Public Health Major, Anthropology

Public Health Majors

The major in Public Health requires 13 credits. Public Health Major students across the three departments (Anthropology, Psychology or Sociology) take a core set of courses in common.

PH 101 - Introduction to Public Health

One of the following Biology courses:

One of the following Ethics courses:

PHIL 111 - Ethics (preferred)
PHIL 242 - Medical Ethics

One of the following Statistics courses:

Anthropology and Public Health Major

Required courses

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 265 - Medical Anthropology
ANTH 301 - Seminar in Anthropological Theory
This course must be taken prior to senior year, and is offered in the Spring of each year. There are very few study abroad courses that serve as an equivalent. If you plan to be abroad during the Spring semester of your Junior year, you must take this course in the Spring of your Sophomore year unless your study abroad program offers an approved equivalent.
ANTH 298 - Qualitative Methods for Sociocultural and Public Health Research
PSY 334 - Practicum in Human Services and Public Health
ANTH 401 - Senior Seminar
One additional 300-level Anthropology course, which can not count towards other major requirements

One of the following World Culture courses

ANTH 225 - Peoples and Cultures of Africa
ANTH 235 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America
ANTH 245 - Indigenous Movements of Latin America
ANTH 255 - Women in Africa
ANTH 275 - Peoples and Cultures of the Himalaya
ANTH 295 - Peoples and Cultures of South Asia
Or an approved course in a study abroad program

Public Health Major, Anthropology

Public Health Majors

One of the following Biology courses:

One of the following Ethics courses:

One of the following Statistics courses:

Anthropology and Public Health Major

Required courses

One of the following World Culture courses

One of the following Elective courses: