Minor Requirements
Students wishing to complete a minor in biomedical humanities choose a program advisor and, in conjunction with the advisor, select the courses most appropriate for them. Students taking the minor will complete 30 hours of experiential learning service work in a health care setting and take the accompanying 1-credit reflection course.
The minor consists of a minimum 20 semester hours of courses chosen from the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| A. Required Course: | 4 | |
| INTRO TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES:IM | ||
| B. Select at least two of the following, at least one of which must have an ES designation: | 6-8 | |
| WOMEN, MEDICINE, MEDIA:CA | ||
| LITERATURE AND MEDICINE:IM | ||
BIMD 28000 | Special Topics Seminars | |
BIMD 28000 | The Ethics and Culture of Grey's Anatomy | |
BIMD 28000 | Disability and Illness in US Films: ES | |
BIMD 28000 | Self-Care, Self-Love, and Mental Health | |
BIMD 28000 | Deviant and Extraordinary Bodyminds: Disability and Aging in US Culture | |
| GLOBAL DISABILITY & AGING:EW | ||
| CARE & CONFINEMENT:ES | ||
| FEM OF COLOR PERSPECTIVES:UD | ||
| HEALTH AND SOCIAL JUSTICE:ES | ||
| AUTOBIO,ILLNESS,EMBODIMENT:IM | ||
| HOW WE DIE:ES | ||
| ISSUES IN WOMEN'S HEALTH:ES | ||
| SCIENCEÐICS HUMAN CLON:ES (or INTD 28000: Science & Ethics of Human Cloning) | ||
| ANCIENT HEALTH/MEDICINE:CA | ||
| DISABILITY/ILLNESS US FILMS:ES | ||
| WHAT IS HUMAN?:ES | ||
| NARRATIVE BIOETHICS:ES | ||
| GOING VIRAL:CA (Epidemics in American History, Literature, & Culture) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY & FILM:ES | ||
| C. Select at least two additional courses from the above list, or from the following: | 6-8 | |
| INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION:CA | ||
| GROUP INTERACTION PROCESSES | ||
| ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| FAMILY COMMUNICATION:CA | ||
| NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION:CA | ||
| COMMUN BETWEEN CULTURES:EW | ||
| GENDER COMMUNICATION:CA | ||
| PERSUASION AND ATTITUDE CHANGE | ||
| INTERCULTURAL HLTHCRE COMM:UD | ||
| SHAKESPEARE IN PERFORMANCE:CM | ||
| ENTR MIND/CREAT&INNOVATION:CM | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY:CA | ||
| FOOD:EATERS,EATING& THE ENV:CA | ||
| EXPLORE ABILITY&DISABILITY | ||
| FUNDAMNTL PRNCPLS OF ACTING:CM | ||
| CREATIVE DRAMATICS:CM | ||
| RESEARCH DESIGN & ANALYSIS:SM | ||
| DEVELOP ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| EXCEPTIONALITY:UD | ||
| ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRO COUNSEL/CLINCL PSYC:ES | ||
| DRUG USE AND ABUSE | ||
PSYC 38000 | Judgment and Decision Making | |
| STEREOTYPING & PREJUDICE:UD | ||
| INTRO TO PUBLIC HEALTH:UD | ||
| EPIDEMIOLOGY&HEALTHRESEARCH:SM | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY:CA | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS:ES | ||
| SOCIAL INEQUALITY | ||
| RACE & ETHNICITY IN AMERICA:UD | ||
| SEX AND GENDER IN SOCIETY:UD | ||
| THE FAMILY | ||
| CRAFT & TECH: POETRY:CM | ||
| CRAFT&TECH:CREATIVE NONFIC:CM | ||
| CRAFT & TECH: FICTION:CM | ||
| CRAFT & TECH: SCREENWRITING:CM | ||
| TEACHING/SUPERVISING WRIT:CM | ||
| D. Experiential Learning: 1 | 1 | |
Service in a Health Care Setting (30 hours) | ||
| SERVICE IN HEALTH CARE SETTING | ||
| Total Hours | 17-21 | |
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Nursing majors are not required to complete the service hours or the BIMD 41000 course.