CULTURE, HEALTH AND HEALING

ANT3CHH

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject we offer an anthropological perspective on health, illness and healing. Students explore the ways in which culture shapes how we experience and understand states of health and illness and the diversity of approaches to diagnosis and healing. Medical anthropology is one of the largest sub disciplines of applied anthropology and students will explore its historical underpinnings, its contributions to theory and research methodology both within anthropology and other health disciplines more broadly. Students will also be offered opportunities to learn about medical anthropology in practice including how it contributes to interdisciplinary team work and community partnerships as applied to health and development, health promotion and public health, Aboriginal health and cultural diversity in communities and in the clinic.

School: Humanities and Social Sciences (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: John Taylor

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: ANT2CHH

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Adaptability and Self-Management

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Leadership and Teamwork

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Apply anthropological theory to assess diverse social and cultural issues relating to sickness and health

02. Carry out sustained research and develop coherent arguments on a relevant topic in Anthropology

03. Develop a sustained, complex written argument in Anthropology

04. Evaluate ethical and cultural considerations to issues in medical Anthropology

05. Identify and critique a range of key issues in contemporary medical anthropology

06. Write a critical review that appraises the role of anthropology in understanding and intervening in issues concerning sickness and health across cultures, and in the area of public health more specifically

Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 2, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: John Taylor

Class requirements

Lecture/SeminarWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.00 hours lecture/seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via blended.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
In-class/online assessment tasks (1,500 word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO4, SILO5
Short essay - 1,000-word written assignment	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	25	SILO3, SILO4, SILO6
Long essay - 1,500-word essay	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	35	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4