ASS206 - Medical Anthropology
Unit details
| Year: | 2019 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Trimester 2 Unit Chair: | David Giles |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASS306 |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online): | 1-hour class per week (recordings provided),1-hour online seminar per week |
Content
The study of human knowledge systems in the area of health and illness lies at the heart of anthropology as a whole. Medical anthropology is thus central to the discipline and is also a major point of articulation between anthropology and other sciences. In this unit, students will learn the key concepts and approaches in medical anthropology through both the study of non-western medical knowledge systems as well as the study of western medicine, or biomedicine, as a distinctive cultural system. Through detailed case studies of different medical phenomena and how humans act in relation to these phenomena, students will examine health and healing from a cross-cultural perspective. Fundamental concepts such as the division between mind and body, the idea of disease pathology, plural medical systems and culture-bound syndromes will be examined. Special emphasis is given to studying developing or third world contexts where disparities in wealth and resources impact upon health.
Assessment
Campus:
Assessment 1 - Class and Online exercises - 20%
Assessment 2 - Online quizzes - 20%
Assessment 3 - Essay - 35%
Assessment 4 - Group project - 25%
Cloud (online):
Assessment 1 - Online exercises - 20%
Assessment 2 - Online quizzes - 20%
Assessment 3 - Essay - 35%
Assessment 4 - Group project - 25%
Unit Fee Information
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