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Substitutions
You may substitute classes with a significant medical humanities focus for officially listed classes with approval of the minor’s faculty advisor. You are strongly advised to do this before committing to anything as approval is not guaranteed.
Follow this link for a list of some of the classes that are often suitable MHM substitutions. Let the faculty advisor know if you find others!
Capstone
The capstone is not onerous. The idea is to give you a chance to reflect on your overall experience of the minor. Beyond that, what you choose to write on is very much up to you. For example, you might focus on something that stuck with you from one particular course, or a theme that has struck you over the various courses you have taken in the minor, or you might reflect on how you expect medical humanities to inform you in your career going forward. The general expectation is that you will have an early semester meeting with the MHM advisor to get you started. You will then submit a first version of your capstone essay in plenty of time for a follow-up meeting to talk about it with the advisor, and to complete any needed revisions before the end of the semester.
Capstone: Logistics
You do the capstone as a one credit, p/np independent study. When the time comes, you do this by:
- Emailing the minor’s faculty advisor, who will enroll you in a one credit, pass/fail independent study with the code PHIL366-000. Do this any time after your registration has opened, and well before the end of free drop-add.
- Contact the advisor early in the semester to organize meeting times and to get your capstone project underway.
