Module Content

This module provides the core course for the MSc in Biosocial Medical Anthropology. Topics to be covered in Term One:

This part of the course will introduction students to key themes in biosocial medical anthropology providing students with a grounding in the relevant central concepts and theoretical developments both historically and from a contemporary context across sub disciplinary divisions of social, medical and biological anthropology.

Topics to be covered in Term Two:

The second part of the course will examine and critically and reflexively engage with the practice of applying biosocial medical anthropology, including developing mixed methods research. As such it also provides the basis for dissertation training. applied aspects of biosocial medical anthropology using practical It combines seminars, class based exercises and , discussions as well as and drawing on relevant case study examples. It will consider the methodological opportunities and challenges for developing biosocial research for public and global health care challenges. Where possible gGuest speakers from inside and outside the academy, including international health care NGO’s, public health practitioners and scientists, will participate in the second term course providing insight into how biosocial approaches are used and adapted in addressing specific health care challenges.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course students will have gained:

Knowledge and understanding of key cross-disciplinary approaches in thinking with and applying biosocial medical anthropology.
	An ability to apply theoretical concepts and diverse methodological approaches from across different subsections of anthropology in addressing health care challenges from a biosocial perspective
	An improved and increased ability to explain and communicate research, identify and solve problems, reason critically, analyse and interpret
	An increased ability to demonstrate and exercise independent thinking.
Delivery method

The course is delivered by a weekly 2 hour seminars running across term one and term two.

Additional Information

Formative assessments:

Term One - Students will complete and receive feedback on 500 word summaries on relevant topic of their choice selecting from research questions posed at the start of seminar classes.

Term Two - Students will complete and present draft research proposals and receive feedback on these at the end of Term Two.