ANT2002 Anthropology of Illness and Health (FOART)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Anthropology) Band 1

Pre-requisite: ANT1000 or ANT1001 or ANT2000

Synopsis

This course provides an overview of a wide range of factors which collectively determine individual and community health status. The perspective taken is predominantly biocultural focusing on human adaptations and human development and providing a cross- cultural and comparative framework for considering the health of our species as a whole. Most of the material discussed comes from the field of Human Biology and Medical Anthropology. NOTE: Students who have already passed the old course 69311 will not be permitted to enrol in this course.