The Honors College > Medicine and Society Minor
A minor in Medicine & Society requires 15 hours of approved coursework, including the mandatory course ‘Readings in Medicine & Society’ (HON 3301H) as well as four remaining courses chosen from the list of approved electives. At least two of these approved electives must be taken at the advanced level and in some cases, other related coursework may be applied towards the minor with prior approval from the director. Students must also earn a 3.0 GPA or higher for all coursework to be counted towards completion of the minor.
In addition, students must complete at least 12 hours in residence, 9 hours of which must be at the advanced level. A maximum of 6 hours of approved transfer credits may be accepted toward the minor upon the approval of the program director. No more than 6 hours of a student’s major may be applied towards the minor.
For more information, contact: Medicine & Society Program Director Dr. Helen Valier, or advisors Dr. Aaron Reynolds and Megan Prather at medsoc@uh.edu.
For a minor in Medicine & Society, a student must complete 15 semester hours of approved course work, including: