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 ([e-mail]).

Required Courses

PHIL 131

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
SOCI 245/PH 245	Global Health	4
NUTR 150	International Nutrition Issues	4
CHEM 101	Chemical Determinants of Health	4

Cultural and Historical Elective Courses

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AST 232/SOCI 232/WGSS 232	Race, Gender & Health	4
SOCI 241/PH 241	Health, Illness & Society	4
PHIL 232	Theories of Justice	4
SOCI 275	Birth and Death	4
SOCI 345	Health Systems & Policy	4
HIST 211	Medicine and the African American Experience	4
HIST 255	Pathogens and Peoples: A Cultural History of Disease	4

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

Narrative Health

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