Master of Arts in Medical Humanities

Degree Requirements

  1. 31 credit hours of course work at the 5000 level or above.
  2. Completion of a practicum or thesis

Admission Requirements

Application for admission to the Master's Program in Medical Humanities requires a completed application form, two letters of reference, a statement of purpose, an intellectual autobiography, a sample of academic writing, and official transcripts of previous college work. Possession of a bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for matriculating. 

 

 

Courses in Medical Humanities

Required Course

MEDH 5100Medical Humanities Seminar

3

Other requirements

BIO 5352Healthcare Issues

3

Or

ECO 5330Healthcare Economics

3

ANSC 5331Conceptual Foundations

3

Or

ANSC 5334Philosophical Anthropology

3

Or

THE 6338Theological Anthropology

3

ANSC 5312Science, Technology, and Society

3

Or

PHI 5332Philosophy of Technology

3

THE 6341Fund Moral Theology

3

Or

THE 6345Bioethical Issues

3

Or

PHI 6334Bioethics

3

At least two of the following

MEDH 5310Health Law and Policy

3

MEDH 5330Literature and Health

3

MEDH 5340Visual Arts, Health, and Healing

3

Electives

ANSC 5312Science, Technology, and Society

3

ANSC 5320Public Health

3

ANSC 5331Conceptual Foundations

3

ANSC 5334Philosophical Anthropology

3

ANSC 5334Philosophical Anthropology

3

ANSC 6320Global Health

3

BIO 5325Genetics

3

BIO 5338Nutrition

3

BIO 5340Experimental Techniques

3

BIO 5345Biostatistics

3

BIO 5352Healthcare Issues

3

BIO 6345Advanced Genetics

3

BIO 6360Biological Literature

3

CHE 5341Introduction to Medicinal Chemistry

3

ECO 5330Healthcare Economics

3

ECO 5332Comparative Economic Systems

3

ECO 5335Economic Development

3

PHI 5332Philosophy of Technology

3

PHI 6334Bioethics

3

PSY 5337Cultural Psychology and Multicultural Studies

3

PSY 6354Health Psychology

3

PSY 6355Adult Psychopathology

3

THE 6338Theological Anthropology

3

THE 6340Faith and Science

3

THE 6343Catholic Social Thought

3

THE 6345Bioethical Issues

3