{"id":17,"date":"2018-05-29T18:20:58","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T18:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/medical-humanities\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2025-12-04T11:08:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:08:48","slug":"courses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/medical-humanities\/courses\/","title":{"rendered":"Programs of Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Flexible curriculum<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-medical-humanities\/\">Medical Humanities major<\/a> offers a broad and flexible curriculum. Majors take core courses in Bioethics, Medical Anthropology, and Literature and Illness and fulfill further requirements through a choice of offerings in Psychology, History, Sociology, Religious Studies, Child Advocacy and Biology. Majors also pursue individual academic and career goals by choosing one of four\u00a0tracks of electives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Track 1: Caregiving, Aging Studies and Disability Studies<\/li>\n<li>Track 2: Communication and Advocacy<\/li>\n<li>Track 3: Human Biology and Psychological Well-Being<\/li>\n<li>Track 4: Community and Public Health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Capstone Project<\/h2>\n<p>In their final year, all majors work one-on-one with a faculty supervisor to create a capstone project that\u00a0could include placement in health care institutions or health-related organizations in New\u00a0Jersey and\u00a0New York City.<\/p>\n<h2>Combined Degree Programs<\/h2>\n<p>Combined degrees allow students to count graduate credits toward their bachelor\u2019s degree and their graduate degree which allows for the completion of both degrees in less time. A combined degree program allows students to complete \u201cswing-credits\u201d (6-12 depending on the program) while enrolled as an undergraduate, which count for both their bachelor and master\u2019s degrees.<\/p>\n<span class=\"prpl-button ghost-red\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/how-to-apply\/\">How to Apply<\/a><\/span>\n<p>Medical Humanities majors can apply for the following Combined Medical Humanities BA\/MPH Degree:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/programs-of-study\/public-health-combined-bs-mph\/\">Master of Public Health with concentration in Community Health Education<\/a><br \/>\nThe <strong>Community Health Education<\/strong> concentration aims to prepare public health professionals to protect and enhance the health and well-being of populations through health promotion and disease prevention initiatives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/programs-of-study\/public-health-combined-bs-mph\/\">Master of Public Health with concentration in Health Systems Administration and Policy<\/a><br \/>\nThe <strong>Health Systems Administration and Policy<\/strong> concentration aims to prepare public health professionals with strategic skills for the management and administration of hospitals and healthcare systems with a focus on prevention and in service of social justice and health equity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flexible curriculum The Medical Humanities major offers a broad and flexible curriculum. 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