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The minor in health humanities consists of 18 credits drawn from the following lists. Courses must come from a minimum of three different departments: at least one from English (ENGL/AMST); at least one from History (HIST/SCTS); and at least one from any other department on the list.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Area 1: Health, justice and ethics | ||
| Take a minimum of one course from this area. | 3 | |
| Introduction to Health Humanities | ||
| Studies in African American Literature: ____ | ||
| Care, Ethics and Literature | ||
| Women's Writing (as appropriate) | ||
| Queer Literature: ____ | ||
| Black Women Writers | ||
| Prison Literature | ||
| Native American and Indigenous Literatures | ||
| Studies in African American Literature: ____ | ||
| Writing and Social Change: ____ | ||
| Themes in African American Literature: ____ | ||
| Introduction to Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies (as appropriate) | ||
| Gender and Global Health | ||
| Gender and Health Across the Life Span | ||
| LGBTQ Health and Wellness | ||
| Ethics and Health Care | ||
| Science in Society: Values, Ethics and Politics | ||
| Area 2: Perspectives on health | ||
| Take a minimum of one course from this area. | 3 | |
| The Literature of Addiction | ||
| Reading Literature (as appropriate) | ||
| Reading Film (as appropriate) | ||
| Popular Culture Studies:_____ (as appropriate) | ||
| Illness Narratives | ||
| Medicine in Literature | ||
| Topics in Literature (as appropriate) | ||
| Gender, Sexuality and HIV In African Literature | ||
| HIV, Memory and Queer Archives | ||
| Gender and Health Across the Life Span | ||
| The Art of Historical Detection: ____ (as appropriate) | ||
| Genetics and Society: 1865 to the Present | ||
| Medicine and Public Health: ____ | ||
| Health Care Delivery in the U.S. | ||
| Coping and Adaptation | ||
| Personal Health and Behavior Change | ||
| Philosophy of Medicine | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Urban Social Systems | ||
| What's the Big Idea? (as appropriate) | ||
| Other courses | ||
| Select remainder of courses from Area 1, Area 2 or other approved courses offered by departments on those lists. See adviser for the list of additional courses available each semester. | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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