Medical Anthropology Minor

Program Coordinator: Eric Bailey (209 Flanagan Building; 252-388-9448; baileye@ecu.edu)

The Medical Anthropology Minor develops students’ understanding of health and disease from the perspective of human cultural and biological diversity. It is designed to give students the skills to think critically about the biocultural basis of health and disease; the sociocultural connection with health and disease, along with providing the practical basis for developing culturally competent health care programs. The framework of medical anthropology uses a biocultural and sociocultural approach.

The minor requires 19 s.h. as follows: