This course complements CHMD8004 Qualitative Methodologies in Health research, CHMD8002 (Research Project in Culture, Health and Medicine), and Perspectives in Culture, Health and Medicine (CHMD8014), by introducing students to a range of anthropological concepts on which they can draw when analysing both qualitative and quantitative data. The course will draw on key anthropological texts by some major theorists, which will be complemented by a wide range of ethnographically rich texts dealing with data from Southeast Asia and sub-Saharan Africa as well as western cultures. It provides students with a unique opportunity to acquire a comprehensive toolkit of concepts and approaches which will enhance their research capacity in all areas of health research, through enriching their analyses and enhancing their skills in critically reflexive thinking.

On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of at least six analytical concepts that may be used in the analysis of public health research (LO1)

• Articulate a critical understanding of how anthropological concepts may be used in the analysis of public health research (LO2)

• Evaluate the relative utility of diverse analytical concepts in the analysis of health research (LO3)

• Reflectively evaluate the efficacy of conceptually informed analyses of public health issues vs. approaches based in naive empiricism (LO4)

70% - 6000 word essay LO1, LO2, LO3

20% Seminar presentation (paper to be handed in) LO2, LO3

10% Class participation LO2, LO4

The workload will be three contact hours per week comprising a combination of lectures and seminars with the expectation of a further seven hours of independent study.

Requires a Bachelors degree.

There is no assumed knowledge or skills for this course.

There are no prescribed texts. Course readings will be provided.

Use of Wattle.