MSc Biosocial Medical Anthropology

The Biosocial Medical Anthropology MSc course offered by UCL is an advanced program that encompasses an interdisciplinary approach to human health and illness. The course combines perspectives from both biological and social anthropological traditions, enabling students to study how health varies and changes within differing social and ecological contexts.Course Content: This one-year full-time or two-year part-time MSc program offers core training in social or biological anthropology and advanced training in Biosocial Medical Anthropology. Students will gain knowledge in dealing with interactions between biology, health and culture. They will also learn valuable interdisciplinary research methods and techniques.Key Modules: The course includes key modules such as Biocultural Histories: the Survival of the Sensible, The Anthropological Demography of Health: From Birth to Death, and Sexuality: Theoretical, Ethnographic and Biocultural Approaches. Future Careers: Graduates of the course can expect to have a broad range of career opportunities. They may find work in global health and international development organizations, government health departments, health charities, or continue further academic research in anthropological studies.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page at Biosocial Medical Anthropology MSc.