Society for Medical Anthropology

A section of the American Anthropological Association

Academic Resources: Graduate Programs

 

University of Melbourne

Degrees offered:

  • The Centre for the Study of Health and Society at the University of Melbourne is a multidisciplinary centre integrating a variety of humanities and social sciences perspectives on health, disease and health service delivery. From 2000, the Centre will be offering two new postgraduate courses in medical anthropology as well as research programs in medical anthropology through the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) program.

Program information:

  • The two new courses are:
  • Graduate Diploma in Medical Anthropology
    Master of Medical Anthropology (This course is in the final stages of academic approval)
    The Graduate Diploma in Medical Anthropology comprises six coursework subjects (four compulsory and two elective subjects) and a minor research report.
  • The Master of Medical Anthropology comprises five coursework subjects (four compulsory and an elective subject) and a minor research thesis.

Both the Graduate Diploma in Medical Anthropology and the Master of Medical Anthropology will take one-year full-time or two-years part-time study to complete.

Courses in Medical Anthropology include subjects in:

  • Keeping the Body in Mind
  • Culture, Health and Illness
  • Advanced Seminar in Medical Anthropology
  • Disease and Culture
  • Ethnicity, Culture and Migration
  • Modern and Traditional Health Care in Developing Countries
  • Mental Illness: A transcultural perspective
  • Principles of Research Design
  • Research Methods in Social Health

Address:

  • Dr. Monique Skidmore
    Centre for the Study of Health and Society
    University of Melbourne
    Parkville 3052
    Australia
    Phone: 61 3 9344 0828
    Fax: 61 3 9344 0824
    e-mail: m.skidmore@cshs.unimelb.edu.au
    CSHS Website: http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/projects/cshs/