Prospective Students

The Medical Humanities Major is intended primarily for undergraduate students entering health care professions. The purpose of Medical Humanities is to provide these students an interdisciplinary humanities curriculum designed to foster:  faith and spiritual formation; an understanding of the complexity of health and healing; and respect for the cultural and pluralistic diversity in the University, society at large, and the healing arts. In its purpose, the Medical Humanities program maintains a strong commitment to the Christian heritage and reflects Baylor University's broader mission statement that affirms "...the value of intellectually informed faith and religiously informed education..." in an "...environment that fosters spiritual maturity, strength of character, and moral virtue."