ANTHMING - Anthropology
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A minor in anthropology consists of 12 units. At least 9 units should be made up of courses that are listed or cross-listed in Anthropology. There are no specific courses required for a minor in Anthropology, except for individuals focusing on Medical Anthropology (see below). Courses fulfilling the minor should be selected by the student, in consultation with members of the minor committee.
Medical Anthropology Concentration
The Medical Anthropology Concentration is available to students enrolled in graduate studies in the School of Anthropology at the University of Arizona, or as a graduate minor for students from other departments.
Medical anthropology examines how cultural, historical, economic, and political forces shape ideas about health, wellness, illness, and disease. It studies how these forces influence health disparities, healthcare seeking, health related practices and perceptions of risk, the structure of medical systems, and more. Attentive to the afflicted, their caregivers, and those who create knowledge and values about health and illness in their many forms, medical anthropology is capacious in its approach, using methods and materials from all anthropological subfields and numerous scholarly disciplines.
Our current faculty have research emphases in reproductive technologies, clinical and laboratory ethnography, surgical practice, evolutionary and embodied approaches to health disparities, transgender studies, medical expertise, nutrition, environmental health, and science and technology studies. Students enrolled in the Medical Anthropology Concentration will develop a strong theoretical foundation that will shape and guide research projects set around the globe.
The concentration requires 12 credit hours of training in medical anthropology composed of a) ANTH 536 and ANTH 605 (3 credits each); b) one approved graduate seminar in medical anthropology (3 credits) relevant to the student’s research interests c) an independent study (3 credits) in which the student produces a research report based on primary or secondary research, a grant proposal deemed competitive for funding, or a publishable paper on which they are a sole author or co-author.
Required Courses:
ANTH 536A Medical Anthropology (Soon to be renamed: Anthropology of the Body, Health, and Illness)
ANTH 605 Ethnographic Research Methods and Proposal Writing
Students may fulfill the additional concentration requirements with elective and independent study courses in the School of Anthropology or other departments on campus. The minor field committee chair should approve all courses taken for credit toward the minor.
The Medical Anthropology Concentration is directed by Dr. Eric Plemons. Additional core faculty members include Linda Green, Megan Carney, Janelle Lamoreaux, and Ivy Pike.
Students may fulfill the additional concentration requirements with elective and independent study courses in the School of Anthropology or other departments on campus. The minor field committee chair should approve all courses taken for credit toward the minor.
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Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.