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Medical Humanities

Do you want to study the human side of illness, death, and medicine? Interested in a health career? Medical Humanities majors examine fundamental and far-ranging questions about health and illness, from personal health struggles to global medical systems.

Explore how different social contexts, belief systems, historical traditions, and literary works shape our understanding of what it means to be sick and how healthcare should be practiced.

Our faculty will also teach you the principles and real-world applications of bioethics, compassionate care, narrative medicine, patient advocacy, art therapy, and much more!

Transferable Skills Learned in Medical Humanities

  • writing
  • oral communication
  • critical thinking
  • ethical-decision making

Career Opportunities

  • Clinical Managers
  • Medical Directors
  • Patient Service Representatives
  • Bioethicists

Undergraduate Programs

BA in Medical Humanities

The Medical Humanities major investigates the human experience of health and illness. Medical Humanities majors learn the principles and real-world applications of bioethics, compassionate care, narrative medicine, arts-based therapies, public health, health policy, and patient and disabilities rights advocacy.

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