ANT 200 - Medical Anthropology

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Pace University-New York

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Course Description: In this class we will explore the interaction between sickness, health, culture, and disease. We will examine various biomedical and healing traditions in how they understand and treat disease and look at how illness and health fit into broader ecological, biological, social, political, and economic contexts. Additionally, we will compare our own Western system of medicine with the health systems of other cultures. Course Rotation: Fall. 3.000 Credit Hours 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture, Tutorial Dyson College Arts & Sciences College Anthropology Department Course Attributes: Inquiry and Exploration

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pace.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 346-1200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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