ANSC 190GSMedicine and Healing in South Asia
This course introduces students to the medical anthropology of South Asia. This course will be divided into two parts. First, we will analyze how religious, cultural, political, and economic structures impact health and well-being. Second, we will look at ethnomedicine, that is, how local systems of healing provide alternative ideas of illness and health.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “ANSC 101, ANSC 121, ANSC 155, ANSC 173, ANTH 103, ANSC 146, ANSC 147, ANSC 148, or ANSC 164, department approval required, and upper-division standing. Students must submit applications to the Global Initiatives Study Abroad Office and be accepted into the Global Seminar Program. Program or materials fees may apply.”
Where it sits in degree plans
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- Public Health (B.S.)