Public Health Major, Anthropology

Public Health Majors

The major in Public Health requires 52 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
PHIL 242 - Medical Ethics (preferred)

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. Very few study abroad courses serve as an equivalent. If you plan to study 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 302 - Research Methods for Understanding Health & Culture
This course must be taken prior to Senior year, and is offered in the Fall of each year. Some study abroad programs may offer a course that would fulfill this requirement, though it is highly desirable that you take this course at Wheaton. Consult your advisor if you plan to be abroad during your junior year in the Fall semester.
PSY 334 - Practicum in Human Services and Public Health
ANTH 401 - Senior Seminar

Three of the following Elective courses:

Two of these must be Anthropology courses.

Notes

Students who plan to pursue graduate study should strongly consider taking at least one additional 300-level course beyond the required courses as well as achieving proficiency in a second language.

Anthropology and Anthropology & Public Health majors may also be able to take some 200-level courses at the 300-level.