Medical Humanities Undergraduate Minor
Program Requirements
- Minimum of 15 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required | 3 | |
| Medical Humanities Capstone * | ||
| Distribution Categories: ** | 12 | |
Ethics: | ||
Select at least one course from the list below: | ||
| Narrative Ethics: Literary Texts and Moral Issues in Medicine | ||
| Medical Ethics | ||
| Jewish Medical Ethics | ||
Select at least one course from two of the following three Distribution Categories: | ||
History: | ||
| Pandemics, Plagues & Outbreaks | ||
| Gates of Horn and Ivory: Dreaming in the Ancient World | ||
| Cuts, Curses, and Cesareans: An Introduction to Ancient Medicine | ||
Culture & Politics: | ||
| Anthropology of Global Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) | ||
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Anthropology of Infectious Disease | ||
| Philosophy of Bodies | ||
| Spirituality, Health, and Wellness | ||
| Yoga: Theory And Practice | ||
| Religion and Public Health | ||
| Deviance and Social Control | ||
| Sex and Society | ||
| Introduction to Health Policies | ||
| Women's Health and Bodies | ||
Literature & Communication: | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Literature, Health, & Wellness | ||
| Health and Wellness in Cultural Context | ||
| Topics: Languages for Professions | ||
Select one additional course from any of the four listed Distribution Categories | ||
- *
The Capstone course is open only to students who have completed the requirements for the Minor. With permission, students may take the Capstone concurrently while taking the last course to fulfill the distribution requirement. In this course each student will develop and present a project which makes use of material from courses taken in fulfillment of the Minor. The course will also include guest lectures on a variety of topics in Medical Humanities.
- **
With permission of the Director, students may substitute in appropriate courses not listed here.