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PRE-MAJOR IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES (B.A. Degree)

Students interested in Medical Humanities as a major will choose the Pre-Major in Medical Humanities designation upon enrollment at Baylor. To declare a major in Medical Humanities (B.A. Degree), a student must:

  1. Complete a minimum of 45 semester hours, at least 15 of which are completed at Baylor.
  2. Earn a B or better in MH 1331, Introduction to Medical Humanities*
  3. Earn at least 3.0 cumulative Baylor GPA.
  4. Students must qualify for admission to the major before completing 60 hours in residence (30 hours in residence for transfer students).

*Requirement beginning in the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog

After 45 hours, students who have declared a Pre-Major in Medical Humanities major will be notified via e-mail if they qualified to declare Medical Humanities as a major. For those who qualify, the University Advisement Office will be notified. For those who do not qualify, the student’s major will be changed to Undeclared. 

 

Thirty-three semester hours including the following:

A. Medical Humanities Core Courses (9 semester hours):

  • 1. MH 1331 (Introduction to Medical Humanities)
  • 2. PHI 1309 (Introduction to Medical Ethics)
  • 3. MH 2301 (Christian Spirituality and Health Care)

B. Medical Humanities Distribution Courses (3 semester hours from each of the following distribution lists):

  • 1. Philosophy- PHI 3301, PHI 4310, PHI 4363
  • 2.Religion and Spirituality- MH 3342, MH 4361 REL 3345, REL 3390, REL 4395, ANT 4360
  • 3. Literature and the Arts- MH 3300, MH 4319, PHI 4325, ARTH/CLA 3361, GTX 3343, GTX 4341
  • 4. Historical Perspectives- MH 4300, CLA 4300
  • 5. Behavioral Health- PSY 3321, PSY 3341, PSY 3355, PSY 3399, NCS/PSY 4312, PSY 4355, EDP 2336, EDP 3361, SWO 4395, SWO 4316
  • 6. Social Sciences and Health- MH 4372, MH 4382, MH 4396, ANT 1325, ANT 4325, ANT 4330, ANT 4373, ECO 4350, ENV 3314, ENV 4325, SOC 3372, SOC 4353

C.  Six semester hours selected from additional courses from the distribution lists above and from these additional choices:

  • MH 4351, MH 4V98, PUBH 2330, PUBH 3314, PUBH 3325, PUBH 4321, PUBH 4340, PUBH 4341, PHP 1103, PHP 1105, PHP 1206, PHP 2101, PHP 2102, SPA 2321, SPA 4321, CFS 3324, CFS 4368, CLA 3381

 

Requirements for a MINOR in Medical Humanities

Beginning with the 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog, students wishing to declare the minor in Medical Humanities must first earn a B or better in MH 1331 Introduction to Medical Humanities.

A minimum of 21 semester hours in Medical Humanities

A. Medical Humanities Core Courses (9 semester hours)

  • 1. MH 1331 (Introduction to Medical Humanities)
  • 2. PHI 1309 (Introduction to Medical Ethics)
  • 3. MH 2301 (Christian Spirituality and Health Care)

B. Medical Humanities Distribution Courses (3 semester hours from each of the following distribution lists):

  • 1. Literature & the Arts—3 semester hours selected from: MH 3300, MH 4319, PHI 4325, ART/CLA 3361, GTX 3343, GTX 4341
  • 2. Historical Perspectives—3 semester hours selected from: MH 4300, CLA 4300
  • 3. Behavioral Health—3 semester hours selected from: PSY 3321, PSY 3341, PSY 3355, PSY 3399, NSC/PSY 4312, PSY 4355, EDP 2336, EDP 3361, SWO 4395, SWO 4316
  • 4. Social Sciences & Health—3 semester hours selected from: MH 4372, MH 4382, MH 4396, ANT 1325, ANT 4325, ANT 4330, ANT 4373, ECO 4350, ENV 3314, ENV 4325, SOC 3372, SOC 4353 Residence--minimum of 12 hours, 9 hours advanced

Advanced work--minimum 9 hours

No more than 3 hours from the student's major may be applied to the Medical Humanities Minor

Grade point average--a minimum of "C" (2.00/4.00) in all courses in the minor

 

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