ARS11801 Anthropology of Health I

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2026Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies

Lecture Code ARS11801 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name Anthropology of Health I (健康の人類学 I)

Subject Name
（Katakana）ケンコウノジンルイガク I

Subject Name in
English Anthropology of Health I

Instructor NISHI MAKOTO

Instructor
(Katakana) ニシ　マコト

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Tues1-2：IAS K210

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) Face-to-face

Online (simultaneous interactive) access will be provided when necessary.

Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week 2 Language of Instruction E : English

Course Level 3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 23 : Arts and Humanities

Course Area（Discipline） 11 : Cultural Anthropology

Eligible Students

Keywords cultural anthropology, ethnography, fieldwork, interview

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Global Studies
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines.
・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues.
（Comprehensive Abilities）
・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them.
・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge,  understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination.
・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline In Anthropology of Health I & II, students will learn the basics of ethnographic fieldwork for qualitative research in Health. After learning essential ideas, ethics, and case studies, students will practice ethnographic observations and interviews.

Important: students are required to take Anthropology of Health I & II simultaneously.

Class Schedule Lesson 1: Ideas and case studies of ethnographic fieldwork
Lesson 2: Fieldwork ethics: essentialization of the other and the violence of representation
Lesson 3: Campus observations and reflections: making the familiar strange
Lesson 4: Presentation and discussion 1
Lesson 5: Ideas of ethnographic interviews
Lesson 6: Ethnographic interview practice
Lesson 7: Presentation and discussion
Lesson 8: Wrap up

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Reading materials will be furnished by the instructor.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. Handouts, Microsoft Teams

(More Details) PC-necessary

Learning techniques to be incorporated Discussions, Paired Reading, Fieldwork / Survey

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Read the assigned reading materials and prepare comments and questions for classroom discussion. Engage with fieldwork (interview) assignments outside the class periods.

Requirements Students are required to take Anthropology of Health I & II simultaneously.
Students who wish to take this course must attend the first class.
English is used as the main medium of communication, but Japanese can be used supplementarily.

Grading Method Class contribution, engagement with the assignments, presentations, and essays will be graded comprehensively.

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it Having been an officer at a diplomatic mission abroad, the lecturer would discuss how knowledge of anthropology is related to global health knowledge and interventions.

Message Bring your laptop to class.

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2026Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Global Studies
Lecture Code	ARS11801	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	Anthropology of Health I (健康の人類学 I)
Subject Name （Katakana）	ケンコウノジンルイガク I
Subject Name in English	Anthropology of Health I
Instructor	NISHI MAKOTO
Instructor (Katakana)	ニシ　マコト
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Tues1-2：IAS K210
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)	Face-to-face
Online (simultaneous interactive) access will be provided when necessary.
Credits	1.0	Class Hours/Week	2	Language of Instruction	E : English
Course Level	3 : Undergraduate High-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	23 : Arts and Humanities
Course Area（Discipline）	11 : Cultural Anthropology
Eligible Students
Keywords	cultural anthropology, ethnography, fieldwork, interview
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Global Studies （Knowledge and Understanding）・The knowledge and understanding of the important characteristics and basic theoretical framework of individual academic disciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information in individual academic disciplines. ・The ability to specify necessary theories and methods for the consideration of important issues. （Comprehensive Abilities）・The ability to think in an interdisciplinary way to discover issues based on ethical research practices and subjective intellectual interests, and propose a plan to solve them. ・The ability to conduct research proactively by combining knowledge, understanding, and skills for the tasks, based on flexible creativity and imagination. ・The ability to take action cooperatively to advance research to resolve the problem by sharing issues with people from different cultures and areas of specialization, and explaining one’s own ideas logically and simply.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	In Anthropology of Health I & II, students will learn the basics of ethnographic fieldwork for qualitative research in Health. After learning essential ideas, ethics, and case studies, students will practice ethnographic observations and interviews. Important: students are required to take Anthropology of Health I & II simultaneously.
Class Schedule	Lesson 1: Ideas and case studies of ethnographic fieldwork Lesson 2: Fieldwork ethics: essentialization of the other and the violence of representation Lesson 3: Campus observations and reflections: making the familiar strange Lesson 4: Presentation and discussion 1 Lesson 5: Ideas of ethnographic interviews Lesson 6: Ethnographic interview practice Lesson 7: Presentation and discussion Lesson 8: Wrap up
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Reading materials will be furnished by the instructor.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.	Handouts, Microsoft Teams
(More Details)	PC-necessary
Learning techniques to be incorporated	Discussions, Paired Reading, Fieldwork / Survey
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Read the assigned reading materials and prepare comments and questions for classroom discussion. Engage with fieldwork (interview) assignments outside the class periods.
Requirements	Students are required to take Anthropology of Health I & II simultaneously. Students who wish to take this course must attend the first class. English is used as the main medium of communication, but Japanese can be used supplementarily.
Grading Method	Class contribution, engagement with the assignments, presentations, and essays will be graded comprehensively.
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	Having been an officer at a diplomatic mission abroad, the lecturer would discuss how knowledge of anthropology is related to global health knowledge and interventions.
Message	Bring your laptop to class.
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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