Medical Anthropology
The Medical Anthropology stream within the Social Health program will enable you to study medical systems and knowledge systems of illness and health in different cultural settings and acquire skills for the study of health and illness cross-culturally. You will broaden your approaches in the study of health and illness in Australia as well as gain an understanding of health issues in developing countries.
Graduate Diploma in Social Health (Medical anthropology)
Master of Social Health (Medical anthropology)
Click on the link to see the SPH PG Handbook:
http://www.sph.unimelb.edu.au/postgrad/courseshandbook/
Student Profiles
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Debra Wilson |
| Current Master of Social Health (Medical Anthropology student) |
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My name is Debra Wilson. I have been a GP in a community health setting for more than 12 years and on the board of my local division of general practice for the last 5 years. I have a passionate interest in health policy and policy development, particularly as it affects my community, and felt that I needed to broaden and develop my skills in critical thinking. The Master of Social Health (Medical Anthropology) has provided both the tools and the platform to challenge myself, broadening my world view, and assisting me to engage more meaningfully both in clinical practice and in the wider political environment.
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Philomena Horsley |
| Past Master in Social Health (Medical Anthropology) and current PhD candidate at CHS |
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After 20 years in the community health sector I thought it might be useful to get a health qualification! I looked widely. Medical anthropology offered an intriguing and reflective way of looking at issues largely dominated by public health approaches. The course reinvigorated my interest in health. It offered a diverse content that blended contemporary social issues and academic thinking with students’ practical experiences. I completed my Master in Social Health (Medical Anthropology) in 2003 and went back for more. I’m now completing a PhD on hospital autopsies while working on sexuality issues at a national research centre. Anthropology takes me to new places – both strange and familiar
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