Medical Humanities Minor
The Medical Humanities Minor instructs students about the social and cultural contexts of health, illness and medical care. The minor offers critical perspectives on medicine, not only as a body of technical and scientific knowledge, but also as a cultural process. This minor will benefit students seeking to do graduate work in fields related to the health professions, those seeking employment in the health professions immediately after graduation and those seeking to expand their knowledge of issues in health care as part of their undergraduate education.
Requirements
The minor consists of five undergraduate courses for a minimum of 15 total credit hours (consult the Medical Humanities Minor Sheet below for more information on specific courses that count for the minor):
- Complete one of the required foundational courses
- Complete at least four courses from the Elective Requirements section of the minor sheet.
- Complete at least three courses from the Elective Requirements section of the minor sheet if completing optional capstone.
- No more than 9 credit hours can be taken in one department.
Required Foundation Course (1 course; 3-4 credit hours)
Choose one of the required foundation courses.
- Classics 2204: Medicine in the Ancient World
- Comp Studies 3645(H) or 4645: Cultures of Medicine
- English 3361: Narrative and Medicine
- History 2705: History of Medicine in Western Society
Elective Requirements (4 courses; 12 credit hours)
Choose four courses from the list below, or any unused courses from the foundations above. If completing the optional capstone, you may choose three courses.
- Anthrop 3302: Intro to Medical Anthropology
- Anthrop 3305: Intro to Forensic Anthropology
- Anthrop 3411: Human Ecological Adaptations
- Anthrop 3597.02: Women, Culture & Development
- Anthrop 5600: Evolutionary Medicine
- Anthrop 5602: Women's Health in Global Perspective
- Anthrop 5615: Evolutionary Perspectives on Human Behavior
- Comm 4736: Health Communication in Interpersonal Contexts
- Comm 4737: Health Communication in Mass Mediated Contexts
- Comm 4738: Health Communication and New Media
- CmpStd 2340: Introduction to Cultures of Science and Technology
- CmpStd 4845: Gender, Sexuality, and Science
- English 2277: Introduction to Disability Studies
- English 4597.01: Disability Experience in the Contemporary World
- Hthrhsc 2530(.xx): The Evolving Art and Science of Medicine
- History 2066: History of Medicine in Film
- History 2703: History of Public Health, Medicine and Disease
- History 3701: History of American Medicine
- Music 2032S: Drumming for Wellness
- Music 3343: Music, Body and Brain
- Philos 3341H: Ethical Conflicts in Health Care Research, Policy & Practice
- Pharmacy 3540: Health Citizenship: Advocacy and Change-Making
- Psych 4531(S): Health Psychology
- Psych 4571(S): Psychology of Developmental Disabilities
- Psych 4597.01: Contemporary World: Aging, Health, and Psychological Functioning in the Modern World
- Pubhhbp 3510: Role of Behavior in Public Health
- Pubhlth 2010(H): Introduction to Global Public Health
- Sociol 2290: Sociology of Death and Dying
- Sociol 3597.02: World Population Problems
- Sociol 3630: Medical Sociology
- Sociol 5450: Sociology of Global Health and Illness
- Sociol 4629: Health Disparities in Social Context
- WGSST 2325: Health and Inequality
- WGSST 2326(S): Feminist Perspectives on Addiction
- WGSST: 4189.01S: Reproductive Rights and Justice
Optional Capstone
English 4410: Healthcare Experiences: Observing, Reading, Writing
Credit hours required
A minimum of 15 credit hrs. 1000 level courses shall not be counted in the minor. At least 9 credit hrs must be upper division courses as defined by the Coll No more than 9 credit hours in one Department.
Transfer and EM credit hours allowed
A student is permitted to count up to 6 total hours of transfer credit and/or credit by examination.
Overlap with the GE
A student is permitted to overlap up to 6 credit hours between the GE and the minor.
Overlap with the major and additional minor(s)
- The minor must be in a different subject than the major.
- The minor must contain a minimum of 12 hours distinct from the major and/or additional minor(s).
Grades required
- Minimum C- for a course to be listed on the minor.
- Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA for all minor course work.
- Course work graded Pass/Non-Pass cannot count on the minor.
- No more than 3 credit hours of course graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory may count toward the minor.
X193 credits
No more than 3 credit hours.
Declaring the minor
Students should see their assigned academic advisor to declare the minor prior to the filing of the graduation application. Students do not need the approval of the Department of English to declare the minor.
Approval of Coursework
- Initial approval of the minor coursework
- Students who complete the minor following the guidelines on this sheet need only verify with their academic advisor that the minor appears complete on the degree auditing system. No approval from the Department of English is required.
- Approval for courses not listed on this form to apply to the minor program
- Students must obtain the approval of the Department of English to apply courses not listed on this form toward the Medical Humanities minor. Please email Jamison Gower.11 to request approval.
Contact for Questions
Jameson Gower, undergraduate advisor
gower.11@osu.edu
Dept of English, 421 Denney Hall, 164 Annie and John Glenn Ave.
(614) 292-6065
If you would like this information as a downloadable PDF, visit the Medical Humanities Minor listing at the College of Arts and Sciences website.