The minor in 生物伦理学 & Medical 人文学科 explores the human experience of health and illness from a global perspective. 健康 care in the twenty-first century calls for a well-rounded education that includes the arts and humanities as well as the sciences.
Examine health and health care through the lens of ethics, 历史, 文化, 多样性, 文学, visual and performing arts.
If you are interested in issues like racial inequities in health care, cross-文化 studies of medicine, and the impact of illness on patients, 家庭, 和社区, this minor is for you.
This program prepares students for careers in the health sciences, 法律, 生物信息学, the pharmaceutical industry, and all other aspects of the healthcare industry. Plus, graduate programs in the health sciences prefer students with a strong humanities background.
The minor also provides transferable skills for fields such as counseling, PT/OT, and education.
Studying 生物伦理学 and Medical 人文学科 enhances your empathy and insight, helping you to thrive in your career.
Courses in the Minor
We offer a wide range of courses that examine health and illness from different perspectives and within and across various fields. Students are encouraged to consult with the 生物伦理学 & Medical 人文学科 Minor advisor, Pierce Salguero, via email: (电子邮件保护). Courses that are regularly offered at 阿宾顿 include (but are not limited to):
必修课程
PHIL 132 / RLST 132: 生物伦理学 [GH]
BMH 490: 生物伦理学 and Medical 人文学科 Capstone Course
Additional Courses
(12 credits) of which 3 credits must be at the 400 level, and at least one course must be selected from the list of 道德 courses. Other relevant courses may be counted in consultation with the minor advisor.
道德
BIOET 110N: 健康, Illness, and the Human Condition [GH; GS]
HDFS 301: Values and 道德 in 健康 and Human Development Professions
PHIL 4: The Human Condition [GH]
PHIL 103 or 103W: 道德 [GH]
PHIL 120N: Knowing Right from Wrong [GH; GS]
艺术 & 人文学科
AA 193N: The Craft of Comics (Instructor: Emily Steinberg) [GA; GH]
ASIA 106N: Asian Traditions of 健康, Medicine, and the Body [GH; GHW; IL]
ASIA 405Y: Seminar in Asian Studies (Instructor: Pierce Salguero) [IL]
ENGL 474: Issues in Rhetoric and Composition (Instructor: Stephen Cohen)
HIST 114N: Historical Perspectives on 健康Care Innovations [GH; GS; US]
HIST 497: Special Topics [when relevant focus]
HUM 100N: Foundations in the 人文学科: Understanding the Human Experience [GA; GH]
健康 & 卫生系统
BBH 119: Behavior, 健康, and Disease [GHW]
BBH 146: Introduction to 健康 and Human Sexuality [GHW]
HDFS 445: Development through Adulthood
H P A 101: Introduction to 健康 Services Organization
H P A 332: 卫生系统 Management
KINES 100: The Cultural and Behavioral Foundations of Kinesiology
NUTR 251: Introductory Principles of Nutrition [GHW]
PSYCH 416: Development through Adulthood
RHS 100: Introduction to Disability Culture [GS; IL; US]
RHS 300: Intro to Rehabilitation and Human Services
RHS 401: 社区 Mental 健康 Practice and Services
RHS 403: Medical Aspects of Disability
SOC 451: 健康, Disease & 社会(GS)
Relevant ACURA projects can also be counted toward the above requirements.