Medical Humanities Minor

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The minor in Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary program that will develop students’ understanding of health issues as human issues that are not necessarily scientific ones. Because the Medical Humanities program focuses on health and wellness in the greater context of the human experience, this minor draws courses from all the disciplines of the Humanities. With a knowledge of humanistic methodologies and disciplines, students will be able to bring a creative and holistic approach to the study of medicine and health, and will demonstrate awareness of how the health sciences are called to answer fundamental human problems.

Students must have a declared major in any of the sciences, health sciences, and health professional programs.

Requirements

Declared major in any of the sciences, health sciences, and health professional programs.
Complete 15 hours chosen from the options listed below.
- 3 credit hours from the following:
  - Any lower-division (1xxx-2xxx) HC core course (HCA, HCH or HCL core designation) or
  - Successful completion of two semesters of the same non-English language
- 12 credit hours from upper-division (3xxx-4xxx) course electives:
  - Must select courses from at least three disciplines (English, History, Spanish, Philosophy, etc.)
  - A minimum of 3 credit hours must come from the Communication Electives
  - A minimum of 3 credit hours must come from the Cultural Competence Electives

Communication Electives

CT 3000 - Listening for Personal and Professional Success (3)
CT 3700 - Health Communication (3)
CT 3840 - Persuasion: Theories of Social Influence (3)
CT 3850 - Culture and Communication (3)
EN 3110 - Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
EN 3115 - Reading and Writing Fiction (3)
EN 3150 - Writing the Essay: Advanced Composition (3)
EN 3170 - Writing With Style: Advanced Composition (3)
EN 3200 - Exploring the Self in Reading and Writing (3)
EN 3820 - American Literature and the Environment (3)
FR 3871 - Immigration Literature and Culture in Contemporary France (in English) (3)
FR 3872 - Immigration Literature and Culture in Contemporary France (3)
HU 3300 - Jesuit Accompaniment in Literature and Culture (3)
MS 3650 - Global Music (3)
SP 3800 - Conversational Fluency (3)
SP 3870 - Principles and Practices of Spanish/English Translation I (3)
SP 3940 - Introduction to Spanish Sociolinguistics (3)
SP 3945 - Introduction to Hispanic Linguistics (3)
SP 4050 - Introduction to Medical Spanish (3)
SP 4065 - Intermediate Medical Spanish (3)
SP 4075 - Advanced Medical Spanish (3)
SP 4082 - Medical Spanish Conversational Fluency & Interpretation (3)
SP 4085 - Spanish for the Healthcare Professional (3)

Cultural Competence Electives

CA 3000 - Catholic Social Teaching (3)
EN 3820 - American Literature and the Environment (3)
EN 4860 - The Empire Writes Back (3)
FR 3871 - Immigration Literature and Culture in Contemporary France (in English) (3)
FR 3872 - Immigration Literature and Culture in Contemporary France (3)
HS 3400 - Science, Religion and Magic in Modern Europe (3)
HS 3710 - Protest Movements in 1960s United States (3)
HS 3800 - The Immigrants’ Experiences in America (3)
HS 3810 - History of Women in America (3)
HS 3820 - Urban America (3)
HS 3840 - Race and Identity in America (3)
HS 3930 - Beyond the Horizon: Global Exploration (3)
HU 3300 - Jesuit Accompaniment in Literature and Culture (3)
PL 3300 - Philosophy of Death and Dying (3)
PL 3850 - Philosophy of Science (3)
PL 4700 - Contemporary Bioethics (3)
SP 3470 - Introduction to Spanish Culture (3)
SP 4090 - Medical Spanish & Sociolinguistics (3)
SP 4100 - History of the Spanish Language (3)
SP 4660 - Latin American Film (3)
SP 4665 - The Way or El Camino de Santiago (3)
SP 4667 - Women Writers of Spain: Redefining Nationhood, Culture & History 1600–1945 (3)
SP 4670 - Spanish Cinema (3)
TH 3622 - Islam (3)
TH 3966 - Religion, Gender, & Sexuality (3)
TH 4001 - Hinduism (3)
TH 4450 - World Religions (3)
TH 4480 - Buddhism (3)
WGS 3000 - Women in Culture (3)
WGS 3010 - Approaches to the Study of Gender (3)

Total: 15 Credits

Additional Information:

A maximum of 3 credit hours of Level 1 and 3 credit hours of Level II from the Medical Humanities electives that count toward the Core may be counted toward the Medical Humanities minor.

Additional courses may be added to the list of approved Catholic Studies electives.

For descriptions of the upper-division courses listed above, see the Catalog sections of the various departments that sponsor and schedule them.

A grade of C or better is required in each upper-division course of the minor. (A grade of C- will not satisfy the requirement.)

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