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Health Humanities (Minor)

The Health Humanities minor 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. For more information, consult Professor Wanda Torres Gregory (torres@simmons.edu). 

Required Courses

PHIL 131 Biomedical Ethics (Taught at Simmons)

4

Global Health Elective Courses

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ECON 145Economics of Sustainability and Resource Use

4
ECON 214Gender, Globalization, and Development

4
SOCI 245/PH 245Global Health

4
NUTR 150International Nutrition Issues

4
CHEM 101Chemical Determinants of Health

4

Cultural and Historical Elective Courses

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AST 232/SOCI 232/WGSS 232Race, Gender & Health

4
SOCI 241/PH 241Health, Illness & Society

4
PHIL 232Theories of Justice

4
SOCI 275Birth and Death

4
SOCI 345Health Systems & Policy

4
HIST 211Medicine and the African American Experience

4
HIST 255Pathogens and Peoples: A Cultural History of Disease

4

Narrative Health

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 COMM 312  Health Communications                  4
 HUM 456-O  Narrative and Medicine (taught at MCPHS)  3

Seminar

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HUM 320   Introduction to Health Humanities (taught at MCPHS)
HUM 355  Seminar
HUM 370  Internship
SOCI 345  Health Systems and Policy