Medical Humanities Minor

Program Description

Medical Humanities degrees are available to students as a minor, a BA degree and a BS degree. Degrees in medical humanities are designed to offer an interdisciplinary inquiry into health, wellness, medicine and ethics, with a special focus on the intersections between humans and the medical systems which serve them. While similar to existing programs in public health & policy, this major is designed to bridge gaps between public health and pre-med programs. Additionally, as this program is housed in the humanities, it centers an intersectional understanding of multivariate factors relating to health, culture, society, and individual experience. Students interested in exploring the program are encouraged to take HUM2250 Intro: Medical Humanities or PHIL 3520 Bioethics.

In the Medical Humanities major students will take courses from four main colleges across the university—Humanities, CSBS, Transform, and the Fine Arts. Coursework is divided into four main areas, with the ability to specialize in one, or pursue greater depth across all four categories.

• Arts & Letters
• Culture & Communication
• Ethics & Epistemology
• Transform

Academic and Career Opportunities

Students interested in involvement opportunities can join the Philosophy Club or John R. Park Debate Society. Additional opportunities include attending the Department of Philosophy Annual Conference Series or completing an undergraduate research project or internship in an ethics related environment. The program will be of particular interest to students planning careers in healthcare, public administration, and medicine: critical thinking and decision-making skills and knowledge of ethical theory and reasoning are vital to physicians and medical personnel. 

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Catalog

• Medical Humanities BA/BS
• Medical Humanities Minor

Exploratory Classes

• PHIL 2250 - Intro to Medical Humanities
• PHIL 3520 - Bioethics