Medical Humanities, Minor

The UTRGV Medical Humanities Minor offers students an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to develop an understanding of the cultural, economic, gender, and historical factors that influence health and healing. At the same time, the program will foster respect for the pluralistic diversity in society at large. For those who are interested in the practice of healthcare, this minor will be invaluable in examining crucial components of the healing arts, including ethical considerations in patient/client-caregiver relations and humanistic elements of positive healthcare delivery, such as effective communication, respect amongst patients/clients and providers, integrity, excellence, compassion, empathy, altruism, and service. By participating in this program of study, students will have the unique opportunity to work with faculty in the humanities who have strong teaching and research interests in the area of healthcare. This minor encourages students to think innovatively about their own roles in improving health throughout the world, no matter their future profession or past background.

Minor Requirements - 18 hours

Required - 12 hours

MEDH 2311Introduction to Medical and Health Humanities

3

ANTH 2311Global Health and Social Justice: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Illness and Inequality

3

PHIL 2322Ethics, Health, and Culture

3

MEDH 4301Medical Humanities: Critical Perspectives

3

Electives - Choose 6 hours

Choose 6 hours from at least two different disciplines.

ANTH 4309Anthropology of Sex & Gender

3

ANTH 4311Medical Anthropology

3

ANTH 4350Mexican American Folk Medicine

3

COMM 3346Health Communication

3

COMM 3354Healthcare Provider Communication

3

ENGL 4320Literature and Psychoanalysis

3

HIST 4303Public Health in the Americas

3

PHIL 4316Philosophy of Science

3

PSYC 2301General Psychology

3

PSYC 2314Developmental Psychology: Lifespan

3

SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology

3

SOCI 3324Sociology of Health

3

SPAN 3348Advanced Spanish for Healthcare Professionals

3

SPAN 4348Spanish for Healthcare Professionals and Latino Health

3

SPAN 3348 and SPAN 4348 have additional prerequisites. Classes from the Colleges of Liberal and/or Fine Arts that are at least 50% health focused and meet at least 3 of the 5 MEDH Program SLOs may be counted toward the minor with prior approval.

Classes from the Colleges of Liberal and/or Fine Arts that are at least 50% health focused and meet at least 3 of the 5 MEDH Program SLOs may be counted toward the minor with prior approval.