Medical Humanities
John Vaughan, Coordinator (Biology)
The medical humanities minor complements the science-intensive pre-health curriculum by providing future healthcare practitioners with a solid foundation in the interpersonal, cultural, bioethical, legal, economic, business, and political facets of medicine. In physician-led courses, particular emphasis will be placed on the physician-patient relationship. By combining a mastery of the sciences with the development of medical humanity skills, students will be well-equipped to become effective healthcare providers.
The Medical Humanities Minor
Five units, including
- IDST 200 The Medical Humanities
- LDST 377 Ethical Decision Making in Healthcare
- RHCS 102 Interpersonal Communication
- PLSC 365 U.S. Healthcare Policy and Politics
- One course, chosen from
- CLSC 210 A History of Early Medicine
- ECON 260 Health Economics
- PHIL 220 Contemporary Moral Issues
- PLSC 363 Global Health, Infectious Disease, and Human Rights
- PLSC 364/PSYC 353 Mental Health and Policy
- PSYC 331 Behavioral Neuroscience
- or another approved elective
Students are expected to fulfill all prerequisites necessary for courses within the minor. Prerequisites do not count toward the minor unless otherwise noted.