Certificate in Medical Humanities
This Certificate is open to currently registered AV俱乐部 and King鈥檚 students in all Faculties, as well as to Special Undergraduate students who meet the entrance requirements for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
The field of studies described in scholarly literature by the names 鈥淢edical Humanities鈥� or 鈥淗ealth Humanities鈥� is a wide-ranging, interdisciplinary field that explores the complex relationships between medicine, health, society, and culture across a range of times and places. The AV俱乐部 / King鈥檚 Certificate in Medical Humanities is designed for anyone who wishes to learn more about the ways in which global human societies have constructed and engaged with health, wellness, medicine, illness, healing, and the body in the past; it also invites students to explore the means by which human societies might deepen their comprehension of these crucial concepts in the future.
This certificate will be of interest to students who are considering entering Medicine or the Health Professions and who wish to expand their knowledge of medicine鈥檚 interactions with human societies and forms of cultural expression. It will help these students to think critically about medicine鈥檚 past and future roles in human life, about changing definitions of health and illness, and about the interactions that affect the patient experience. It will also be of interest to students in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Sciences who wish to engage more thoughtfully and critically with the constructions of health and illness that shape our everyday lives, as well as with the health-related challenges that face contemporary civil society. Finally, the program will be of interest to members of the general public who wish to deepen their understanding of the past, present, and future of medicine, health, and healing in human cultures.
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of the Certificate, students will be able to:
路听听听听听听听听 Recognize and apply multiple definitions of key medical and health-related concepts, understanding their relationship to wider social, cultural, and historical contexts,
路听听听听听听听听 Situate the theory and practice of modern medicine within diverse historical contexts,
路听听听听听听听听 Understand conceptions of health that have shaped non-Western as well as Western societies, having completed at least one course that includes a substantial focus on non-Eurocentric material,
路听听听听听听听听 Formulate conceptions of contemporary medical and health-related practices grounded in a critical understanding of key social and/or political factors that have shaped the construction and experience of medicine and health in past and present cultures,
路听听听听听听听听 Approach the experiences and roles of patients, caregivers, and health professionals in a more informed and respectful manner thanks to a deepened knowledge of the ways these roles have been considered and represented in philosophical, literary, and/or artistic works across time,
路听听听听听听听听 Ask vital questions about the ethical and social implications of health policy, practice, and decision-making, and
路听听听听听听听听 Express their critical thinking about these concepts orally, in writing, and through visual forms of communication in order to engage effectively not only with academic audiences but also with the wider public (eg, patients, political and governmental bodies, online audiences, etc) about questions of medicine, illness, health, and wellness.
Students can count credit earned in these courses toward their undergraduate major, minor, or distribution requirements, unless otherwise specified in their program's regulations.
Requirements:
This Certificate is a 12-credit-hour certificate. Its requirements are as follows:
Core Area 1: History of Medicine
All students must take the following course:
路听听听听听听听听 HSTC 2102.03: History of Modern Medicine
Core Area 2: Medicine and Social Sciences
Students are required to choose one 3-credit-hour course from the following options:
路听听听听听听听听 INTD 3115.03: Global Health: Challenges of Global Health Equity in the 21st Century
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 2502.03: Biomedicine and the Illness Experience
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 2503.03: Health and Society
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 2933.03: Health and Culture
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3143.03: Health, Illness, and the World System
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3145.03: Gender and Health
路听听听听听听听听 POLI 4260.03: The Politics of Health Care
路听听听听听听听听 POLI 4466.03: The Social and Political Construction of Health and Medicine
Core Area 3: Medicine and the Humanities
Students are required to choose one 3-credit-hour course from the following options:
路听听听听听听听听 ENGL 2030.93: Literature, Health and Healing
路听听听听听听听听 ENGL 3320.03: Literature and Medicine
路听听听听听听听听 HSTC 2202.03: The Beginnings of Western Medicine: The Birth of the Body
路听听听听听听听听 PHIL 2805.03: Ethics and Health Care: Patient Care
路听听听听听听听听 PHIL 2810.03: Ethics and Health Care: Social Policy
Elective Courses
Students are required to choose one 3-credit-hour elective course from the following options:
路听听听听听听听听 CANA 4300.03: Canadian Healthcare Delivery System
路听听听听听听听听 CTMP 2301.03: Pain
路听听听听听听听听 CTMP 2203.03/HSTC2206.03: Biopolitics: Human Nature in Contemporary Thought
路听听听听听听听听 CTMP 2330.03: Reflections on Death
路听听听听听听听听 CTMP 3130.03: The Thought of Michel Foucault
路听听听听听听听听 CTMP 4301.03: Freud, Lacan, and the Critique of Psychoanalysis
路听听听听听听听听 ECON 2231: Perspectives in Health Economics
路听听听听听听听听 ECON 3231: Topics in Health Economics
路听听听听听听听听 EMSP / GWST / HSTC 2310.03: Women and Gender in Early Modern Science
路听听听听听听听听 EMSP / HSTC 2350.03: The Body in Early Modern Europe
路听听听听听听听听 EMSP / HSTC 3310.03: Hidden Worlds: Microscopy in Early Modern Europe
路听听听听听听听听 FREN 3400.03: Love and Death
路听听听听听听听听 GWST 2412.03: Human Sexuality
路听 听 听听听听听HIST 3916.03 Medieval Health & Disease
路听听听听听听听听 HSTC 3101.03/CTMP 3204.03: Human Experiments
路听听听听听听听听 HSTC 3121/ EMSP 3321/ RELS 3121/ HIST 3990:
In Search of the Philosopher's Stone: The History of European Alchemy
路听听听听听听听听 HSTC 4301.03: History of Neuroscience
路听听听听听听听听 INDG 3052.03: Indigenous Social, Health, and Environmental Issues
路听听听听听听听听 PHIL 3800.03: Philosophy of Medicine
路听听听听听听听听 PHIL 4801.03: Topics in Ethics and Health Care
路听听听听听听听听 PSYO 3581: History of Psychology I
路听听听听听听听听 PSYO 3582: History of Psychology II
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3135.03: The Social Organization of Health Care
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3147.03: Aging Cross-Culturally
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3148.03: The Sociology of Addiction: Drugs, Health and Society
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3150.03: Sociology and Anthropology of the Body
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 3245.03: Women and Aging
路听听听听听听听听 SOSA 4006.03: Issues in Critical Health Studies
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