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Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
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Location
Durham City
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
30-SEP-24
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
Studying the anthropology of health will expand your world, bringing together biological and evolutionary research into human genetics and physiology with comparative ethnographic approaches to the social, political, ideological and ecological contexts that shape health risks and treatments.This degree will equip you with the skills to critically debate healthcare from an interdisciplinary anthropological perspective that draws together local, regional and international scales of analysis.In the first year, you will receive a thorough grounding in the theory and practice of anthropology in the broadest sense, addressing the core disciplines of social, biological and health anthropology.In your second year, you will begin to specialise increasingly in the anthropology of health while still being able to maintain a broader, more integrative approach if you wish.In your final year, you will design and carry out your own dissertation project and take part in our Field Course Module. The Field Course offers an intensive 7-day experience at one of several European destinations, or online as part of our Virtual Field Course.As you move through your degree, you will shift from being a consumer to a generator of knowledge, ready for professional or postgraduate life. You can also apply to add a placement year or a year abroad to your degree, increasing the course from three years to four.
Course StructureYear 1Core modules:Peoples and Cultures .Human Evolution and Diversity Being Human: An Introduction to the History and Practice of Anthropology Doing Anthropological Research Health, Illness and Society
Year 2Core modules:Anthropological Research Methods Research Project Design Global Health and Disease Sex, Reproduction and LoveExamples of optional modules:Biology, Culture and SocietyReading EthnographyKinship and ReligionPolitics and EconomicsEvolution, Variation and AdaptationOur Place in NatureEnvironment, Climate and the Anthropocene.
Year 3 (Year 4 if undertaking a placement year or year abroad)In your final year, you will design and carry out your own
Dissertationwhich will develop your skills of independent research and project management by pursuing a substantial research project in a topic of your choice. The 12,000-word dissertation is worth one third of your final year credits.You will also take part in our
Anthropology Field Coursemodule. The Field Course offers an intensive 7 day fieldwork experience at one of the department’s residential field schools, or online as a virtual Field Course.
Examples of optional modules:Anthropology of Ethics and MoralityAnthropological Skills for Climate Change SurvivalPower and GovernanceAnthropology of Physical Activity for HealthEvolutionary Medicine: Maternal and Infant HealthComparative Cognition and CulturePrimates in PerilForensic AnthropologyPalaeoanthropology and PalaeoecologyAnthropology of the BodyFood Security, Nutrition, and Sustainable Livelihoods.
Application deadline
31 January
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Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
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- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
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