LATN AM M264Latin America: Traditional Medicine, Shamanism, and Folk Illness
Latin American Studies · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
(Same as Anthropology M233Q and Community Health Sciences M264.) Examination of role of traditional medicine and shamanism in Latin America and exploration of how indigenous and mestizo groups diagnose and treat folk illness and Western-defined diseases with variety of health-seeking methods. Examination of art, music, and ritual and case examples of religion and healing practices via lecture, film, and audiotape.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Recommended preparation: Community Health Sciences 132, bilingual English/Spanish skills.
BruinTree reads · Recommended
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- bilingual English/Spanish skills
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Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
LATN AM M264
- COM HLT 132Health, Disease, and Health Services in Latin America
1 direct requisite. The whole upstream is here — 1 course over 1 level. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.