MDHS - Medical Humanities and Societies
Students will read selections of philosophical, literary, and theological writing which address major components of the fields contributing to medical humanities, which will include discussions of the following topics: medical humanities as a discipline, ethics, medical ethics, bioethics, clinical ethics, narrative, patient care, or religious care. Students explore crucial questions about health, well-being, medicine, and social inequality in the twenty-first century, with a particular focus on how narrative works in medical contexts. Upon completing the course, students will be able to articulate the nature and importance of medical humanities from the perspective of each of the topic areas listed above and apply narrative to a number of medical contexts.
Internship in Medical Humanities.
Program Director Approval.
Independent Research in Medical Humanities.
Program Director Approval.
This capstone course connects a theological notion of vocation with design thinking principles to guide the students in exploring next steps in their vocation, career, and life. The student will integrate an experiential component within their field with the theoretical and practical framework of the course. The class encourages reflections on care of the self and service to the neighbor. This course supports the Augustana mission and values by fostering preparation for lives of purpose as well as vocational discernment and community impact.