MA Medical Anthropology and Mental Health

Course Overview This interdisciplinary MA program explores global health and mental health challenges through the unique lens of medical anthropology, with a particular focus on the Global South. The course integrates clinical, psychological, and philosophical perspectives to provide a deep, comparative understanding of cultures of wellbeing. You will gain the critical tools to analyze pressing issues of health inequality, ethics, and justice in a rapidly changing world. Key Program Highlights Comparative focus on health philosophies and practices in the Global South Interdisciplinary approach blending anthropological, clinical, and biomedical perspectives Critical examination of bioethics and the implications of new technologies Analysis of global health challenges, including inequality, conflict, and justice Development of frameworks to engage with real-world health and mental health affairs