This is the preliminary (or launch) version of the 2023-2024 VCU Bulletin. This edition includes all programs
and courses approved by the publication deadline; however we may receive notification of additional program
approvals after the launch. The final edition and full PDF version will include these updates and will be available
in August prior to the beginning of the fall semester.
Note: Admission to this program is temporarily suspended.
The minor in medical humanities consists of 18 credits in courses that address the nonscientific aspects of professional health care training. To achieve the minor, students must complete each of the following courses:
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ARTH 361 | The Human Condition: An Arts Perspective | 3 |
| PHIL 213 | Ethics and Health Care | 3 |
| SCTS 301/ENGL 369 | Illness Narratives | 3 |
| Core I: History of science, technology and medicine | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| History in Film: ____ (science film topics only) | ||
| Revolutions in Science I | ||
| Revolutions in Science II | ||
| Genetics and Society: 1865 to the Present | ||
| History of Medicine and Public Health: ____ | ||
| Introduction to Science and Technology Studies | ||
| Core II: Cross-cultural and diversity perspectives that impact health care | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Gender and Global Health | ||
| Black Health Matters: Social Determinants of Health in the African American Community | ||
| Human Evolution | ||
| Topics in Anthropology (medical anthropology topic only) | ||
| Women Writers | ||
| Queer Literature: ____ | ||
| Women's Health Care Across the Life Span | ||
| Human Rights and Literature | ||
| Core III: Psych-social dimensions of healing and caregiving | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Health Care Organization and Services | ||
| Life Span Developmental Psychology | ||
| Stress and its Management | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| Gender in Society | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |