The Master of Arts in Anthropology, the Anthropology of Health and Well-Being Specialization studies the ways human health and wellness are influenced by past and present sociocultural, environmental, biological, and biocultural forces by drawing from broad and holistic perspectives on human well-being.
Effective Fall 2023
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Core Requirements | ||
ANTH 500 | Development of Anthropological Theory | 3 |
Research Methods 1 | 3 | |
ANTH 699 | Thesis | 5 |
Health-Focused Courses 2,3 | 12 | |
Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following: | ||
Human Osteology | ||
Cultural Psychiatry | ||
Cultures of Virtual Worlds–Research Methods | ||
Psychological Anthropology | ||
Human Biology | ||
Psychiatric Anthropology Laboratory | ||
Cognitive Anthropology Field Methods | ||
Anthropology of Happiness and the Good Life | ||
Women, Health, and Culture | ||
Food, Hunger, and Culture | ||
Medical Anthropology | ||
Global Mental Health--Theory and Method | ||
Mind, Medicine, and Culture | ||
Contemporary Issues-Biological Anthropology | ||
Anthropology and Global Health | ||
Human Origins | ||
Paleoclimate and Human Evolution | ||
Supporting Courses 2,3,4 | 3 | |
Select a minimum of 3 credits from the following: | ||
Approaches to Community-Based Development | ||
Community Development from the Ground Up | ||
Resilience, Well-Being, and Social Justice | ||
Culture and Environment | ||
Gender, Sexuality, and Culture | ||
Anthropology and Sustainable Development | ||
Human-Environment Interactions | ||
The Culture of Disaster | ||
Globalization and Culture Change | ||
Culture, Mind, and Cognitive Science | ||
Place, Space and Adaptation | ||
Edge Effects--Place, Embodiment, Environment | ||
Applications of International Development | ||
Spatial Analysis with GIS | ||
Outside Courses 2 | ||
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
Environmental and Occupational Health Issues | ||
Ethnicity, Race, and Health Disparities in U.S. | ||
International Nutrition and World Hunger | ||
Health Communication | ||
Women's Health | ||
Perspectives in Global Health | ||
Program Total Credits: | 32 |
A minimum of 32 credits are required to complete this program.
- 1
Select 3 credits from departmentally approved list of methods courses with approval of advisor and committee.
- 2
Courses listed here constitute a partial list. Other courses may be used with approval of advisor and committee. Select courses with approval of advisor and committee.
- 3
A maximum total of six 300- to 400-level credits may be used to fulfill the credits required to complete this specialization under the M.A. Anthropology.
- 4
Any methods course listed in Core Requirements may be included in Supporting Courses if not taken to fulfill the methods requirement.
Students must complete the minimum number of credits specified in the official program of study as approved by the University Curriculum Committee, and all credit requirements specified in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin for their degree.
Effective Fall 2023
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Core Requirements | ||
ANTH 500 | Development of Anthropological Theory | 3 |
Research Methods 1 | 3 | |
ANTH 695 | Independent Study | 2 |
Health-Focused Courses 2,3 | ||
Select a minimum of 12 credits from the following: | 12 | |
Human Osteology | ||
Cultural Psychiatry | ||
Cultures of Virtual Worlds–Research Methods | ||
Psychological Anthropology | ||
Human Biology | ||
Psychiatric Anthropology Laboratory | ||
Cognitive Anthropology Field Methods | ||
Anthropology of Happiness and the Good Life | ||
Women, Health, and Culture | ||
Food, Hunger, and Culture | ||
Medical Anthropology | ||
Global Mental Health--Theory and Method | ||
Mind, Medicine, and Culture | ||
Contemporary Issues-Biological Anthropology | ||
Anthropology and Global Health | ||
Human Origins | ||
Paleoclimate and Human Evolution | ||
Supporting Courses 2,3,4 | ||
Select a minimum of 6 credits from the following: | 6 | |
Approaches to Community-Based Development | ||
Community Development from the Ground Up | ||
Resilience, Well-Being, and Social Justice | ||
Culture and Environment | ||
Gender, Sexuality, and Culture | ||
Anthropology and Sustainable Development | ||
Human-Environment Interactions | ||
The Culture of Disaster | ||
Globalization and Culture Change | ||
Culture, Mind, and Cognitive Science | ||
Place, Space and Adaptation | ||
Edge Effects--Place, Embodiment, Environment | ||
Applications of International Development | ||
Spatial Analysis with GIS | ||
Outside Courses 2 | ||
Select a minimum of 9 credits from the following: | 9 | |
Environmental and Occupational Health Issues | ||
Ethnicity, Race, and Health Disparities in U.S. | ||
International Nutrition and World Hunger | ||
Health Communication | ||
Women's Health | ||
Perspectives in Global Health | ||
Program Total Credits: | 35 |
A minimum of 35 credits are required to complete this program.
- 1
Select 3 credits from departmentally approved list of methods courses with approval of advisor and committee.
- 2
Courses listed here constitute a partial list. Other courses may be used with approval of advisor and committee. Select courses with approval of advisor and committee.
- 3
A maximum total of six 300- to 400-level credits may be used to fulfill the requirements of this specialization under the M.A. Anthropology.
- 4
Any methods course listed in Core Requirements may be included in Supporting Courses if not taken to fulfill the methods requirement.
Students must complete the minimum number of credits specified in the official program of study as approved by the University Curriculum Committee, and all credit requirements specified in the Graduate and Professional Bulletin for their degree.