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Core Courses, Medical Humanities Graduate Certificate (6 cr.):

• MHHS, M501 The Human Condition, 3 cr. - This course is an in-depth scrutiny of the philosophy and empiricism of medical science. The nature of Medical Humanities is explored by debating issues affecting the human condition in general, and the illness experience in particular.

• MHHS M595 Clinical Practicum in Medical Humanities, 3 cr. - The clinical practicum introduces graduate students to various aspects of clinical medicine including but not limited to doctor-patient interaction, qualitative research, ethics committee meetings and patient consultation, IRB processes, Grand Rounds, Morbidity and Mortality Conferences, Nursing, Medical Social Work and hospital chaplaincy.  Please note the alternative available to students who are already engaged in clinical practice.

Core Course, Medical Humanities Doctoral Minor (3 cr.)

• MHHS, M501 The Human Condition, 3 cr. - This course is an in-depth scrutiny of the philosophy and empiricism of medical science. The nature of Medical Humanities is explored by debating issues affecting the human condition in general, and the illness experience in particular.

Graduate Certificate and Doctor Minor Elective Courses (9 cr.)

• MHHS M504 Intro to Res Ethics
• MHHS M520 Culture of Mental Illness
• MHHS M592 Topics in Medical Humanities & Health Studies [Note: cannot be repeated if taken on the same topic as an undergraduate]
• MHHS M-598 Readings in Medical Humanities and Health Studies
• PHIL P547 Foundations of Bioethics
• PHIL P696 Topics in Biomedical Ethics
• PHIL P555 Ethical and Policy Issues in International Research
• COMM C592 Advanced Health Communication
• COMM C510 Health Provider-Consumer Communication
• COMM C521 Family Communication in Health Contexts
• COMM C591 Variable Topics in Health Communication
• COMM C695 Seminar in Communication and Healthcare
• SOC-R 585 Social Aspects Mental Health/Mental Illness
• SOC R515 Sociology of Health and Illness
• SOC S610 Sociology of Health and Illness Behavior
• SOC S526 Sociology of Human Sexuality
• SOC 560 Topics in Medical Sociology [Note: cannot be repeated if taken on the same topic as an undergraduate]
• ANTH A 560 Topics in Medical Anthropology [Note: cannot be repeated if taken on the same topic as an undergraduate]
• ENG L 592 Literature and Medicine [Note: cannot be repeated if taken as an undergraduate]
• HIST-H546 History of Science, Medicine and Technology, [Note: cannot be repeated if taken as an undergraduate]