Medical anthropology explores illness and health as both embodied and socially constructed. It maintains that illness reflects cultural understandings of the body, social/structural inequalities, and differential distributions of power. Course Information: Recommended for pre-health students who plan to work in multi-cultural settings. Prerequisite(s): Completion of the English Composition requirement; or consent of the instructor. Class Schedule Information: To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture and one Discussion/Recitation. Individual and Society course, and World Cultures course.