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Medical Humanities Certificate
- Understand and articulate social and cultural perspectives on the human experience of health care and medicine.
- Develop and apply ethical tools for moral reasoning in health care settings.
- Develop critical thinking skills to enable them to be discerning participants in the future delivery of health care.
- Acquire understanding of diversity and cultural competencies necessary for effective health care delivery.
- Cultivate interpersonal skills including empathy and skillful communication that enhance individualized decision-making processes.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core 1 | ||
| Select a minimum of 10-12 credits from the following: | 10-12 | |
| *BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE | ||
| *HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| *HISTORY OF MEDICINE PRE-1800 | ||
| *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| NARRATIVE MEDICINE: BODIES, BEHAVIORS, AND BELIEFS | ||
| Electives 1,2 | ||
| Select a minimum of 15-17 credits from the following: | 15-17 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| *BIOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF RACE | ||
| *ANTHROPOLOGY, HEALTH, AND ENVIRONMENT | ||
| *ANTHROPOLOGY AND GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| EVOLUTIONARY MEDICINE | ||
| NEUROANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| CROSS-CULTURAL HEALTH AND HEALING | ||
| *CANCER: SOCIETY'S MALIGNANT SHADOW | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | ||
| *MOLECULAR MEDICINE | ||
| ONE HEALTH IN PRACTICE | ||
| *GENOMES, IDENTITIES AND SOCIETIES | ||
| *HUMAN IMPACTS ON ECOSYSTEMS | ||
| VIRUSES IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| WRITING, LITERATURE AND MEDICINE | ||
| *PESTS, PLAGUES AND POLITICS | ||
| MIGRANT HEALTH | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | ||
| *FOOD JUSTICE | ||
| *CLIMATE AND HEALTH | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | ||
| *SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL HEALTH DETERMINANTS | ||
| *HIV/AIDS AND STIS IN MODERN SOCIETY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DISEASE | ||
| *GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| FOUNDATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH | ||
| *FAMILIES AND POVERTY | ||
| *ENGINEERING FOR GLOBAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS | ||
| *THEORY OF EVOLUTION AND FOUNDATION OF MODERN BIOLOGY | ||
| *HISTORY OF MEDICINE PRE-1800 | ||
| *HISTORY OF MEDICINE | ||
| *STUDIES IN SCIENTIFIC CONTROVERSY: METHODS AND PRACTICES | ||
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| HISTORY OF PSYCHOTHERAPY | ||
| *SOCIOCULTURAL DIMENSIONS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY | ||
| *POWER AND PRIVILEGE IN SPORT | ||
| *DISEASE AND SOCIETY | ||
| ISSUES IN NUTRITION AND HEALTH | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| *PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY | ||
| *HUMAN TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENT | ||
| *PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER | ||
| PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF DISABILITY | ||
| *FAT STUDIES | ||
| PSYCHOTHERAPY | ||
| ^PSYCHOLOGY OF ADDICTION | ||
| YOGA AND MENTAL HEALTH | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| HEALTH, ILLNESS AND SOCIETY | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| *NATURE AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE | ||
| *GENDER AND SCIENCE | ||
| GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON WOMEN'S HEALTH | ||
| RACE, GENDER, AND HEALTH JUSTICE | ||
| *DEAF CULTURE | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
1
A minimum of 12 credits for the Certificate must be taken at the upper-division (300/400) level
2
Courses taken as required core cannot double-count as electives
