Humanities, Health and Medicine Minor
Advisor: Andrew Schonebaum, Ph.D.
The ARHU minor in Humanities, Health, and Medicine engages students in an interdisciplinary curriculum that applies the methods, perspectives, and insights of the arts and humanities to health and medical education as well as practice. Through an exploration of human health and medicine using the inter-disciplinary questions and research methods of literary and cultural studies, as well as the arts, philosophy, communication, and history, the minor aims to develop and nurture skills such as empathy, ethical understanding, socio-cultural analysis, self-reflection, and an appreciation of diversity and inclusion that are essential for humane and effective medical care as well as sound health policy. This minor is open to all Undergraduate students on campus, regardless of major.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students aspiring to enter the health or medical professions will be able to demonstrate a fundamental understanding of the diverse historical, cultural, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of medicine, human health, disease, and death.
- Students will be able to demonstrate a critical, interdisciplinary, empathetic, and holistic understanding of the issues and challenges faced by medical and health professionals.
- Students will be able to analyze and evaluate complex texts relating to the social and cultural aspects of medicine through close reading and critical interpretation of arguments, metaphors, and images.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of the fundamentals of "real world" professional application, research, and communication in the health and medical fields, including the research of resources particular to the health professions.
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Course | ||
| ARHU230 | Introduction to Humanities, Health, and Medicine | 3 |
| Take one course in three of the following five core areas 1 | 9 | |
Arts and Literature of Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death | ||
Philosophical, Ethical, Religious, or Spiritual Perspectives on Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death | ||
Health Communication | ||
Historical Perspectives on Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death | ||
Cultural, Mental, Gender, or Social Dimensions on Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death | ||
| ENGL395 | Writing for Health Professions | 3 |
| or ENGL390 | Science Writing | |
| One Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Co-requirements: at least one of the above courses must have a Gen Ed diversity (UPS or CC) designation | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |
- 1
At least six of the nine credits must be taken at the 300- or 400-level.
- 2
Preferably a relevant internship experience or any course selected from the list of courses approved for the minor.
Area 1: Arts and Literature of Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology (ARTH389A: The Art of Drawing: A Left and Right Brain Experience) | ||
| Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology (ARTH389B: The Art of Color: A Left and Right Brain Experience) | ||
| Two-Dimensional Design Fundamentals | ||
| Elements of Drawing I | ||
| Directed Studies in Dance (DANC398Y: Yoga, Improvisation and Embodied Metaphors: Investigating Philosophy through Movement) | ||
| Literature of Science and Technology | ||
| Reading and Writing Disability | ||
KNES289W |
Area 2: Philosophical, Ethical, Religious, or Spiritual Perspectives on Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Introduction to Forensic Sciences | ||
| Anthropology of Global Health | ||
| Method & Theory in Medical Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Global Migration and Health | ||
| Health Disparities in the United States | ||
| Advanced Studies in Global Health | ||
| Why Good Managers Make Bad Decisions | ||
| Cultural Histories of Medicine in China | ||
| Directed Studies in Dance (DANC398Y: Yoga, Improvisation and Embodied Metaphors: Investigating Philosophy through Movement) | ||
| Families and Global Health | ||
| Modern Families | ||
| Man Up! Where Are The Fathers? | ||
| Maternal, Child and Family Health | ||
| Family Inequality | ||
| Health and Human Services Delivery and Evaluation | ||
| Violence in Families | ||
| Special Topics in History (HIST329B: Drugs in the Modern World: From Opium Wars to the War on Drugs) | ||
| Science and Gender | ||
| History of Technology | ||
| Poor in America: Health and Wellbeing | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health | ||
| Multicultural Population Health | ||
| Women's Health | ||
KNES289W | ||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | ||
| Know Thyself: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science | ||
| The Rights and Wrongs of Killing People | ||
| Philosophical Issues (PHIL209A: Bioethics: Regulating Right and Wrong) | ||
| Philosophical Issues (PHIL209J: The Rights and Wrongs of Killing People) | ||
| Philosophical Issues (PHIL209N: Know Thyself: Wisdom Through Cognitive Science) | ||
| Bioethics: Regulating Right and Wrong | ||
| Philosophy of Science I | ||
| Philosophy of Biology I | ||
| Philosophy of the Environment | ||
| Ethical Theory | ||
| Philosophy of Race | ||
| Philosophy of Physics | ||
| Theory of Knowledge | ||
| Philosophy of Mind | ||
| Philosophy of Science II | ||
PHIL456 | ||
PSYC301 | ||
| Community Interventions: Domestic Violence I (PSYC318D: Domestic Violence) | ||
| Advanced Psychology II (Honors) (PSYC498L: Death, Dying and Grieving) | ||
| Gender and Health | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Family Demography | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
WMST/HLTH471 | ||
WMST488 | (WMST488B: Health Inequality and Social Determinants) |
Area 3: Health Communication
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Anthropology of Global Health | ||
| Plagues, Pathogens and Public Policy | ||
| Hypermarginality and Urban Health | ||
| Why Good Managers Make Bad Decisions | ||
| Communication and Gender | ||
| Essentials of Intercultural Communication | ||
| Selected Topics in Communication (COMM398E: Health Communication) | ||
| Communication in Complex Organizations | ||
| Crisis Communication | ||
| Listening | ||
| Fundamentals of Sign Language | ||
| Communicating with Sign Language | ||
| Introduction to Professional Writing | ||
| Science Writing | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Writing for Health Professions | ||
| Family Crises, Emergencies and Interventions | ||
| Critical Writing on France and the French-Speaking World | ||
| Personal and Community Health | ||
| Introduction to Health Behavior | ||
| Global Health Messages: Understanding Exposure & Impact | ||
| Controlling Stress and Tension | ||
| Poor in America: Health and Wellbeing | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health | ||
| Multicultural Population Health | ||
| Science of Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Political Leadership and Participation (PLCY359M: Leadership in the Information Age) | ||
| Multicultural Psychology in the U.S. | ||
| Advanced Psychology II (Honors) (PSYC498L: Death, Dying and Grieving) | ||
| Gender and Health | ||
| Family Demography | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
| Spanish for the Health Professions | ||
WMST471 |
Area 4: Historical Perspectives on Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology of Global Health | ||
| Plagues, Pathogens and Public Policy | ||
| Health Disparities in the United States | ||
| Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology (ARTH389E: Intersections between Science and Visual Culture in the Early Modern World) | ||
| Cultural Histories of Medicine in China | ||
| Modern Families | ||
| Violence in Families | ||
| Studies in 18th Century French Literature and Culture | ||
| Introduction to the History of Science | ||
| History of Sexuality in America | ||
| Zombies, Fear, and Contagion: A Cultural History of Public Health, Medicine, and Technology | ||
| Science and Gender | ||
| History of Modern Biology | ||
| History of Technology | ||
| Special Topics in Persian Studies (PERS498M: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World) | ||
| Philosophy of Science I | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
PSYC206 | ||
WMST298D | ||
WMST488 | (WMST488B: Health Inequality and Social Determinants) |
Area 5: Cultural, Mental, Gender, or Social Dimensions on Health, Medicine, Disease, and Death
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Science, Technology, and the Black Community | ||
| American Culture in the Information Age | ||
| Perspectives on Identity and Culture (AMST328L: Introduction to Comparative Ethnic Studies) | ||
| Special Topics in American Studies (AMST498Q: Asian American Psychology) | ||
| Introduction to Medical Anthropology and Global Health | ||
| Sexuality and Culture | ||
| Anthropology of Global Health | ||
| Hypermarginality and Urban Health | ||
| Health Disparities in the United States | ||
| Special Topics in Art History and Archaeology (ARTH389E: Intersections Between Science and Visual Culture in the Early Modern World) | ||
| Directed Studies in Dance (DANC398Y: Yoga, Improvisation and Embodied Metaphors: Investigating Philosophy through Movement) | ||
| Human Development Through the Life Span | ||
| Social Development | ||
| Child Growth and Development | ||
| Adolescent Development | ||
| Adult Development | ||
| Fundamentals of Sign Language | ||
| Communicating with Sign Language | ||
| Literature of Science and Technology | ||
| Reading and Writing Disability | ||
| Special Topics in English (ENGL378K: Narrating Madness) | ||
| Families and Global Health | ||
| Modern Families | ||
| Man Up! Where Are The Fathers? | ||
| Couples, Marriage, and Families: Intimate Relationship Across the Life Course | ||
| Children in Families | ||
| Family Crises, Emergencies and Interventions | ||
| Adult Development and Aging in Families | ||
| History of Sexuality in America | ||
| Zombies, Fear, and Contagion: A Cultural History of Public Health, Medicine, and Technology | ||
| History of Technology | ||
| Personal and Community Health | ||
| Controlling Stress and Tension | ||
| Poor in America: Health and Wellbeing | ||
| Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health | ||
| Multicultural Population Health | ||
| Women's Health | ||
| The Atomic Bomb in Literature and Memory | ||
| Science of Physical Activity and Cardiovascular Health | ||
KNES289W | ||
| Special Topics in Persian Studies (PERS498M: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality in the Islamic World) | ||
| Happiness | ||
| Political and Social Philosophy I | ||
| Philosophy of Race | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Science of Sleep and Biological Rhythms | ||
PSYC301 | ||
| Community Interventions: Domestic Violence I (PSYC318D: Domestic Violence) | ||
| Multicultural Psychology in the U.S. | ||
| Science of Sleep and Biological Rhythms | ||
| Cognitive Development | ||
| Gender and Health | ||
| Sociology of Health and Illness | ||
| Family Demography | ||
| Sociology of Aging | ||
WMST298D | ||
WMST471 | ||
WMST488 | (WMST488B: Health Inequality and Social Determinants) |