Admission
Students pursuing an undergraduate certificate in health humanities must be admitted to Wichita State University in a degree program or in nondegree seeking status. All WSU admissions policies apply.
Program Requirements
Health humanities takes a holistic approach to human health and wellbeing by centering humanity in health care. Students who aim to work in the health sector, broadly construed, can enrich their education and add distinction to their resume through a certificate in health humanities.
To earn the certificate in health humanities, students must complete 12 credit hours from the courses listed below with
- A grade of C or higher in each course,
- At least one course from the humanities and one from the social sciences, and
- Distributed from at least three departments (HIST, PHIL, SPAN, POLS, PSY, SCWK, SOC).
Consultation with your advisor is strongly recommended in selecting appropriate coursework. An overall program grade point average of 3.000 is required for the certificate.
| Course | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities | ||
| HIST 305 | Epidemics in World History | 3 |
| HIST 552 | The History of Global Public Health | 3 |
| PHIL 327 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PHIL 386 | Biomedical Engineering Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 410 | Philosophy of Medicine | 3 |
| SPAN 559 | Spanish for the Health Professions | 3 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| POLS 391AC | Drug Policy and Politics | 3 |
| POLS 391V | Health Politics | 3 |
| PSY 403 | Introduction to Individual Counseling | 3 |
| PSY 406 | Introduction to Community Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 410 | Substance Use & Abuse | 3 |
| PSY 414 | Child Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 416 | Psychology and Problems of Society | 3 |
| PSY 470 | Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 536 | Behavior Modification | 3 |
| PSY 544 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY 556 | Introduction to Clinical Psychology | 3 |
| SCWK 541 | Women, Children and Poverty | 3 |
| SOC 303 | Sociology of Mental Health | 3 |
| SOC 337 | Young Women's Health | 3 |
| SOC 338 | Health & Lifestyle | 3 |
| SOC 397 | Social Epidemiology | 3 |
| SOC 405 | Sociology of Aging | 3 |
| SOC 537 | The Social Consequences of Disability | 3 |
| SOC 538 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 543 | Aging and Public Policy | 3 |
| SOC 559 | Successful Aging: Theory, Research and Practice | 3 |
| SOC 581 | Child Abuse and Neglect: The Role of Child Welfare Agencies | 3 |