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May 19, 2026
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ANTH 3550 - Medical Anthropology
Non-Western medical systems and theories of health and disease causation; social basis for diagnosis and cure; curing rituals; symbolism of health and illness. Ecological factors in health and nonhealth; systemic connections between health concepts, culture, and environmental situations.
Requisites: ANTH 2010
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Term(s) Typically Offered:
- Athens: Fall Semester, Even Years
Learning Outcomes: - Ability to analyze real world data utilizing theory and methods from medical anthropology.
- Depth of knowledge in the field of medical anthropology.
- Understanding of how human evolutionary pathways affects human health today.
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