Minor in Health Humanities
Health Humanities examines health and related issues through history, literature, philosophy, and other humanistic disciplines. Students who take this Minor will learn about a range of topics such as disability, death, disease, fitness, and wellness. Emphasis will be on the human experience of these matters, their variability across cultures, the ethical issues involved, and representations of them in literature or other media. Students will complete a capstone or thesis project in addition to an introductory course and three electives.
15 credits
Required Courses, 6 credits
Electives, 9 credits from
Select three courses from the list of electives. A maximum of two electives may be from your major.
| ANTH 427 | Culture and Medicine | 3 |
| ENG 495 | Disability Studies | 3 |
| HHUM 300 | Special Topics in Health Humanities | 3 |
| HHUM 350 | Rhetoric of Health and Medicine | 3 |
| HSC 220 | Population, Race, and Culture in Health Education and Promotion | 3 |
| HSC 371 | Death and Dying | 3 |
| HSC 372 | Women and Health | 3 |
| PHIL 235 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PHIL 415 | Topics in Neurophilosophy | 3 |
| SOC 341 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |
| CC 102 | Latin and Greek Based Bio-scientific Terminology | 3 |
| COMM 335 | Communication and Health | 3 |
Total Credits: 15