Medical Anthropology Minor
Anthropology is the integrative study of human beings at all times and in all places. Anthropological expertise has special application for hidden histories and the ancient past; the intersection of human biology and ecology; and the way communities create and use meaning, values, and history in everyday life. We support studies, research, and professional applications in these areas with three programs of foundational training: archaeology; human biology, ecology, and evolution; and sociocultural anthropology.
The medical anthropology minor is especially appropriate for those planning careers in medicine and health professions.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Core Requirements | ||
Five three-hour courses taken from the following list: | 15 | |
Human Evolution and Adaptation | ||
From Ayahuasca to Zoloft: Anthropological Approaches to Drugs and Drug Use | ||
Gender and Culture | ||
Anthropology of Development | ||
Community in India and South Asia | ||
Special Topics in Medical Anthropology | ||
Anthropology and Human Rights | ||
Written in Bone: CSI and the Science of Death Investigation from Skeletal Remains | ||
Making Magic | ||
Evolutionary Medicine | ||
The Anthropology of Gender, Health, and Illness | ||
Health and Gender after Socialism | ||
Medicine, Politics, and Justice | ||
Poverty, Inequality, and Health | ||
Medicine and Anthropology | ||
Biocultural Perspectives on Maternal and Child Health | ||
Anthropology of the Body and the Subject | ||
The Anthropology of Disability | ||
Disease and Discrimination in Colonial Atlantic America | ||
Anthropology of Science | ||
Human Disease Ecology | ||
Politics of Life and Death | ||
Reconstructing Life: Nutrition and Disease in Past Populations | ||
Total Hours | 15 |
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Restricted to first-year students only.
Students planning on a minor in medical anthropology should inform the department’s director of undergraduate studies. For more information about medical anthropology see medicalanthropology.unc.edu.
See the program page here for special opportunities.
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