Recent SemestersFall 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2022, Summer 2021Class Size45 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteIt is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and be able to read college-level texts. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4 · CSU GE Area D1 · CSU GE Area DDescriptionThis course explores the perceptions of disease, health, and healing in different cultures around the world. Sociocultural, biological, and ecological perspectives are used to understand the origins of illness and disease and medical practices across cultures. Topics include diagnosis and therapies, the role of healers like witch doctors and shamans, stress and mental health, unequal access to medical care, and medical anthropology applied to global health problems. 