ANTH 1793 - ASIAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Using scholarly texts, ethnographic studies and historical documents, this seminar will focus on the medical systems of India, china, Japan, and South East Asia. The primary objective of the course is to understand various Asian medical systems on their own terms, both in theory and in contemporary practice. Primary attention will be given to Ayurveda, Unnani and traditional Chinese medicine. We will look at how so-called traditional medicine in Asia is being modernized in response to political, economic, social, and cultural transformations.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: ENG 0102 or ENGCMP (0002 or 0006 or 0020 or 0200 or 0203 or 0205 or 0207 or 0208 or 0210 or 0212 or 0213 or 0214) or FP (0003 or 0006) *Applies to all WRIT Courses*
Course Attributes: Asian Studies, Writing Intensive Course (WRIT)

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