College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Anthropology
www.kent.edu/anthropology

Contact Information

• Program Coordinator: Richard Meindl | rmeindl@kent.edu | 330-672-4363
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Fully Offered

• Delivery:
  • In person
• Location:
  • Kent Campus

Description

The Medical Anthropology minor is attractive to any student in nursing, pre-med, public health, psychology and related disciplines.  It is designed to give students the skills needed to provide culturally sensitive and effective health care.
Medical Anthropology is the fastest growing sub-discipline of anthropology with a variety of application. It is a broad field that includes medical and psychiatric anthropology, global health, disability, social suffering, humanitarianism, death and dying, caregiving, public health, medical ethics, human rights and medical humanities.

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Graduation Requirements

• Students must complete at least two upper-division (30000 or 40000 level) courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-F). 

• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
• Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
• Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).