Medical Anthropology, Minor

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Students interested in a minor in medical anthropology must first contact the anthropology undergraduate advisor to schedule an advising session. All courses must be completed with a grade of C (not C-) or better and cannot be used to fulfill any additional major, minor or certificate requirements.

Requirements

Students pursuing a minor in medical anthropology must complete 15 credits of upper division courses including:

ANTH 301 - Culture and Health Credits: 3

Remaining 12 credits

The remaining 12 credits can be fulfilled with any of the following:

ANTH 315 - Sex and Gender Credits: 3
ANTH 370 - Ethnographic Field Techniques Credits: V
ANTH 375 - Race and Human Variation Credits: 3
ANTH 399 - Directed Reading or Research Credits: V *
ANTH 427 - Food, Health, and Society Credits: 3
ANTH 428 - Anthropology of the Body Credits: 3
ANTH 463 - Anthropology of Global Health and Development Credits: 3
ANTH 465 - Science, Sex, and Reproduction Credits: 3
ANTH 467 - Biomedicine and Culture Credits: 3
ANTH 481 - Applied Anthropology Credits: 3

Of the remaining credits

Of the remaining credits, one course must be designated as a ‘theory’ course and one must be designated as a ‘method’ course (a list of designated courses can be found at: anthropology.manoa.hawaii.edu/medical-minor-requirements/).

Notes:

*A maximum of 3 credits of ANTH 399 may be applied to either the theory or method requirement as long as the topic is relevant to medical anthropology.