Medical anthropologists explore a wide range of medical practices, including both performative forms of healing (e.g. shamanism) and the newest biomedical technologies. Medical anthropologists are working in diverse fields:
Concepts and methodologies from medical anthropology have become essential in all areas of global health research.
Our MSc in Medical Anthropology will allow you to engage with the field's distinctive approach to health and medicine. It takes you away from the idea that there is only one standardised 'best practice' by showing an astounding diversity of therapeutic methods, ideas of disease causation, healer personalities, and spaces for healing.
This programme studies health, illness and healing from a cross-cultural perspective.
With a focus on the understanding of health, illness and medicine in a globalised world, this programme allows you to engage with contemporary debates about old ills and emerging diseases. You will explore both traditional forms of healing and modern medical technologies.
You will examine key questions in current medical anthropology from the perspective of both medical and social sciences, and address relevant issues, such as:
The programme works in close collaboration with the Global Public Health Unit and other subjects in the School of Social and Political Science. It is also affiliated with the University's Global Health Academy:
Intended for a diverse range of students, this distinctive and interdisciplinary programme will complement your background in anthropology or health sciences.
The programme also acts as a conversion MSc for those without training in anthropology who wish to progress to a research career.
A UK 2:1 honours degree or its international equivalent.
To find international equivalent qualifications, select where you studied from the country or region list.
| QS 综合 | 院校 | 学制 | 学费 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 第 4 位 | 牛津大学University of Oxford | 1年 | 43860英镑/年 |
| 第 8 位 | 伦敦大学学院University College London | 1年 | 36800英镑/年 |