Medical Humanities Minor

Program Overview

The Medical Humanities minor offers a core course in Introduction to Medical Humanities and a selection of electives in areas such as ethics, literature, and sociology. This interdisciplinary program prepares students for careers in healthcare, writing, law, and other fields that intersect with medical humanities. The minor provides a foundation in the ethical, social, and cultural aspects of medicine, fostering critical thinking and communication skills essential for success in these fields.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Core Course (3 credits): Introduction to Medical Humanities
• Minor Electives (select 12 credits from the following):
• HONR 1010B: The Healthy Women: Mothers to Cyborgs
• HONR 1000N: Genetics and Genealogy
• HONR 2000U: The Idea of the Hospital
• HONR 2000W: The Pathography: Patient’s Stories of Illness
• HUMN 4100: Death and Dying
• LITR 3500: Literature and Medicine
• PHIL 3180 or PHIL 3180H: Biomedical Ethics or Biomedical Ethics Honors
• PHIL 3220: Philosophy of Science
• SOCL 2030: Medical Sociology
• SPAN 3300: Spanish for Health Professions

Careers:

The merit of a medical humanities minor is that it provides rigorous preparation and experiences that are applicable to a wide variety of opportunities, such as:

• Nurses
• Doctors
• Hospital administrators
• Technicians
• Pharmaceutical professionals
• Writers
• Social workers
• Lawyers
• Clergy