Contact
Kyrstin Mallon Andrews, kmallona@syr.edu
Faculty
Tom Brutsaert, Sandra D. Lane, Kyrstin Mallon-Andrews, Shannon A. Novak, Robert A. Rubinstein
Medical anthropology is a vibrant subfield of anthropology with both academic and practical dimensions that explores the relationships among society, culture, health, illness, and medicine. This minor is designed to introduce undergraduates to the field of medical anthropology in order to prepare them for applied work or future research in the area of global health. This minor may be appropriate for students pursuing degrees in the health sciences, international relations, STS, or other social sciences such as anthropology, sociology or political science.
General Requirements
To complete a minor in medical anthropology, students must take a minimum of 18 credits, with 12 credits at the 300-400 level.
Course List | Code | Title | Credits |
| ANT 111 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 131 | Introduction to Biological Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 357 | Health, Healing, and Culture | 3 |
| 3 |
| Health in the Middle East | |
| Human Osteology | |
| Anthropology of Death | |
| Culture and AIDS | |
| Culture and Reproductive Health and Medicine | |
| Global Health | |
| Critical Issues in Medical Anthropology | |
| Culture and Mental Disorders | |
| Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective | |
| Epidemiology | |
| Public Health Ethics | |
| 6 |
| Health in the Middle East | |
| Human Osteology | |
| Anthropology of Death | |
| Culture and AIDS | |
| Culture and Reproductive Health and Medicine | |
| Global Health | |
| Critical Issues in Medical Anthropology | |
| Culture and Mental Disorders | |
| Medical Anthropology in Ecological Perspective | |
| Epidemiology | |
| Public Health Ethics | |
| Total Credits | 18 |
Additional Information
Students may petition to have other courses count towards the Minor in Medical Anthropology. Petitions must be approved by the Medical Anthropology Minor Advisor located in the Department of Anthropology.
