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Curriculum

Required Courses

Course Title	Credits
MHB 420: Stories in Healthcare	3
MHB 430: Visual Arts, Values and Healthcare	3
MHB 440: History of the Body	3
MHB 450: Master’s Research Methods	3
MHB 472: Philosophical Foundations of Bioethics	3
MHB 497: Capstone Practicum (Independent Study)	3

Students will need to complete all 6 required courses. Students will also choose 4 electives from the concentrations listed below but are not required to complete a concentration.

Elective Courses

Clinical & Translational Ethics Concentration

Total Credits: 30
Course Title	Credits
If a student chooses to complete a concentration in Clinical & Translational Ethics, they must complete 3 of the 4 electives listed below
MHB 401: Data Ethics for Healthcare	3
MHB 482: Clinical Ethics & the Law *Pre-req requirement: MHB 472. Unavailable for 1-year students	3
MHB 431: Clinical & Translational Research Ethics	3
MHB 410: Clinical Bioethics	3

Medicine, History & Culture Concentration

Total Credits: 30
Course Title	Credits
If a student chooses to complete a concentration in Medicine, History & Culture, they must complete 3 of the 5 electives listed below
MHB 473: Unsafe America: Accidents, Disasters, & Society 1800-2020	3
MHB 480: The Disabled Body in Modern Medicine & Culture	3
MHB 400: History of Modern Medicine, Eighteenth Century to Present	3
HIS 473: American Health Policy & Politics	3
HIS 474: Pandemics, Politics & Policies in the US, 1918-2020	3