The following are suggested bases for areas of concentration which can be used by students enrolled in the M.A. program in Bioethics, Humanities, and Society. The list is not exhaustive. Additional disciplinary areas are available dependent upon a student's chosen program of study and course availability. Specific areas of concentration are to be determined in conjunction with the BHS Director. Offerings marked with a star (*) may be appropriate, depending on the particular topic(s) addressed. Enrollment in some courses may require approval of instructor or department. For descriptions of courses, see the on-line Course Catalog

MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY

ANP 423 Psychological Anthropology
ANP 834 Medical Anthropology I: Overview
GEO 435 Geography of Health and Disease
 

HISTORY OF HEALTH CARE, TECHNOLOGY, AND ALLIED SCIENCES

LBS 490E Advanced Directed Study -- Science and Technology Studies*
HST 420 History of Sexuality since the 18th Century
HST 803 Seminar in Methodology of Historical Research

NOTE: HST 487 and PHL 491 are part of the BHS Study Abroad Program "Medical Ethics and History of Health Care in London" (offered in England each summer)
 

PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE AND BIOETHICS

PHL 480 Philosophy of Science
PHL 491 Special Topics in Philosophy*
PHL 850 Seminar in Social and Political Philosophy*
PHL 870 History of Feminist Bioethics
PHL 894 Practicum in Philosophy of Health Care
HM550 International Law and Ethics of Human Subject Research

LITERATURE AND MEDICINE

ENG 483 Literature and Medicine
AMS 890 Independent Study*
AMS 891 Special Topics in American Studies*

Other 400- and 800-level courses in English and American Studies, depending on content*
 

MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

SOC 476 Social Psychology of Health
SOC 499 Social Issues and Change in Contemporary Society
EC 498 Economic of Health Care

SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH CARE

SW 810 Theories of Groups, Organizations and Communities in Social Work

EPIDEMIOLOGY

EPI 805 Historical Roots of Epidemiology
EPI 810 Introduction to Descriptive and Analytic Epidemiology (a pre-requisite for other EPI courses)

Any two additional seminars for which pre-requisites, including strong quantitative skills, are satisfied. At least one of these should be relevant to the planned thesis. Likely choices include

EPI 816 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology

(See the Descriptions of Courses catalog for other possibilities)
 

NURSING AND HEALING

A variety of courses are available covering a wide range of topics. Some examples are

NUR 410 Practicum in Community Health Nursing
NUR 890 Special Problems*
NUR 891 Selected Topics*
 

HEALTH COMMUNICATION

CAS 825: Mass Communication and Public Health

COGNITIVE SCIENCE

PSY 863 Seminar in Cognitive Science (speaker series)

MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Various courses depending on academic background and thesis topic.

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