Health Humanities Minor

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Introduction

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These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Minor

Please see you advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

Students declaring a minor in HEHM must have at least a 2.5 overall GPA.
No grade lower than a C will count towards the minor.
At least 12 credits for the minor must be taken with CU Denver faculty.
Students may count ONE relevant transfer course toward their elective requirements for the minor.
Students may double count no more than two courses from their major or University General Education Core toward the minor elective requirements.

Take the following required course:
HEHM 3100 - Introduction to Culture, Society and Medicine
Take three elective courses. The following list is not exhaustive and continues to be updated. One elective course can be a service learning course or independent study approved by an HEHM advisor. Electives must come from at least two different disciplines and must be at the 3000 or 4000-level.
ANTH 4600 - Medical Anthropology
COMM 4500 - Health Communication
ETST 3002 - Ethnicity, Health and Social Justice
GEOG 3501 - Geography of Health
GEOG 4235 - GIS Applications in the Health Sciences
GEOG 4710 - Disasters, Climate Change, and Health
HIST 4307 - History of Sexuality
HIST 4503 - Topics in History of Science
PBHL 3030 - Health Policy
PBHL 3070 - Perspectives in Global Health
PBHL 3041 - Health, Culture and Society
PBHL 4040 - Social Determinants of Health
PHIL 4242 - Bioethics
PSCI 4330 - U.S. Health Policy
PSYC 3262 - Health Psychology
SOCY 3440 - Medical Sociology
* COMM 4550 - Rhetorics of Medicine & Health
* ENGL 4290 - Rhetoric and the Body
* HIST 4345 - Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present
* HIST 4346 - Medicine and Society: the Ancients to the Present
Take one capstone course, identified by an asterisk* in the above list. These courses incorporate substantial original writing or research projects designed to promote broad reflection about the role of culture, society, and ethics in medicine. Students should choose these courses at the culmination of their minor course work.