups and the role of pluralistic medical systems. Critical health disparities between marginalized populations in developed countries as well as between developing and developed countries are increasingly prevalent and complex in nature. This course looks at ethnomedicine, disease ecology and Indigenous perspectives on health and illness.
Requisite courses
ANTH-1001(6), ANTH-1002(3) or ANTH-1005(3) or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].
Restrictions
Students may not hold credit for this course and BANT-2119.
Cross-listed
BANT-2119(3).
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.