Student Learning Outcomes
1. Accurately characterize the field of health humanities
2. Describe, compare and contrast some basic theories and methods in the humanities and social sciences, particularly as they relate to the health humanities
3. Describe how health humanities overlaps with / complements the student’s primary major(s)
4. Apply knowledge of the health humanities to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, media items and other statements or claims related to health, illness, and health care, through at least two theoretical lenses proper to the humanities and social sciences
4. Apply knowledge of the health humanities to critically evaluate, orally and in writing, media items and other statements or claims related to health, illness, and health care, through at least two theoretical lenses proper to the humanities and social sciences
5. Apply knowledge of the health humanities to critically evaluate one’s own experiences in health-related settings, through at least two theoretical lenses proper to the humanities and social sciences
6. Demonstrate an ability, orally and in writing, to engage in well-informed, culturally sensitive moral reflection about specific topics related to health, illness, disability, and/or health care
7. Demonstrate adequate knowledge of different cultural and historical understandings of health, illness, and/or disability, as well as an understanding of social determinants of health and health inequalities
8. Demonstrate an ability to engage in long-term cumulative learning in the health humanities, culminating in a research project presented to peers
9. Demonstrate a willingness and ability to empathetically consider others’ perspectives
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