38 Medical Humanities Degree Programs

The Health Professions Education online stand-alone modules are for those interested in developing themselves in a health professions education role, and offer the flexibility of learning to suit those currently employed. This module will focus on integrating health and medical humanities within health professions education. 

Humanizing medicine and care by fostering moral practices and institutions is the mission of the low-residency Medical & Health Humanities program at Drew University. Created almost three decades ago, our certificate, master’s, and professional doctorate were a first of its kind and continue to innovate and serve local, national, and internationally based care contexts. These degrees meet the growing need for advanced training in health humanities, care ethics, health policy, contemplative care, and narrative medicine.

The Health Humanities MA program explores how human experiences of health, illness, and healing are shaped by cultural, historical, and social factors. It combines studies from areas like literature, history, philosophy, and arts to offer a broad und…

Medical Humanities is an interdisciplinary field that examines medicine and health through humanistic disciplines such as history, ethics, religion, literature, cultural anthropology, media studies, and the visual and dramatic arts. Students in the minor will learn about medical and health systems and practices using methodologies such as close reading, cultural comparison, historical contextualization, creative expression, and critical thinking. The field is committed to interpretive and qualitative work that explores the human dimensions of experiences of health and illness, for doctors and for patients. The Medical Humanities minor is an interdisciplinary course of study, housed in the School of Humanities.

Welcome to the Medical Humanities Program Students in the medical humanities program at Rice study the social, cultural, ethical, and historical dimensions of how doctors, patients, and communities understand the lived experience of health and disease.

The Bachelor of Arts program in Medical Humanities & Health Studies is designed to help students explore the complex relationship between health, medicine, and society. It combines courses in the arts...

The MA in Medical and Health Humanities is designed to explore how culture, ethics, and personal stories shape healthcare. It offers students opportunities to analyze issues like patient experience, m...

The MA in Medical Humanities is designed to explore how arts, humanities, and social sciences intersect with healthcare. It looks at questions around patient care, medical ethics, and the human side o...

The MA in Medical and Health Humanities (Part Time) is designed for students interested in exploring the cultural, social, and ethical aspects of health and medicine. The course aims to combine theory...

The Bachelor's in Medical Humanities program offers an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the human side of medicine and healthcare. It combines courses in the arts, humanities, social scienc...

The program offers a Bachelor of Science that combines sciences and the humanities, focusing on medicine, global health, and the humanities. It’s designed for students interested in understanding heal...

The program focuses on exploring the social, cultural, ethical, and political aspects of global health and medicine. It aims to provide students with a broad understanding of how health issues interse...

This program offers a flexible pathway for health professionals who want to deepen their understanding of medical education. It provides options for a Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, o...

The PGCert in Medical Education is designed for healthcare professionals who want to develop their teaching skills and gain a deeper understanding of medical education principles. The course covers ke...

The online Medical Education (Curriculum & Instruction) program is designed for those who want to deepen their understanding of teaching and learning in healthcare. It's geared toward medical professi...