Degree Requirements
Requirements for Minor in Medical Humanities:
| A minimum of 18 hours consisting of the following: | ||
| Choose one introductory course: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (ACTS Equivalency = ANTH 2013) | ||
| Communication in a Diverse World | ||
| Institutions and Ideas of World Civilizations II (ACTS Equivalency = HIST 1123) | ||
| Introduction to Ethics (ACTS Equivalency = PHIL 1003) | ||
| General Psychology (ACTS Equivalency = PSYC 1103) | ||
| General Sociology (ACTS Equivalency = SOCI 1013) | ||
| Social Problems (ACTS Equivalency = SOCI 2013) | ||
| Introduction to Gender Studies | ||
| Introduction to Human Sexuality | ||
| Nine credit hours from the following core courses or committee-approved special topics courses (taken from two different departments) | 9 | |
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Culture and Medicine | ||
| Health Coaches I | ||
| Health Coaches II | ||
| Health Coaches III | ||
| Survey of Exceptionalities | ||
| Health Communication | ||
| Honors Colloquium (Topic: Patient-Provider Communication) | ||
| Medical Humanities Colloquium | ||
| Honors Colloquium (Topic: History of Addiction) | ||
| Health and Disease: 1500 to the Present | ||
| On Death and Dying | ||
| Terminology for the Health Professions | ||
| Multicultural Health | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Social Work With Elders | ||
| Special Topics (Topic: Sociology of Medicine) | ||
| Special Topics in Sociology (Topic: Mental Health & Illness) | ||
| Advanced Spanish for Health Professions | ||
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Study Abroad: Health-focused trips to Puebla, Ireland, or Sweden
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| Six credit hours from the following elective courses: | 6 | |
| Body and Identity | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Health Communication Campaigns | ||
| Life Span Development | ||
| Family Relations | ||
| Child Development | ||
| The Hospitalized Child: Child Life Programming | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Families in Crisis | ||
| Parenting and Family Dynamics | ||
| Adult Development | ||
| LGBTQ+ Histories | ||
| Special Topics in Philosophy (Topic: Philosophy of Race and Gender) | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Social Psychology | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Developmental Psychology (ACTS Equivalency = PSYC 2103) | ||
| Cognitive Psychology | ||
| Addiction and the Family | ||
| Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality | ||
| Deviant Behavior | ||
| Race and Society | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
At least nine credit hours must be in courses numbered 3000 or higher. A maximum of six credit hours will be allowed from any one department.
Students may petition the Medical Humanities Steering Committee to have other courses accepted as requirements for the minor. Additionally, the committee intends to update these elective options if and when relevant new courses become available.