M.A., Medical Humanities

This program is designed for students who intend to pursue health-related careers, as well as, students interested in examining larger questions about suffering, mortality, care, and justice.

M.A., Medical Humanities requirements

Track 1 (with Thesis)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MMH 601	Introduction to Medical Humanities	3
Introduction to Medical Ethics		3
Healthcare and Social Justice		3
5-week Student Interest Selective		.5
5-week Student Interest Selective		.5
Research Methods		3
IHW 670	Research Methods and Program Design
or MPH 707	Introduction to Mixed Methods
or ILD 812	Research Design and Professional Inquiry
End-of-Life Care in the Clinical Setting		3
Special Topics in Medical Humanities		6
Master's Thesis Research		7
Research Writing		1
Total Credits		30

Track 2 (without thesis; with Capstone)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MMH 601	Introduction to Medical Humanities	3
Introduction to Medical Ethics		3
Healthcare and Social Justice		3
5-week Student Interest Selective		.5
5-week Student Interest Selective		.5
Research Methods		3
IHW 670	Research Methods and Program Design
or MPH 707	Introduction to Mixed Methods
or ILD 812	Research Design and Professional Inquiry
End-of-Life Care in the Clinical Setting		3
Special Topics in the Medical Humanities		6
Capstone		5
Special Topics in Medical Humanities		3
Total Credits		30