Program Requirements
The Master of Culture, Health and Medicine (Advanced) requires completion of 96 units, which must consist of:
36 units from completion of the following compulsory courses
CHMD8004 Qualitative Methodologies for Health Research
CHMD8014 Perspectives on Culture, Health and Medicine
THES8103 Thesis
24 units from completion of introductory courses from the following list:
ANTH6004 Religion, Ritual and Cosmology
ANTH6009 Culture and Development
ANTH6017 Indigenous Australians and Australian Society Today
ANTH6025 Gender and Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANTH6026 Medical Anthropology
ANTH6057 Culture and Person
ANTH6064 Anthropology of Environmental Disasters
ANTH6514 Anthropology of Media
ANTH6515 Crossing Borders: Diasporas and Transnationalism
ANTH6516 Violence and Terror
ANTH6518 Food for Thought: Anthropological theories of food and eating
ANTH6519 Social Animals: anthropological perspectives on animal-human relationships
BIAN6013 Human Evolution
BIAN6115 Race and Human Genetic Variation
BIAN6119 Nutrition, Disease and the Human Environment
BIAN6120 Culture, Biology & Population Dynamics
BIOL6106 Biosecurity
BIOL6141 Infection and Immunity
BIOL6144 Molecular Immunology
BIOL6191 Biology, Society and Ethics
ECON6013 Behavioural Economics: Psychology and Economics
ENVS6005 Sustainable Systems: Urban
ENVS6012 Sustainable Systems: Rural
ENVS6013 Society and Environmental Change
ENVS6025 Complex Environmental Problems in Action
ENVS6033 International Environmental Policy
ENVS6101 Environment and Society: Geography of Sustainability
ENVS6103 Introduction to Environmental and Social Research
ENVS6104 Australia's Environment
ENVS6108 Sustainable Development
ENVS6302 Sustainable Agricultural Practices
ENVS6306 Human Futures
GEND6021 Trauma, Memory and Culture
HIST8018 A Globalising World
LING6015 Language, Culture and Translation
LING6021 Cross Cultural Communication
POLS6100 The Politics of Empire
POLS6101 Refugee Politics: Displacement and Exclusion in the 20th and 21st Centuries
SCOM8014 Communicating Science with the Public
SCOM8024 Presenting Science to the Public
SOCY6008 Sociology of Disaster
SOCY6045 Third World Development
Either:
24 units from completion of one of the following specialisations:
Health and Indigenous Australia
12 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH6005 Indigenous Australian Societies and Culture
ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development
ANTH8029 Introduction to Australian Indigenous Policy
ANTH8030 Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice
ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development
BIAN6512 Ancient Health & Disease
BIAN6519 Ancient Medicine
BIOL8021 Health and Disease in a Changing World
CHMD8001 Directed Readings in Culture, Health and Medicine
CHMD8005 Representing Medicine: Performance, Drama and Identity
CHMD8006 Global Health and Development
CHMD8008 Medicine and Society in History
CHMD8009 Anthropological Approaches to Health Interventions
CHMD8010 Anthropological Concepts for Health Research: From Risk to Suffering
CHMD8011 Refugee Health: From Displacement to Resettlement
CHMD8015 Cultural Epidemiology: Theory and Methods
CHMD8016 International Migration of Health Workers: Sociological and Ethical Aspects
CHMD8019 Culture, Health, Medicine Internship
CHMD8020 The Future of Food and Human Health
DEMO8079 Health Demography
EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
GEND6025 Gender, Health and Embodiment
GEND6501 Technoculture and the Body
MEDI8111 Custodial Medicine Elective
MEDI8203 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration
NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons
POPM8001 Mental Health
Or:
36 units from completion of courses from the following list:
ANTH6005 Indigenous Australian Societies and Culture
ANTH8007 Key Concepts in Anthropology of Development
ANTH8029 Introduction to Australian Indigenous Policy
ANTH8030 Critically Assessing Contemporary Development Practice
ANTH8038 Critical Issues in Gender and Development
BIAN6512 Ancient Health & Disease
BIAN6519 Ancient Medicine
BIOL8021 Health and Disease in a Changing World
CHMD8001 Directed Readings in Culture, Health and Medicine
CHMD8005 Representing Medicine: Performance, Drama and Identity
CHMD8006 Global Health and Development
CHMD8008 Medicine and Society in History
CHMD8009 Anthropological Approaches to Health Interventions
CHMD8010 Anthropological Concepts for Health Research: From Risk to Suffering
CHMD8011 Refugee Health: From Displacement to Resettlement
CHMD8015 Cultural Epidemiology: Theory and Methods
CHMD8016 International Migration of Health Workers: Sociological and Ethical Aspects
CHMD8019 Culture, Health, Medicine Internship
CHMD8020 The Future of Food and Human Health
DEMO8079 Health Demography
EMDV8001 Environmental Sustainability, Health and Development
GEND6025 Gender, Health and Embodiment
GEND6501 Technoculture and the Body
MEDI8111 Custodial Medicine Elective
MEDI8203 Introduction to Health Policy and Administration
NSPO8013 Disease, Security and Biological Weapons
POPM8001 Mental Health
Specialisations
Admission Requirements
By transfer from the Master of Culture Health and Medicine, with a weighted average mark of at least 70% in the first 72 units of course work attempted as well as the approval of an identified supervisor for the research project/thesis.
If the total number of units attempted exceeds 72 in the same teaching period in which the 72nd unit is attempted, exactly 72 units will be used in the calculation of the weighted average mark with units from the course with the highest mark applied first followed by further units from courses in descending order of marks.
Students will be awarded up to 72 units of course credit for completed courses listed in this Masters (Advanced) degree.
All applicants must meet the University’s English Language Admission Requirements for Students
Cognate disciplines
Anthropology, Area Studies, Medicine, Pharmacy, Sociology, Politics, Nursing, Biological Sciences, Education, Psychology, Public Health, History, Philosophy, International Relations, Geography, Environmental Studies, Language and Literature, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Social Work, Law.
Indicative fees
- Annual indicative fee for domestic students
- $24,816.00
For more information see: http://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/costs-fees
- Annual indicative fee for international students
- $33,168.00
For further information on International Tuition Fees see: https://www.anu.edu.au/students/program-administration/fees-payments/international-tuition-fees
Scholarships
ANU offers a wide range of scholarships to students to assist with the cost of their studies.
Eligibility to apply for ANU scholarships varies depending on the specifics of the scholarship and can be categorised by the type of student you are. Specific scholarship application process information is included in the relevant scholarship listing.
For further information see the Scholarships website.
Whether you're a clinician or social scientist, teacher or aspiring global health worker, this program will help you understand the foundations of health, illness, and medical practice in a culturally diverse world, and give you the skills to bring about change.
The Master of Culture, Health and Medicine (M CHAM) is the only program of its kind in Australia. Drawing on anthropological and other social science perspectives and technical expertise in health-related research and practice, it will provide you with a nuanced understanding of the nature of health, sickness, and healing in a local and global context. You will emerge with the skills to undertake social and cultural analysis of health policy and practices.
This interdisciplinary program is taught by leading academics, clinicians, and global health practitioners from across the university.
Five specialisations are available for you to choose from, according to your interests:
- Global health and development
- Health and environment
- Health and gender
- Health and Indigenous Australia
- Health policy and ethics
Many courses in this program are available online. Although the program itself is not available online, it may be possible for some students with a prior cognate degree to complete the program by selecting only courses that are available online; please note that not all courses are available online and so there is a restricted selection available. Students interested in this option can contact the program convenor to discuss their eligibility and course selections.
Career Options
ANU provides you with more choice for your entrance score by offering the new Flexible Double Degree program.
The ANU Flexible Double Degree lets you build skills for your chosen career without forfeiting your passion. It's your choice to build a double degree partnership that suits your head and your heart.http://students.anu.edu.au/applications/
NEW program - available for applications commencing from Summer Session, 2015
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the skills and knowledge to:
- engage in informed debate demonstrating a critical understanding of the historical, political, institutional and cultural factors that frame health, illness and medical care;
- synthesise research, literature and other texts from a range of disciplinary perspectives to develop insight into contemporary health and medical issues;
- develop a practical research plan in the fields of clinical care, public health or health promotion, incorporating a range of methodologies and theoretical perspectives; and
- complete a major piece of research in the field of Culture, Health and Medicine.
