Medical Humanities Minor
Description
Medical humanities is an interdisciplinary field that explores, from multiple perspectives, connections between humans, cultures, medicine and allied health sciences. Medical humanities complements the health sciences, and encompasses the humanities, social sciences and the arts. It includes topics related to: health and illness; the interactions between health practices and conceptions of personhood, gender, and community; beliefs; practices, healing and ethics across cultures; the nature of suffering; and models of wellness.
The minor in medical humanities provides students who are interested in careers in medicine, nursing, public health, psychology, social work, health education, and other allied health sciences, with courses that complement and support their studies. The minor is intentionally flexible and interdisciplinary, reflecting both the needs of students and the nature of the discipline. It includes options and opportunities such as distance education and service learning. The medical humanities minor helps students to increase their understanding of the nature of illness, health, wellness, healing and medicine by exploring these topics in relation to:
- inclusivity and diversity
- ethics, religion and culture
- narrative medicine, communication, fine arts
Other Information
All coursework taken for the medical humanities minor must be completed with a grade of “C-“ or better.
Contact Information
Dustin Pendley,
dpendley@unomaha.edu
Website
Medical Humanities Minor Requirements
Undergraduate students seeking to minor in medical humanities must complete at least 15 credit hours of medical humanities courses with a grade of C- or higher and include at least one course from each of three core areas or blocks related to the study and practice of medical humanities: Block 1) inclusivity and diversity; Block 2) ethics, religion and culture; Block 3) narrative medicine, communication, fine arts.
A minimum of 9 out of the 15 credit hours of coursework must be upper division (3000 or higher) courses.
Courses Fulfilling the Core Area/Block Requirements
Students must choose at least one course from each of the three core areas or blocks below. The rest of the 15 credit minor requirement may consist of coursework chosen from the medical humanities minor full course listings. No less than 9 out of the 15 total credit hours for the minor must be taken at the 3000-4000 level.
Block Requirement Options
MEDH 1000 Introduction to Medical Humanities will fulfill one Block requirement. That is, a MEDH minor taking MEDH 1000 may use it to satisfy the requirement of three hours of coursework from Block 1, 2, or 3.
MEDH 3000 Medical Humanities Commons will fulfill one Block requirement. Attribution to Block 1, 2, or 3 will be handled through advisement, as the topic may change from semester to semester.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Block 1: Inclusivity and Diversity | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES (HIV and AIDS in Africa) | ||
| HEALTH & MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GLOBAL AGEING | ||
| HEALTH ASPECTS OF AGING | ||
| TOPICS IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (Topic with a Block 1 attribute) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (TOPIC WITH A BLOCK 1 ATTRIBUTE) | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF RACE | ||
| GENDER AND PHILOSOPHY | ||
| LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN CONNECTION, LONELINESS, & HEALTH | ||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (Health & Stratification) | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH & ILLNESS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| ILLNESS AND DISEASE IN SOUTHERN CONE LATIN AMERICAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES | ||
| Block 2: Ethics, Religion and Culture | ||
| ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| DECOLONIZING NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH | ||
| CLINICAL ETHNOGRAPHY | ||
| DRUG USE, ADDICTION, & CULTURE | ||
| SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| HISTORY OF MEDICINE: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT | ||
| BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| TOPICS IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (Topic with a Block 2 attribute) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (TOPIC WITH A BLOCK 2 ATTRIBUTE) | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE | ||
| PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (Myth, Medicine & Cosmology, Neuroethics) | ||
| POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, & WELL-BEING | ||
| LAW & PSYCHOLOGY: ETHICS, RESEARCH & SERVICE | ||
| SPIRITUALITY AND WELLNESS | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS | ||
| SHAMANISM | ||
| TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (Spirituality and Madness; Religion in Public Life, Compassion) | ||
| AFRICANA RELIGIONS | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH, RELIGION, AND HUMAN RIGHTS | ||
| SPANISH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | ||
| Block 3: Narrative Medicine, Communication, Fine Arts | ||
| LIFE DRAWING I (^) | ||
| LIFE DRAWING II (^) | ||
| SURVEY OF COMICS: MORE THAN CAPES AND TIGHTS (As topic appropriate) | ||
| ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (Theory & Practice in Public Health) | ||
| PERSPECTIVES IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| PUBLISHING THE LINDEN REVIEW | ||
| TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Writing Graphic Memoir) | ||
| BRINGING THE WAR HOME: DEPICTIONS OF WAR VETERANS IN LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
| WRITING ABOUT SICKNESS AND HEALTH | ||
| TOPICS IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (Topic with a Block 3 attribute) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (TOPIC WITH A BLOCK 3 ATTRIBUTE) | ||
| UNIVERSITY CHORUS | ||
| CHAMBER MUSIC | ||
| UNIVERSITY CONCERT BAND | ||
| JAZZ ENSEMBLE | ||
| CONCERT CHOIR | ||
| UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA | ||
| SYMPHONIC WIND ENSEMBLE | ||
| HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR MUSICIANS | ||
| FIRST NATIONS: SPIRIT IN ARTS AND CULTURES | ||
| LINGUISTIC JUSTICE AND LATINO HEALTH | ||
| ACTING I (Medical Humanities Section) | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS (Medical Humanities Section) | ||
College of Arts and Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | ||
| ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| DECOLONIZING NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH | ||
| SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (Free Healthcare, Clinical Cultures, and Health Disparities) | ||
| SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (Native American Health and Wellness) | ||
| Biology | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL CAREERS & ETHICS | ||
| ART AND SCIENCE OF MEDICAL DECISION-MAKING | ||
| Black Studies | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN BLACK STUDIES (HIV and AIDS in Africa) | ||
| AFRICANA RELIGIONS | ||
| English | ||
| BRINGING THE WAR HOME: DEPICTIONS OF WAR VETERANS IN LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
| TOPICS IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE (Writing Graphic Memoirs) | ||
| WRITING ABOUT SICKNESS AND HEALTH | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literature | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| History | ||
| HISTORY OF MEDICINE: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT | ||
| Medical Humanities | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES | ||
| HISTORY OF MEDICINE: FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE PRESENT | ||
| BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| MEDICAL HUMANITIES COMMONS | ||
| TOPICS IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES | ||
| Native American Studies | ||
| DECOLONIZING NATIVE AMERICAN HEALTH | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES (Native American Health & Wellness) | ||
| Philosophy | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS | ||
| BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE | ||
| PHILOSOPHY OF RACE | ||
| GENDER AND PHILOSOPHY | ||
| PROBLEMS IN PHILOSOPHY (Myth, Medicine & Cosmology, Neuroethics) | ||
| Psychology | ||
| LIFESPAN PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING | ||
| POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, HEALTH, & WELL-BEING | ||
| LAW & PSYCHOLOGY: ETHICS, RESEARCH & SERVICE | ||
| Religious Studies | ||
| SPIRITUALITY AND WELLNESS | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS | ||
| SHAMANISM | ||
| TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES (Religion in Public Life; First Nations, Spirit in Culture, Compassion; Spirituality and Madness; Public Health, Religion and Human Rights) | ||
| AFRICANA RELIGIONS | ||
| Sociology | ||
| MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY | ||
| HUMAN CONNECTION, LONELINESS, & HEALTH | ||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY | ||
| CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (Health & Stratification) | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH & ILLNESS | ||
| Spanish | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SPANISH FOR HEALTH SCIENCES | ||
| SPANISH FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS | ||
| Women's and Gender Studies | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES: HUMANITIES | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| GENDER AND PHILOSOPHY | ||
| HEALTH ASPECTS OF AGING | ||
College of Communication, Fine Arts and Media
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Art | ||
| SURVEY OF COMICS: MORE THAN CAPES AND TIGHTS (As topic appropriate) | ||
| ART IN PUBLIC PLACES (Public Health focus-please check with the professor) | ||
| Music | ||
| CHAMBER MUSIC (Sound Health Service Learning component) | ||
| SPECIAL STUDIES IN MUSIC (Health & Wellness for Musicians) | ||
| Communication Studies | ||
| PERSPECTIVES IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES | ||
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| ACTING I (MH Section) | ||
| CREATIVE WRITING FOR THE ARTS (MH Section) | ||
College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Public Health and Health Behavior | ||
| STRESS MANAGEMENT | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| HEALTH ASPECTS OF AGING | ||
| WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY | ||
College of Public Affairs and Community Service
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Gerontology | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| ISSUES IN AGING | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING | ||
| HEALTH ASPECTS OF AGING | ||
| HOSPICE & OTHER SERVICES FOR THE DYING PATIENT/FAMILY | ||
Recommended Courses
Recommended courses for students interested in pursuing a minor in Medical Humanities (but not counting directly toward the minor) include:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BLACK STUDIES | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION & POWER | ||
| INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| CRITICAL REASONING | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II | ||
| RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD | ||
| INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES: SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE |
MEDH 1000Introduction to Medical Humanities will fulfill one Block requirement. That is, a MEDH minor taking MEDH 1000 may use it to satisfy the requirement of three hours of coursework from Block 1,2, or 3.
MEDH 3000Medical Humanities Commons will fulfill one Block requirement. Attribution to Block 1, 2, or 3 will be handled through advisement as the topic may change from semester to semester.