Subject: Anthropology
Course Number: 225
Course Title: Contemporary Issues
Min units: 2      Max units: 4
School: Graduate Division
Department: Medical Anthropology Program

Course Description: Introduction to selected controversies and current issues in medical anthropology, including sociology; sociocultural impact of high technology medicine; abortion, euthanasia and the right to life; status of research on the etiology of mental disorders; advocacy, praxis and the social scientist.
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Restrictions: None
Activities: Direct - Lecture, Student - Lecture

Instructor of Record: I. Whitmarsh
May the student choose the instructor for this course? No
Does enrollment in this course require instructor approval? No

Quarter(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring
Course will not be offered in: Fall 2024
Course Grading Convention: Letter Grade, P/NP (Pass/Not Pass) or S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Graduate Division course: Yes
Is this a web-based online course? No
Is this an Interprofessional Education (IPE) course? No
May students in the Graduate Division (i.e. pursuing Master or PhD) enroll in this course? Yes
Repeat course for credit? No