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Degree Programme Table: Medical Anthropology (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCMEDAN1P)

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Compulsory Courses - Medical Anthropology

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The courses are compulsory for this programme and must be taken during the 2 year programme.
Anthropology of Global Health
PGSP11379 20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Illness
PGSP11423 20 credits
AND

Recommended Electives - Medical Anthropology

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students may take up to 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Anthropological Theory
PGSP11172 20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
PGSP11184 20 credits
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
PGSP11352 20 credits
Contagion
PGSP11421 20 credits
The Anthropology of Food
SCAN11012 20 credits
AND

Additional Electives - Medical Anthropology

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses offer a broader range of electives. Students on this programme will not have priority enrolment for these courses and spaces may be limited.

Students may take up to 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP11002 20 credits
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
The Ethnography Seminar
PGSP11042 20 credits
An Introduction to Anthropological Theory
PGSP11049 20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
PGSP11063 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology: The Anthropology of Economic Processes
PGSP11176 20 credits
Culture and Power: The Anthropology of Political Processes
PGSP11178 20 credits
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
PGSP11188 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
PGSP11191 20 credits
Gender, Science and Technology
PGSP11217 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Interpreting Development: Institutions and Practices
PGSP11296 20 credits
Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS
PGSP11305 20 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Research in Africa
PGSP11340 20 credits
Understanding Technology
PGSP11353 20 credits
Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south
PGSP11377 20 credits
The Anthropology of the Body
SCAN11026 20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL11017 20 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
Course choices should be confirmed with your Programme Director or Personal Tutor.

Not all electives may run in a given year and places may be limited.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Dissertation MSc Medical Anthropology

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Dissertation MSc Medical Anthropology
PGSP11349 60 credits
OR

Work-based dissertation (MSc Medical Anthropology)

Select exactly 60 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed at 50% and taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Work-based dissertation (MSc Medical Anthropology)
PGSP11411 60 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

Compulsory Courses - Medical Anthropology

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are complusory and must be taken during the 2 years of the programme.
Anthropology of Global Health
PGSP11379 20 credits
Anthropology of Health and Illness
PGSP11423 20 credits
AND

Recommended Electives - Medical Anthropology

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses are recommended by the Programme Director and will have priority enrolment for students on this programme.

Students may take up to 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Anthropological Theory
PGSP11172 20 credits
Kinship: Structure and Process
PGSP11184 20 credits
Science, Knowledge and Expertise
PGSP11352 20 credits
Contagion
PGSP11421 20 credits
The Anthropology of Food
SCAN11012 20 credits
AND

Additional Electives - Medical Anthropology

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These courses offer a broader range of electives. Students on this programme will not have priority enrolment for these courses and spaces may be limited.

Students may take up to 80 credits of these courses across the 2 year programme.
Social Determinants of Health and Public Policy
IPHP11002 20 credits
Global Politics of Public Health
IPHP11003 20 credits
The Ethnography Seminar
PGSP11042 20 credits
An Introduction to Anthropological Theory
PGSP11049 20 credits
Happiness: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
PGSP11063 20 credits
Consumption, Exchange, Technology: The Anthropology of Economic Processes
PGSP11176 20 credits
Culture and Power: The Anthropology of Political Processes
PGSP11178 20 credits
Qualitative Methods and Ethnographic Fieldwork
PGSP11188 20 credits
Ritual and Religion
PGSP11191 20 credits
Gender, Science and Technology
PGSP11217 20 credits
Politics and Theories of International Development
PGSP11240 20 credits
Interpreting Development: Institutions and Practices
PGSP11296 20 credits
Social Interventions in HIV and AIDS
PGSP11305 20 credits
Biobusiness
PGSP11331 20 credits
Research in Africa
PGSP11340 20 credits
Understanding Technology
PGSP11353 20 credits
Critical perspectives on mental health and well-being in the global south
PGSP11377 20 credits
The Anthropology of the Body
SCAN11026 20 credits
Population Health and Health Policy
SCPL11017 20 credits
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