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Major in Anthropology with Health Emphasis
Why Anthropology?
Students with a broader perspective are now in demand by medical schools nationwide. A recent Newsweek article on the topic summarizes this trend by saying that ``medical educators are looking beyond biology and chemistry majors in the search for more well-rounded students who can be molded into caring and analytic doctors.'' This perspective is shared by the University of Utah School of Medicine Office of Admissions.
The Anthropology Major with Health Emphasis is designed to meet this need. The program satisfies the curricular requirements of medical and other health-related professional schools while at the same time educating students about (a) the interactions between biological, environmental and social factors influencing health and illness, (b) human adaptation and maladaptation from an evolutionary perspective, and (c) how systems of medical knowledge and health care vary across cultures.
Program of studyThe following program of study will satisfy the requirements for a BS degree in Anthropology plus the requirements for most national medical schools, including the University of Utah School of Medicine. Further information can be obtained from the Preprofessional Advising Office .
Students are also responsible for satisfying the General Education
Requirements of the University of Utah, which are not listed here. The program notes indicate which courses will also satisfy those requirements. Click here for a downloadable version that includes this information.
Students interested in other health-related professional schools should follow the anthropology requirements outlined below, and consult with the Preprofessional Advising Office about additional requirements for those schools.
Anthropology Requirements, Health Emphasis:Statistics: 1 course
One course in statistics. Suitable courses include Econ 3640, FCS 3210, Psych 3000, Soc 3112, Math 1070, Math 3070. Other statistics courses may be substituted with the permission of the student's advisor.
Introductory Anthropology: 3 courses
1010 Culture and the human experience PLUS any two of:
1020 Human origins: evolution and diversity
1030 World prehistory: An introduction
1050 The evolution of human nature
Medical Anthropology: 2 courses
4193 Medical Anthropology PLUS at least one of:
4133 Maternal and Child Health
4192 Culture, Health, and Healing
4291 Evolution of Human Health
4242 Anthropology of Clinical Health Care
Geographical area courses: 2 courses
Any two of Anthropology 3111-3961.
Independent research: 1 course
4990 Independent research, health emphasis track (3-4 credits)
Electives: 3 courses
Three additional courses from the following list:
3211 Biology of Native Americans
4130 The Anthropology of Food
4133 Maternal and Child Health
4138 Anthropology of Violence and Non-Violence
4183 Sex and Gender: Biosocial Perspectives
4192 Culture, Health, and Healing
4221 Human Evolutionary Genetics
4231 Social Consequences of Human Biological Diversity
4242 Anthropology of Clinical Health Care
4271 Human Osteology
4291 Evolution of Human Health
4334 Population Issues in Anthropology
4372 Zooarchaeology
4461 Behavioral Ecology and Anthropology
4481 Evolutionary Psychology
Additional Pre-Med Requirements:Physics 2010 and its lab (2015)
Physics 2020 and its lab (2025)
Chemistry 1210 and its lab (1215)
Chemistry 1220 and its lab (1225)
Chemistry 2310 and its lab (2315)
Chemistry 2320 and its lab (2325)
Two Biology courses from the following list. One of the two courses must be either Cell Biology or Biochemistry:
Biology 1210 Principles of Biology
Biology 2020 Cell Biology
Biology 2030 Genetics
Biology 2210 Human Genetics
Biology 2325 Human Anatomy
Biology 2420 Human Physiology
Biology 3510 Biochemistry I
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Undergraduate Study