Medical Humanities Certificate

Location(s): West Lafayette

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About the Certificate

The Medical Humanities Certificate provides students with an understanding of how human experience, medical practice, and scientific technology intersect. Using an interdisciplinary approach, the program emphasizes how bioscience and health care take place within specific cultural and social contexts. The demand for professionals who can synthesize the ethical, social, historical, and practical aspects of health care continues to grow. This certificate will aid graduates pursuing degrees in pharmacy, medicine, occupational therapy, and other health professions, as well as law and graduate school programs to stand out.

Requirements for the Certificate (18 credits)

A. Required Courses (15 credits)

Other electives may be considered with a medical humanities focus with the permission of the program director.

Category 1: Humanities (6+ credits)

AD 21300 - Life Drawing I Credits: 3.00
ASL 28000 - American Deaf Community: Language, Culture, And Society Credits: 3.00
CDIS 23900 - Introduction To Disability Studies Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23400 - Medical And Scientific Terminology From Greek And Latin Roots Credits: 3.00
CLCS 23700 - Gender And Sexuality In Greek And Roman Antiquity Credits: 3.00
CLCS 28000 - Topics In Classical Civilization Credits: 3.00 *
CLCS 38400 - Ancient Western Medicine Credits: 3.00
CLCS 38500 - Science, Medicine And Magic In The Ancient West Credits: 3.00
COM 49100 - Special Topics In Communication Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 *
ENGL 22600 - Narrative Medicine Credits: 3.00
ENGL 42201 - Writing For The Health And Human Sciences Credits: 3.00
ENGL 43900 - Topics In Disability Studies Credits: 3.00
HIST 30305 - Food In Modern America Credits: 3.00
HIST 31305 - Medical Devices And Innovation Credits: 3.00
HIST 31505 - American Beauty Credits: 3.00
HIST 35205 - Death, Disease And Medicine In Twentieth Century American History Credits: 3.00
HIST 36105 - History Of Science, Technology, And Environment In Pre-Modern East Asia Credits: 3.00
HIST 36305 - The History Of Medicine And Public Health Credits: 3.00
HIST 47005 - Women And Health In America Credits: 3.00
HIST 48005 - Madness And The Asylum In The United States Credits: 3.00
HIST 48800 - History Of Sexual Regulation In The United States Credits: 3.00
PHIL 22100 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Science Credits: 3.00
PHIL 22500 - Philosophy And Gender Credits: 3.00
PHIL 27000 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 3.00
PHIL 28000 - Ethics And Animals Credits: 3.00
SPAN 32200 - Spanish For The Health Professions Credits: 3.00

Category 2: Social Sciences (6+ credits)

ANTH 20300 - Biological Bases Of Human Social Behavior Credits: 3.00
ANTH 20400 - Human Origins Credits: 3.00
ANTH 21200 - Culture, Food And Health Credits: 3.00
ANTH 23000 - Gender Across Cultures Credits: 3.00
ANTH 31000 - Mortuary Practices Across Cultures Credits: 3.00
ANTH 33600 - Human Variation Credits: 3.00
ANTH 34000 - Global Perspectives On Health Credits: 3.00
ANTH 34100 - Culture And Personality Credits: 3.00
ANTH 39200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 *
ANTH 43600 - Human Evolution Credits: 3.00
ANTH 48200 - Sexual Diversity In Global Perspectives Credits: 3.00
ANTH 53400 - Human Osteology Credits: 3.00
ANTH 53500 - Foundations Of Biological Anthropology Credits: 3.00
ANTH 59200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology Credits: 1.00 to 3.00 *
COM 37800 - Introduction To Health Communication Credits: 3.00
COM 47800 - Health Communication Campaigns Credits: 3.00
ECON 36200 - Health Economics Credits: 3.00
HDFS 21000 - Introduction To Human Development Credits: 3.00
HDFS 32500 - Health And Health Care For Children And Families Credits: 3.00
HDFS 33000 - Sexuality And Family Life Credits: 3.00
HK 13500 - Introduction To Health And Kinesiology Credits: 1.00
HK 22100 - Foundations For The Fitness Professional Credits: 2.00
HK 36800 - Exercise Physiology I Credits: 3.00
HSCI 20100 - Principles Of Public Health Science Credits: 3.00
HSCI 20200 - Essentials Of Environmental, Occupational, And Radiological Health Sciences Credits: 3.00
NUR 22201 - Population Health Credits: 2.00
PUBH 20500 - Basic Public Health Studies Credits: 3.00
PUBH 22500 - Contemporary Women’s Health Credits: 3.00
PUBH 40000 - Human Diseases And Disorders Credits: 3.00
PSY 35000 - Abnormal Psychology Credits: 3.00
PSY 36700 - Adult Development And Aging Credits: 3.00
SOC 35200 - Drugs, Culture, And Society Credits: 3.00
SOC 37400 - Medical Sociology Credits: 3.00
SOC 45000 - Gender Roles In Modern Society Credits: 3.00
SOC 57200 - Comparative Healthcare Systems Credits: 3.00
SOC 57300 - The Human Side Of Medicine Credits: 3.00
SOC 57400 - The Social Organization Of Healthcare Credits: 3.00

B. Interdisciplinary Capstone Course (3 credits)

Select one 40000-50000 level class from Category I or Category II.

Notes

Courses marked with (*) are variable title and/or variable credit courses. These courses may be applied to the Medical Humanities Certificate only in cases where the content is extensively relevant to Medical Humanities.
Students must earn a “C-” or better. The P/NP option is not available.
At least 50% of credits for the CLA certificate must be from Purdue University.

College of Liberal Arts Pass/No Pass Option Policy

P/NP cannot be used to satisfy Liberal Arts Core, Liberal Arts major, minor, or certificate requirements.

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