Medical and Health Humanities
The Medical and Health Humanities minor explores health and medicine through the arts, philosophy, history, and literature to prepare you for careers in health professions. You’ll examine what it means to treat, heal, and care for people by engaging with ethical, cultural, and humanistic perspectives on illness and medical care.
Why Medical and Health Humanities at Stetson University?
Through small classes, interdisciplinary approaches, and hands-on opportunities like internships and study abroad, this minor equips you with critical thinking and empathy to navigate complex health challenges across diverse fields such as medicine, nursing, public health, and more. Our faculty will connect you with a variety of opportunities and programs, including studying health and illness abroad in cross-cultural and global contexts, working as an intern for Advent Health or a health-focused community partner, and exploring the role of creative practices in health and medicine.
Our partnership with the Pre-Health program at Stetson means that you can prepare for your career by pursuing internships in Volusia County as you complete your coursework. Faculty in MEDH also offer study abroad opportunities, like “Madness in Venice” which studied the history of “madness” and mental illness from perspectives in philosophy and psychology, including a spring break trip to Venice.
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"Across courses, lectures, and presentations, I have become more immersed in the important work that the MEDH program highlights. As I pursue my graduate studies and career, I remain engaged with the material and topics taught. This program is a testament to Stetson’s remarkable interdisciplinary approach to education."
Ali Burgess '25 Philosophy and Political Science
Career Outcomes
This minor is ideal if you are considering postgraduate programs in nursing, medicine, physician or physician assistantship, psychiatry, EMT, public health, health and law, clinical psychology, or any other health professional career path.
As you begin your journey, you will work with some of our distinguished faculty and dedicated professionals who will provide you with personal attention and expert guidance to help you thrive academically and professionally.
- Robert Askew, PhD, Psychology, University of Washington
- Natalie Bittles, PhD, MHA, Health Professions Advisor
- Rachel Core, PhD, sociology, The Johns Hopkins University
- Michael Eskenazi, PhD, Experimental Psychology, Kent State University
- Hannah Markley, PhD, English Literature, Emory University
- Michele Randall, MFA, Poetry, New England College
- Chris Jimenez, PhD, English, University of Pennsylvania
Students must complete the General Education Requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences, along with the Minor Requirements. The program emphasizes experiential learning where students acquire advanced skills by working on real-world projects. Students will develop a senior project under the guidance of a faculty member and appropriate to their major.
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