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Prepare for a future in healthcare that emphasizes comprehensive patient well-being. Nova Southeastern University's B.A. in Medical Humanities offers a globally aware and interdisciplinary curriculum. Our program challenges you to think creatively, critically, and diversely about the multifaceted nature of health, exploring its intersections with culture, society, equality, government, economy, and politics. This means you'll not only gain a richer understanding of health and healthcare, but you'll also develop crucial skills in research and problem-solving that are highly transferable to fields such as business, law, writing, and administration.
Our program prepares you to become a vital healthcare professional in a variety of settings, both within and beyond traditional clinical environments.
Why Should You Major in Medical Humanities at NSU?
Become a Healthcare Professional Inside or Outside Clinical Settings
Students in the Medical Humanities major produce a research project drawing upon knowledge
in the sciences and humanities, practice appreciation of culture and art as important
for preventing professional and emotional burnout, and ask conscientious questions
regarding body politics relevant to issues of health the experiences of patients and
health care providers (e.g., gender, race, sexuality, class, disability, culture/subculture,
etc.).
Students will be part of the Department of Humanities and Politics, which maintains
a DHP Scholar Fund to support student presentations and participation in relevant
academic conferences, drawing on our strong undergraduate research and scholarship
emphasis.
The IN-SIGHT Student Think Tank is a unique opportunity providing students with fellowship
support to work on an applied humanities-based solution to a business problem. The
Think Tank works directly with a South Florida-based business each year.
The Medical Humanities major is applied humanities. This emphasis is on the edge of
the innovation curve in humanities across the globe; applied humanities is career-focused
and helps students plan for a multitude of career choices.
Reserve your seat in one of NSU’s graduate or professional schools while you earn
your bachelor’s degree. With NSU’s Dual Admission program, you don’t have to worry
about competing with thousands of other students for a spot in a highly selective
graduate program. This Premier Program gives you an opportunity to get a head start on your career, so you can start earning
sooner.
Dual Admission Programs
Your NSU professors are dedicated to ensuring that you have a great academic experience.
They regularly review the curriculum to make updates that give you and edge in today's
ever-changing world. As an NSU Medical Humanities major, some sample courses that
you take include Literature and Science, Biomedical Ethics, and Medical Sociology.
Visit the B.A. in Medical Humanities curriculum to view details course descriptions
and plans of study.
View Curriculum
Students in the Medical Humanities major produce a research project drawing upon knowledge
in the sciences and humanities, practice appreciation of culture and art as important
for preventing professional and emotional burnout, and ask conscientious questions
regarding body politics relevant to issues of health the experiences of patients and
health care providers (e.g., gender, race, sexuality, class, disability, culture/subculture,
etc.).
Students will be part of the Department of Humanities and Politics, which maintains
a DHP Scholar Fund to support student presentations and participation in relevant
academic conferences, drawing on our strong undergraduate research and scholarship
emphasis.
The IN-SIGHT Student Think Tank is a unique opportunity providing students with fellowship
support to work on an applied humanities-based solution to a business problem. The
Think Tank works directly with a South Florida-based business each year.
The Medical Humanities major is applied humanities. This emphasis is on the edge of
the innovation curve in humanities across the globe; applied humanities is career-focused
and helps students plan for a multitude of career choices.
Reserve your seat in one of NSU’s graduate or professional schools while you earn
your bachelor’s degree. With NSU’s Dual Admission program, you don’t have to worry
about competing with thousands of other students for a spot in a highly selective
graduate program. This Premier Program gives you an opportunity to get a head start on your career, so you can start earning
sooner.
Dual Admission Programs
Your NSU professors are dedicated to ensuring that you have a great academic experience.
They regularly review the curriculum to make updates that give you and edge in today's
ever-changing world. As an NSU Medical Humanities major, some sample courses that
you take include Literature and Science, Biomedical Ethics, and Medical Sociology.
Visit the B.A. in Medical Humanities curriculum to view details course descriptions
and plans of study.
View Curriculum
