Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss the relevance of advanced anthropological
concepts for studying health and healing.
- Identify key features of advanced anthropological approaches to health and healing.
- Assess and critically compare the strengths and
weaknesses of different anthropological approaches to health and healing.
- Formulate well-researched anthropological areas of
inquiry and questions to be applied to issues of health and healing.
- Recognize and analyze the differences and similarities in
various healing systems based on advanced anthropological concepts.
- Work collaboratively to communicate the social significance of important medical and health issues and reflect on the process.
- Demonstrate advanced skills in critical reading,
thinking, writing, and public presentation.
Indicative Assessment
In class written reflections: 10 x 200 words (20%) LO 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
Presentation: 10 Min (10%) LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Two Essays: 2000 words each (20% each) LO 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7
Group Project: 2000 words (30%) LO 1,2,3,4,6,7
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Workload
130 hours of total student learning time made up from:a) 36 hours of combined lecture and tutorials over 12 weeks; and
b) 94 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Baer, Hans A., Merrill Singer, and Ida Susser, 2013. Medical Anthropology and the World System: Critical Perspectives, Third Edition. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Good, Byron J., 1994. Medicine, Rationality, and Experience: An Anthropological Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Lock, Margaret, and Vinh-Kim Nguyen, 2010. An Anthropology of Biomedicine. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Sargent, C.F., and T.M. Johnson, 1996. Medical Anthropology: Contemporary Theory and Method, Revised Edition. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $3360 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $5160 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9261 | 22 Jul 2019 | 29 Jul 2019 | 31 Aug 2019 | 25 Oct 2019 | In Person | View |