Requirements
Any undergraduate student in the University may apply to be in the Minor in Medical Humanities. In order to participate in the Minor a student must have a 3.3 overall GPA at time of application, and this GPA must be maintained to graduate with the Minor. Applications must be submitted to the Heltzer Honors Program Office to the attention of the Minor in Medical Humanities Committee (MMHC) for review and approval. Any student, regardless of major, may apply, and students accepted into the Minor may take any Heltzer Honors courses that are offered for the Minor.
Minor Requirements……15 hours
Additional, relevant courses may be offered as Selected Topics by departments or as HON courses from the Heltzer Honors Program. Such courses may be included for the minor with approval of the Minor in Medical Humanities Committee (Director of the Heltzer Honors Program, Director of Health Professional Advising, three contributing faculty members, one each from any of the departments contributing courses to the Minor). Examples of such courses that have been offered previously include: Chinese Medicine; Personal and Family Health; Ancient Medicine; Biotech and Society; Social Deviance; Genocide; Humans and Nature; Brains, Behavior and Sex.
Minor Requirements……15 hours
Additional, relevant courses may be offered as Selected Topics by departments or as HON courses from the Heltzer Honors Program. Such courses may be included for the minor with approval of the Minor in Medical Humanities Committee (Director of the Heltzer Honors Program, Director of Health Professional Advising, three contributing faculty members, one each from any of the departments contributing courses to the Minor). Examples of such courses that have been offered previously include: Chinese Medicine; Personal and Family Health; Ancient Medicine; Biotech and Society; Social Deviance; Genocide; Humans and Nature; Brains, Behavior and Sex.
