Medical Humanities Minor

Program Coordinator: Derek Maher (A-328 Brewster Building; 252-328-5332; maherd@ecu.edu)

The Medical Humanities Minor promotes student learning about medicine and health care from the perspectives of religious, philosophical, ethical, and literary sources. The minor will help students develop empathy and cultivate an awareness of the search for meaning in a medical setting that are regarded as underlying the art of medicine.

The minor requires 18 s.h. as follows:

Core - 9 s.h.

PHIL 2277 - Biomedical Ethics
RELI 2340 - Religion and Science
RELI 2360 - Religion and Healthcare

Electives - 9 s.h.

Choose 3 courses from the following:

COMM 3190 - Health Communication
ENGL 3040 - Introduction to Professional Writing
ENGL 3570 - American Folklore
ENGL 3820 - Scientific Writing
ENGL 3860 - Introduction to Nonfiction Writing
GRBK 3001 - Great Books of Science
PHIL 1700 - Philosophy of Death and Dying
PHIL 3281 - Introduction to Philosophical Ethics in the Health Care Professions
RELI 2340 - Religion and Science
RELI 2350 - Religion and Sexuality
SPAN 3110 - Spanish for the Health Professions