L.HMH 101 - Intro to Health & Medical Studies-EI

Credits: 3

Through focused exploration of moments in human experience of health, care, illness, wellness, disability, healing, and medicine, students will begin to understand ways in which social, cultural, psychological, aesthetic, and professional differences affect illness and access to treatment, historically and in the present time. Designed to introduce students to the learning outcomes of the Health and Medical Humanities minor, this course utilizes a case study approach rooted in the discipline of the faculty member instructing the course.
Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Identity, Culture, & Society-EI