MINOR IN MEDICAL HUMANITIES

BROADEN YOUR SCOPE

Medical practices are changing.
Patients' needs are changing.
Medical technologies are changing.

More than ever before, physicians and health care professionals must be aware of the ethical, economic, social and political dimensions of the medical field. Radical change is certainly the present and future of medical science. To prepare for the transformations on the medical horizon, medical schools are looking for students with a broad background in the humanities.

If you plan to go into medicine or a health-related field, you should explore the benefits of a minor in medical humanities. Admission to the minor requires a 3.30 or higher GPA and at least 30 hours of college credit. You'll find the University's undergraduate studies bulletin at: http://www.sc.edu/bulletin/ugrad/LibArtHm.html.

The Minor in Medical Humanities' inception was funded in part by a grant from the Fullerton Foundation as part of a larger general Medical Humanities project on campus (directed by George Khushf).

Reproductive technologies, genetic screening, life sustaining interventions - all raise difficult questions. A medical humanities minor from the University of South Carolina can build a foundation for insightful responses. The minor requires 18 credit hours and enhances study in the sciences while offering benefits such as:

• Honors College courses in medical humanities
• Opportunities for undergraduate research
• A stimulating curriculum including philosophy, anthropology, economics, classics, government, psychology, sociology, business, nursing, criminal justice, and others.

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