ANTH 2038 - Anthropology of Health and Medicine
| Career: | Undergraduate |
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| Units: | 3 |
| Term: | 3920 |
| Campus: | North Terrace |
| Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
| Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
| Available for Non-Award Study: | Yes |
| Pre-Requisite: | At least 12 units of Level I Undergraduate Study |
| Incompatible: | ANTH 2003, ANTH 3003 |
| Assessment: | Workshop participation, presentation, essays |
| Syllabus: |
This course develops a cross-cultural understanding of health, healing, beliefs about the body, and theories of illness - cultural, social and bio-medical. It critically examines the way in which medical beliefs and practices are socially constructed. Specific topics covered will include: cultural understandings of the mind/body, illness as symbol and metaphor, healers and their roles, institutional responses to disease, and the interaction between different health systems. Through the lens of medical anthropology the course asks students to contemplate their own assumptions about health and illness, and how each of these are 'treated' in a range of social and cultural settings. |
Course Fees
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Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
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Critical Dates
| Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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| 3920 | Mon 12/08/2019 | Sat 31/08/2019 | Fri 20/09/2019 | Fri 01/11/2019 |
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Class Details
| Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 25100 | LE01 | 100 | 16 | 30 Jul - 17 Sep | Tuesday | 10am - 11am | Engineering Nth, N158, Chapman Lecture Theatre |
| 8 Oct - 29 Oct | Tuesday | 10am - 11am | Engineering Nth, N158, Chapman Lecture Theatre | ||||
| Related Class: Workshop | |||||||
| Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
| 22031 | WR03 | 25 | 3 | 2 Aug - 20 Sep | Friday | 1pm - 3pm | Napier, 108, Teaching Room |
| 11 Oct - 1 Nov | Friday | 1pm - 3pm | Napier, 108, Teaching Room | ||||
| 25101 | WR05 | 25 | 3 | 1 Aug - 19 Sep | Thursday | 11am - 1pm | Napier, 205, Teaching Room |
| 10 Oct - 31 Oct | Thursday | 11am - 1pm | Napier, 205, Teaching Room | ||||
| 25102 | WR04 | 25 | 2 | 1 Aug - 19 Sep | Thursday | 9am - 11am | Napier, 108, Teaching Room |
| 10 Oct - 31 Oct | Thursday | 9am - 11am | Napier, 108, Teaching Room | ||||
| 25105 | WR01 | 25 | 8 | 2 Aug - 20 Sep | Friday | 9am - 11am | Hughes, 111a, Teaching Room |
| 11 Oct - 1 Nov | Friday | 9am - 11am | Hughes, 111a, Teaching Room | ||||
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