Biosocial Medical Anthropology MSc/PG Cert
Postgraduate
In London
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Postgraduate
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London
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Duration
1 Year
The MSc in Biosocial Medical Anthropology is for those wishing to gain proficiency and understanding of biosocial approaches in examining disease, health and medicine. It draws from cross-disciplinary expertise in medical anthropology, human ecology and environment, and biological anthropology. It aims to equips students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to develop careers that engage with and make use of a biosocial approach.
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Biosocial medical anthropology is a new and cutting-edge interdisciplinary approach that will equip students with the skills to think critically and engage with the biosocial contexts of health, disease and medicine. We expect graduates of this programme to be able to develop careers in academia, clinical research, public health, government and non-governmental organisations.
A minimum of an upper second-class Bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. For the ‘Open Pathway’ statistical background training will be required (A level or equivalent.)
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Subjects
- Approach
- Statistics
- Ecology
- Medical
- Medical training
- Methodological
- Methodological aspects
- Developmental Neurobiology
- Biologies
- Anthropology
Course programme
The degree will introduce students to key themes in the field of biosocial medical anthropology. Topics covered in the core course will include evolutionary medical anthropology, disease ecology, bio-cultural approaches to health, developmental plasticity and local biologies. Compulsory methodological training components will provide skills in both quantitative and qualitative research (including statistical analysis) and the integration of these methods. Practical class-based exercises, discussions and examples will enable critical engagement with the methodological opportunities and challenges of developing biosocial research and approaches for addressing global and public health, including infectious and chronic disease.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
There are two pathways, A: 'Statistic Training Pathway' (for those without statistics training), or B: 'Open Pathway' (for those with demonstrable statistics training e.g. at A level or equivalent). The programme consists of a core course (30 credits), one or two core modules (15 to 30 credits), two to three optional modules (30 to 45 credits), and a dissertation (90 credits).
Core modules- Biosocial Medical Anthropology (two term module)
- Anthropological Methods
- Introduction to Statistics (compulsory if no statistics training)
All optional modules are worth 15 credits. Students on Pathway A take two optional modules and Pathway B students take three.
- Medical Anthropology
- Aspects of Applied Medical Anthropology
- Ecology of Human Groups
- Population and Development
- Evolution of Human Brain, Cognition and Language
- Statistics and Causal Analysis for Qualitative Social Scientists
- Anthropologies of Science, Society and Biomedicine
- Reproduction, Sex and Sexuality
- Human Behavioural Ecology
- Anthropology and Psychiatry
Students may also choose one module from among a variety of other options within other sub-sections of the department
Dissertation/research projectAll MSc students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 15,000 words.
Teaching and learning
Seminars, lectures and tutorials form a core part of the learning approach. Students will be encouraged to develop critical and independent thinking and to be able to engage and make use of cross-disciplinary perspectives on the biosocial topics related to health, medicine and disease. Assessment is through examination, essays, dissertation and optional module requirements.
FieldworkAs part of the dissertation component of the degree students are offered the opportunity, if they wish, to undertake field research. The scope and nature of fieldwork is formulated in discussion with appointed supervisors and subject to departmental approval.
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Biosocial Medical Anthropology MSc/PG Cert