The University of Florida’s Anthropology department currently offers two certificates, one in Medical Anthropology and one in Primatology
Medical Anthropology
The Medical Anthropology certificate provides an intensive foundation in medical anthropology for undergraduate anthropology and non-anthropology majors. Courses emphasize the role that biology, culture, language, and prehistory play in human health, and the experience of healing across cultures.
Earning a Medical Anthropology Certificate
Details
You will need successful completion of ONE prerequisite course to be accepted to the Medical Anthropology certificate program (Choose one):
- ANT2301 Human Sexuality and Culture
- ANT 2410 Cultural Anthropology
- ANT2464 Things Your Doctor Never Told you: Intro to Medical Anthropology
- ANT3514C Introduction to Biological Anthropology
You will receive a Medical Anthropology Certificate after completing/passing 12 credits from the required course list:
| Select 12 credits: | 12 | |
| Things Your Doctor Never Told You: Intro to Medical Anthropology | ||
| Global Gender Issues | ||
| Race and Racism | ||
| Food and Culture | ||
| Global Health Culture | ||
| Culture and Medicine | ||
| Anthropology of Pregnancy, Birth, and Early Childhood Development | ||
| Health and Disease in Human Evolution | ||
| Evolutionary Medicine | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology (approved by APY UGC) E.g. Evolutionary Medicine, Hospital Ethnography, Whiteness, Epigenetics and Human disease |
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If approved, select up to 3 credits related to Medical Anthropology:
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| Junior Topics Class in Anthropology | ||
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or ANT 4930
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Special Topics in Anthropology | |
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Approved independent research topics course
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| Individual Work | ||
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or ANT 4907
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Research Projects in Anthropology | |
Interested in getting a certificate in Medical Anthropology? Check out the links below:
Click here for information about applying to a certificate and here for a link to the application
Learn about the Medical Anthropology Certificate
Primatology (New Fall 2024)
The Primatology undergraduate certificate program provides an intensive foundation in non-human primates for UF undergraduate anthropology and non-anthropology majors. Courses emphasize the role that biology, behavior, ecology, and evolution play in understanding primates. Students with the Primatology certificate will be competitive for graduate studies in related fields and employment from sectors such as zoos, sanctuaries, government conservation organizations, museum curation, and wildlife veterinarians.
The certificate offers an intense exploration of the world’s non-human primates through social and biological science perspectives which integrates elements of biology, behavior, ecology, conservation, evolution, and culture.
Earning a Primatology Certificate
Details
You will need successful completion of ONE prerequisite course to be accepted to the Primatology certificate program (Choose one):
- ANT 3555 The Primates
- ANT 3514C Introduction to Biological Anthropology
You will receive a Primatology Certificate after completing/passing 12 credits from the required course list:
| The Primates | ||
| Primate Behavior | ||
| Primate Evolution | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology (Primate Conservation) | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology (Primate Ecology) | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology (Primate Functional Morphology) | ||
| Special Topics in Anthropology (Primate Minds) |
If approved by Anthropology undergraduate coordinator, 3 credits of the following may be used:
| Code | Title | Credits |
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| ANT 3930 | Junior Topics Class in Anthropology | 3 |
| ANT 4930 | Special Topics in Anthropology | 3 |
| Approved research credits in ANT 4905, ANT 4907, or ANT 4911 | 3 | |
Interested in getting a certificate in Primatology? Check out the links below:
Click here for information about applying to a certificate and here for a link to the application
Learn about the Primatology Certificate