MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF FOOD AND HEALTH
Food is increasingly understood and manipulated at the molecular level and used in therapy or disease prevention. This course focuses on the fluid intersection of biomedicine and nutrition as changes in agriculture, food safety, and research into the physiological and genetic effects of food alter how Western cultures eat. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 586 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for ANTH 386 if student has credit for ANTH 586 .
Prerequisites & course information
Short Title: MEDICINE, FOOD, AND HEALTH Department: Anthropology Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Seminar Distribution Group: Distribution Group II Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027