Health Humanities (Minor)

The Health Humanities minor offered by Simmons University and the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Science (MCPHS) adds humanistic perspectives to the understanding of wellness and healthcare through interdisciplinary scholarship and research.

The Health Humanities minor focuses on ethical leadership practice, sensitivity to cultural impacts on health and wellness, and communication skills, helping future practitioners bridge the gap between patients and providers.

This minor includes a Capstone for independent research, and students will be encouraged to take optional internship experiences that explore the intersection of health and culture.

Minor Requirements

The courses below have been identified as core courses for the health humanities minor. To fulfill the Health Humanities minor course requirements, students must take 5 courses, 4 credits per course or a total of 20 credits.

Required Courses 

 

HUM 345	Healthcare Humanities (Taught at MCPHS)	3
PHIL131	Biomedical Ethics (Taught at Simmons)	4

 

Global Health Elective Courses

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ECON 145	Economics of Sustainability and Resource Use	4
ECON 214	Gender, Globalization, and Development	4
ECON 247	Environmental Economics	4
SOCI 245	Global Health	4
WGST 200	Women, Nation, Culture	4
CHEM 221M	Cultural Ecology and Sustainability: Lessons From Iceland	4
CHEM 227	Energy & Global Warming	4
NUTR 150	International Nutrition Issues	4
PHIL 139	Environmental Ethics	4

Social and Cultural Elective Courses

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AST 232/SOCI 232/WGST 232	Race, Gender & Health	4
SOCI 241	Health, Illness & Society	4
PHIL 232	Theories of Justice	4
SOCI 275	Birth and Death	4
SOCI 345	Health Systems & Policy	4
SW 251	Human Behavior in the Social Environment I	4

Narrative Health

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Both the English Department and the History Department are developing courses in this area.