Concentration in Medical Anthropology, Ethics, and Care

Students in this concentration will study a diverse range of factors that impact the body, and the ways that people understand, experience, and respond to states of health and illness. Students will critically examine the complex ethical orientations that shape the manners in which people care for or abandon one another in various conditions of exposure, vulnerability, and well-being. Anthropological knowledge and practice offer a unique resource for questioning our own assumptions on these and other matters. Students in this concentration will use such knowledge to address some of the most difficult problems we face today, and in so doing, help create the world anew.

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To begin the process of enrolling in this concentration, contact the Medical Anthropology, Ethics, and Care Concentration Advisor.

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Requirements

Fulfill all non-elective requirements for the B.A. in Anthropology.
When choosing electives toward your Anthropology major, include the following:
- ANTH 2280 Medical Anthropology, and
- 4 additional courses chosen from the Medical Anthropology Concentration Course List

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