Undergraduate Degree

The Bachelor of Arts degree in Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being, administered by the College of Arts and Letters establishes a pre-health education pathway that emphasizes access and opportunity, holistic well-being, and compassionate care for all. The major reimagines the role of the arts and humanities in addressing contemporary health and well-being challenges by offering a new interdisciplinary care concept in pre-health education. Its rigorous but manageable curriculum includes a core curriculum, two concentrations 1) Engaged Arts and Well-being, 2) Critical Health Humanities, and integrated co-curriculars, experiential learning, practicums, and service opportunities that prepare students to meet the expected standards of both applicants accepted to professional school and of students desiring a non-clinical health career. CARE: Compassionate and Competent Action that Reaches Everyone is a guiding principle that informs the competency structure and mission to provide hope, health, and healing to all.
 
Some provider and non-provider post-graduation careers require specific disciplinary knowledge and/or training not covered by the Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being degree requirements. Additional course work beyond the degree requirements may be necessary to meet admission requirements for professional schools and may be required to prepare for non-clinical health careers. Students must consult with the Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being advisor and curriculum coordinator to identify an academic plan.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree in Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being

1. The University requirements for bachelor’s degrees as described in the Undergraduate Education section of this catalog; 120 credits, including general elective credits, are required for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being.
   
   The University’s Tier II writing requirement for the Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being major is met by completing Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being 499 referenced in item 3. below.
2. The requirements of the College of Arts and Letters for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
3. The following requirements for the major (minimum of 33 credits):
   1. a. Foundational Courses (18 credits):
      1. (1) All of the following courses (9 credits):
         1. AHHW 100 Introduction to Arts and Humanities Health and Well-being (3)
         2. AHHW 300 Compassionate Care in the Helping Professions (3)
         3. AHHW 310 Technical Writing and Health Communications in a Context of Compassion and Equity (3)
      2. (2) Complete 6 credits from the following courses:
         1. AHHW 346 Transcultural Approaches to Bioethics (3)
         2. AHHW 350 Equity in Healthcare (3)
         3. AHHW 448 Rhetorics of Disability Experience (W) (3)
         4. AHHW 493 Internship (1 to 4)
         5. HM 150 Careers in Healthcare (1 or 2)
         6. OST 220 Introduction to Healthcare Delivery in the U.S. (3)
         7. OST 320 Globally Comparative Healthcare Systems (3)
      3. (3) The following course during the final year of enrollment (3 credits): 
         1. AHHW 499 Senior Capstone (W) (3)
   2. b. One of the following concentrations (15 credits):
      1. Engaged Arts and Well-being
      2. Complete 15 credits from the following:
      3. ACM 271 Introduction to Arts and Cultural Management (3)
      4. AHHW 391 Special Topics in Engaged Arts and Well-being (3)
      5. AHHW 490 Independent Study (1 to 4)
      6. ENG 226 Introduction to Creative Writing (3)
      7. FLM 230 Introduction to Film (3)
      8. FLM 334 Introduction to Screenwriting (W) (3)
      9. FLM 450 Studies in Ethnic Film (3)
      10. GNL 826 Flourishing under Stress (2)
      11. An IAH 200-level course in consultation with and approved by the student’s advisor. The course must be beyond the general education requirement.
      12. MUS 116 Campus Band (1)
      13. MUS 123 Campus Choir (1)
      14. REL 102 Exploring Spirituality (3)
      15. REL 206 Spirituality, Belonging, and the Quest for Purpose (3)
      16. REL 250 Religion and the Arts (3)
      17. STA 110 Drawing I (3)
      18. STA 113 Color and Design (3)
      19. STA 114 Three-Dimensional Form (3)
      20. STA 191 Special Topics in Art and Design (3)
          1. (Topic must be approved by the student’s advisor)
      21. STA 488 EAI: Art and Science in the Laboratory (3)
      22. THR 101N Acting I for Non-Theater Majors (3)
      23. THR 201N Acting II for Non-Theatre Majors (3)
      24. THR 208 Innovation through Improvisation (2)
      25. THR 332 Topics in Theatre Studies (3)
          1. (Topic must be approved by the student’s advisor)
      26. In consultation with the student’s advisor, 3 to 6 credits may be substituted from the Critical Health Humanities concentration, or other courses as approved.
      27. Critical Health Humanities
      28. Complete 15 credits from the following:
      29. AHHW 392 Special Topics in Critical Health Humanities (3)
      30. AHHW 490 Independent Study (1 to 4)
      31. ENG 235 Exploring Digital Humanities: History, Practice, and Speculation (3)
          1. (when taught as "Literature, Art, and the Brain")
      32. ENG 364 Studies in 18th/19th-Century Literature (W) (3)
          1. (Topic must be approved by the student’s advisor)
      33. ENG 457 Seminar in 18th-Century British Literature (3)
          1. (Topic must be approved by the student’s advisor)
      34. ENG 473A Literature and Medicine (3)
      35. GSAH 310 Questions of Justice in Global Contexts (3)
      36. GSAH 314 Race, Gender, and Global Identities (3)
      37. An IAH 200-level course in consultation with and approved by the student’s advisor. The course must be beyond the general education requirement.  (4)
      38. LIN 225 Language and Gender (3)
      39. PHL 342 Environmental Ethics (3)
      40. PHL 344 Ethical Issues in Health Care (3)
      41. PHL 380 Nature of Science (3)
      42. PHL 462 Philosophy of Mind (3)
      43. PHL 480 Philosophy of Science (3)
      44. REL 207 Intercultural Competence, Religious Diversity, and Self-awareness (3)
      45. REL 305 Spirituality, Peacebuilding, and Social Change (3)
      46. REL 308 Black Spirituality and Religion (3)
      47. REL 311 International Development and NGO Management (3)
      48. REL 385 Religion, Health, and Health Care (3)
      49. REL 445 Untouchability, Religion, and Social Change in Asia (W) (3)
      50. REL 455 Introduction to Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability, and Learning for Nonprofits (3)
      51. REL 456 Indigenous Environmental Stewardship, Ontologies, and Governance (3)
      52. REL 457 Indigenous Research Methodologies and Ethics (3)
      53. SPN 452 Topics in Spanish Language I (3)
          1. (Topic must be approved by the student’s advisor)
      54. THR 100 Introduction to Theatre (3)
      55. THR 336 Sex, Sexuality and Theatre (3)
      56. WRA 335 Writing in Scientific Contexts (3)
      57. WRA 337 Writing and Public Policy (3)
      58. WS 201 Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (3)
      59. WS 203 Introduction to Methods for Women's and Gender Studies Research (3)
      60. WS 301 Sexual Violence Against Women and Children: Theory and Response (3)
      61. WS 304 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LBGTQ) and Sexuality Studies (3)
      62. WS 307 Women of Color Feminisms (3)
      63. WS 351 Gendered Violence and Intersections of Power (3)
      64. WS 491 Special Topics (3)
      65. XA 111 Introduction to Accessibility in Experience Architecture (3)
      66. XA 491 Special Topics (3)
          1. (Topic must be approved by the student’s advisor)
      67. In consultation with the student’s advisor, 3 to 6 credits may be substituted from the Engaged Arts and Well-being concentration, or other courses as approved.