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Description
The minor in Health, Medicine, and Human Values offers students an opportunity to critically assess a range of issues that are fundamental to the health of individuals as well as of society. From such an understanding, students as citizens will be more adequately prepared to meet these challenges in both private and public arenas.

Requirements

• A total of 15 hours of course work is required for the minor.
• 3 hours are required, while 12 are elective within the 2 specific groups below (at least 2 course from each group required).
• A grade of 'C-' or better is required in all courses to be used toward the minor, with an overall average of at least 2.0.

The department will determine whether courses which have been transferred from other institutions qualify for the minor. No more than two courses from other institutions may count toward the minor.

Required Course (3 credit hours)

STS (PHI) 325 Bio-Medical Ethics (formerly MDS 325 or PHI 311) (3 cr)

The department will determine whether courses which have been transferred from other institutions qualify for the minor. No more than two courses from other institutions may count toward the minor.

Elective Courses (12 credit hours)

Group I - Humanities and Social Sciences Perspective on Health and Medicine
Must choose at least two (2) courses from the following:
EC 437 Health Economics (3 cr) preq: EC 201 or EC 205, EC 301 or EC401
GRK 333 Medical Terminology (2 cr)*
HI 322 Rise of Modern Sciences (3 cr) OR HI 481 History of the LIfe Sciences (3 cr)
PHI 221 Contemporary Moral Issues (3 cr) OR PHI 375 Ethics (3 cr) OR PHI 376 History of Ethics (3 cr) OR PHI 415 Life Science Ethics (3)
REL 473/573 Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies (3 cr)
SOC 381 Sociology of Medicine (3 cr) preq: 200 level Sociology OR SOC 465 Social Aspects of Mental Health (3 cr)

Group II- Science Perspective on Health and Medicine
Must choose at least two (2) courses from the following:
GN 301 Genetics in Human Affairs (3 cr) OR GN 311 (previously GN 411)Principles of Genetics (4 cr) preq: BIO 125 OR GN 414 Genes and Development ( 3 cr)
MB 200 Microbiology and World Affairs (3 cr) OR MB 411 Medical Microbiology (3 cr)
NTR(ANS/FS) 301 Introducation to Human Nutrition (3 cr) OR NTR 419 Human Nutrition in Health and Disease (3 cr) OR NTR(FS) 400 Principles of Human Nutrition (3 cr)
PEH 284 Women's Health Issues (2 cr) OR PEH 285 Personal Health (2 cr) OR PEH 286 Nutrition, Exercise, and Weight Control (2 cr)*
PSY 430 Biological Psychology (3 cr) preq: PSY 200 and either BIO 105 or 125
ZO 488 Neurobiology (3 cr)

Pre-requisite course notification: A number of courses in the minor require prerequisite courses.  Thus, the minor is not one that is begun in the freshman year, but rather later on, after foundation courses in science, social science and humanities have been taken.  Still, it is best to think about this minor as early as possible in your academic career so that you can incorporate any pre-requisites for future minor courses into your existing degree requirements.

*Note that some courses are two-credit courses and that a minimum of 15 courses of coursework are needed for this minor. Allowances for counting a course toward both a major and a minor differ between different Colleges at NCSU.

Admissions and Certification of Minor

Admissions
Students interested in declaring a minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values should consult with the contact person listed below. Students who choose this minor will be assigned a minor adviser who can work with the student as needed to assure progression in completion of the minor.

Certification
The contact person listed below will certify the minor prior to graduation.  The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Paperwork for certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student's final semester at NC State.

Administration of the Minor

Program Director:
Dr. Karey Harwood
Department of Philosophy & Religion
Campus Box 8103, Raleigh, NC 27695
Withers Hall 449, 919-515-6383
Karey_Harwood@ncsu.edu

Advising Secretary:
Kenneth Peters
Department of Philosophy & Religion
Campus Box 8103, Raleigh, NC 27695
Withers Hall 340, 919-515-6100
kepeters@ncsu.edu

Contact Person

Karey Harwood
449 Withers Hall
919.515.6383
karey_harwood@ncsu.edu

Last Updated: January 7, 2008