Overview

For those students interested in the medical professions, the Department of Anthropology offers a combination of courses that apply the anthropological view to issues of health, health care, and wellness. The Medical Anthropology Track at University of Miami includes six advanced courses that address key concepts in global health and the skills necessary to investigate health and health care around the world. Prepare yourself for the new social science section of the MCAT!

A degree in Anthropology with a Medical Anthropology track prepares students for careers in such fields as:

medical research, public health, nutrition, international health, disaster relief, genetic counseling, forensics, and epidemiology.

Educational Objectives

Students who graduate from our program in anthropology will have achieved:

Basic familiarity with each of the four subfields of our discipline: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and physical or biological anthropology.

Extended familiarity with one or more of these subfields in terms of knowledge of content related to, for example, gender, food, primate behavior, art, ritual, museums and collections, the interaction of language and thought, material culture, the sounds of languages; and methodological skills involving field research in one or more of the subfields.

The ability to articulate the anthropological view of the human condition in terms of an operational definition of culture and a holistic perspective on how humans behave.

Sufficient skill in research to be able to produce a research paper based on original anthropological investigation.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Medicine-Health-Society

Forensics

Folk and Alternative Medicine

Ancient Appetites

Disaster and Recovery

Linguistics of Healing

Bioarchaeology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Miami, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete and submit the Common Application. Upon submitting, you will be asked to pay a $70 nonrefundable application fee.

If you have attended a secondary school outside of the United States, you must submit your official secondary school documents (transcripts, mark sheets, certificates, examination results, etc.)

We require you to submit two letters of recommendation: one from a high school guidance counselor and one from a teacher.

The University of Miami is need-aware for first-year international undergraduate applicants. This means that, for a portion of international applicants, the Admission Committee will consider that student’s ability to pay tuition without the need for financial aid.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

63456 USD / year

≈ 63456 USD / year
Out-of-State

63456 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

63456 USD / year

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Living costs

Miami

United States

1508 - 2603 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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Educational Objectives

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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