Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine
Minor in Medical Humanities
Students on Summer 2024, Fall 2024, or Spring 2025 requirements MEDHUMMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours (18 with the addenda requirement), including the requirements listed below.
- Introductory course. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 125 Critical Medical Humanities: An Introduction
HPSC-X 125 Critical Medical Humanities: An Introduction
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Offers an interdisciplinary and inter-professional approach to the psychological and social effects of illness and treatments as they emerge in patient-doctor interactions, with an integrated model of collaboration between health professionals and patients, emphasizing communication and empathy, and illuminating risk assessment, prevalent misconceptions and biases, and ethical considerations in decision making.
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- The Human Health Practitioner—Perspectives in Medical Humanities. Nine (9) credit hours:
- Cultural Expressions of Diversity. One (1) course:
- AAAD-A 169 Introduction to African American Literature
- AAST-A 200 Asian American Literature
- CMLT-C 262 Cross-Cultural Encounters
- CMLT-C 313 Narrative
- ENG-L 207 Women and Literature
- ENG-L 223 Introduction to Ethnic American Literature
- ENG-L 240 Literature and Public Life
- ENG-L 249 Representations of Gender and Sexuality
- ENG-L 389 Feminist Literary and Cultural Criticism
- ENG-L 396 Studies in African American Literature and Culture
- LATS-L 104 Latinas in the United States
- PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
- REL-D 399 Gender, Sex, Bodies, and Religion
AAAD-A 169 Introduction to African American Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Representative African American writings including poetry, short story, sermons, novels, and drama.
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AAST-A 200 Asian American Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Survey of Asian American literary production featuring works from a variety of genres--lyric poetry, short fiction, drama, non-fiction, life writing and novels. Works selected from American writers of Asian descent including those of Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Taiwanese, or Vietnamese heritage.
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CMLT-C 262 Cross-Cultural Encounters
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Encounters between different cultures explored in the literature, art, film, and music resulting from various forms of cultural contact (travel, colonization, religious diffusion, print and electronic technologies). Topics include transformation of cultural institutions, processes of cross-cultural representation, globalization of the arts and culture, development of intercultural forms. Historical and regional focus may vary.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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CMLT-C 313 Narrative
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: CMLT-C 205 or 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- Historical and analytical study of various forms of narrative literature. Examination of narrative as a primary literary genre and analysis of such diverse forms as myth, folktale, epic, romance, gospel, saint's life, saga, allegory, confession, and novel.
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ENG-L 207 Women and Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Issues and approaches to the critical study of women writers and their treatment in British and American literature.
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ENG-L 223 Introduction to Ethnic American Literature
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces students to a range of ethnic American literature, featuring works in varied combinations by African American, Native American, Asian American, Chicano/a or Latino/a American, Jewish American, Italian American, Irish American, Arab American, and/or other ethnic American authors.
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ENG-L 240 Literature and Public Life
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of literary works that feature situations, issues, and problems of values or ethics in public life as seen from a variety of viewpoints. Discussion and writing will be directed to the works themselves and to the questions they raise for contemporary life.
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ENG-L 249 Representations of Gender and Sexuality
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of literary and cultural presentations of gender and sexuality that traces their historical evolution, illuminates issues and problems, or examines the conventions of their depictions.
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ENG-L 389 Feminist Literary and Cultural Criticism
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Selected critical approaches to the issue of gender over time and in various cultural settings. Topics vary, but may include feminist criticism and popular culture, the history of feminist expository prose, or deconstructionism and feminism.
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ENG-L 396 Studies in African American Literature and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Study of a coherent phenomenon of African American literature and culture (such as Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement, African American women’s autobiographies, black popular culture and literary expression, recent black fiction or poetry, or a cluster of major authors).
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LATS-L 104 Latinas in the United States
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on the experiences of Latinas, women of Latin American heritage in the United States. Although many believe Latinas arrived only recently, thousands of Latinas can trace their ancestry in territories that later became part of the United States as early as the sixteenth century. Examines how Latinas\' experiences and cultural expressions are shaped by intersections of race, gender, and class.
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PHIL-P 332 Feminism and Value
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or advanced work in a field related to the course topic. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 103
- Description
- Selected topics from philosophical feminism. Topics may include gender and its relationship to sex; the relationship among sexism, feminism and sexuality; theories of the institutions through which sexist norms are perpetuated and reified and of the intersections and interactions amongst sexism, classism, racism and heterosexism. Focus is on philosophical frameworks underlying feminist theorizing.
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REL-D 399 Gender, Sex, Bodies, and Religion
- Description
- Considers discourses on the body, sexuality, and the construction of gender in a number of religious/intellectual traditions. The precise religions/traditions considered will vary and may include Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and various philosophical traditions. Studies the import of these discourses and our analyses of them for contemporary thinking about the body, gender, and sexuality.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Culture, Health & Society. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 104 Science and Culture
- HPSC-X 235 From Sick Care to Health Care
- HPSC-X 245 The Senses: Body, Brain, Environment
- ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology
- ANTH-E 260 Culture, Health, and Illness
- ANTH-E 445 Seminar in Medical Anthropology
- ECON-E 344 Health Economics
- FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness
- PSY-P 303 Health Psychology
- REL-D 430 Problems in Social Ethics
- SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness
- SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care
- SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals
HPSC-X 104 Science and Culture
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Studies science as a human activity that both contributes and responds to cultural change. Presents and compares a mix of recent and historical cases, which bring out the complex relations between science and such aspects of culture as the arts, commerce, religion, sports, food, gender, race, and conceptions of human nature.
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HPSC-X 235 From Sick Care to Health Care
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An interdisciplinary course offering a critical analysis of the most essential aspects of medicine: the underlying concept of \"sickness\", its practices, diversity and equity failures, and its ultimate goals. Explores a new paradigm that focuses on sustaining healthy longevity rather than on reactive interventions at critical stages.
HPSC-X 245 The Senses: Body, Brain, Environment
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines how our senses afford interactions with the environment and create images in our minds. Covers the scientific and cultural history of research on the senses. Engages with the philosophical and empirical questions that arise from a broader perspective on perception.
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ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of health and disease from a biocultural perspective, which incorporates the evolutionary, ecological, and sociocultural context of health and disease to answer such questions as why we get sick and why there is population variation in the risk of becoming sick. Topics include reproductive, infectious, and chronic diseases.
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ANTH-E 260 Culture, Health, and Illness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Across the world, ideas about and experiences of health, "disease," and medicine are profoundly shaped by culture. Introduction to cross-cultural approaches to understanding health and illness, covering topics such as ethnomedicine, ritual healing, gender and health, and international development and global health.
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ANTH-E 445 Seminar in Medical Anthropology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- This advanced seminar in medical anthropology focuses on theoretical approaches to understanding the body and notions of health, illness, and disease across cultures. Concentrates on interpretive and critical (political economy) approaches to issues of health and includes critical study of Western biomedicine.
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ECON-E 344 Health Economics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ECON-E 321 or ECON-S 321
- Notes
- R: ECON-E 370 or ECON-S 370
- Description
- Systematic introduction to health economics and economics of health care, emphasis on basic economic concepts such as supply and demand, production of health, information economics, choice under uncertainty, health insurance markets, Medicare and Medicaid, managed care, government intervention and regulation. Survey course with some topics in some depth.
FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on concepts of health and illness in traditional cultures and societies. Addresses a variety of cross-cultural situations from the East and the West; special emphasis on Middle Eastern Arab traditions (Muslim, Christian, and Jewish). A student may conduct research on a traditional community in any part of the world.
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PSY-P 303 Health Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Focuses on the role of psychological factors in health and illness. Through readings, lecture, and discussion, students will become better consumers of research on behavior-health interactions and develop a broad base of knowledge concerning how behaviors and other psychological factors can affect health both positively and negatively.
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REL-D 430 Problems in Social Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Intensive study of a selected problem in religion and society such as religion and American politics, war and conscience, medical ethics.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Social factors in mental illness: incidence and prevalence by social and cultural categories; variations in societal reaction; social organization of treatment institutions.
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SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the sociological aspects of health, illness, patienthood, medical professionals, and health care systems. What factors create inequalities in health and in medical treatment? Expands understanding of health and illness and of conventional medical and insurance practices, and explores ways to improve health care in America.
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SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Designed for all students, this course is particularly relevant for those planning a career in health care. Explores current events and social problems, such as the re-emergence of childhood infectious diseases. Uses these examples to discuss sociological topics on the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).
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- Science, Ethics, and Religion. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 108 The Science of Sex and Race: Theories of Biological Differentiation, 1776 to the Present
- HPSC-X 111 Ethical Issues in Biological and Medical Sciences
- HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning
- HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History
- HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine
- HPSC-X 340 Scientific Methods: How Science Really Works
- HPSC-X 411 Science and Values
- CMLT-C 349 Literature and Science
- PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics
- PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
- PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
- PHIL-P 371 Philosophy of Religion
- PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
- REL-C 325 Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Americas
- REL-C 402 Religion, Illness, and Healing
- REL-D 340 Religion and Bioethics
- REL-D 365 Friendship, Benevolence, and Love
HPSC-X 108 The Science of Sex and Race: Theories of Biological Differentiation, 1776 to the Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of the history of diversity in the U.S. from the point of view of the history of science, asking how biologists explained and debated the origins of racial or sexual differences and how the debates reflected the interplay between science and culture.
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HPSC-X 111 Ethical Issues in Biological and Medical Sciences
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Investigation of ethical issues that arise in the biological and medical sciences, the impact of these issues on the behavior of scientists during the conduct of scientific research, and on the role of science in discussions about ethics and public policy. Introduction to major ethical theories and critical reasoning in biological and medical ethics.
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HPSC-X 200 Scientific Reasoning
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Patterns of scientific reasoning presented in a simple form useful to both nonscientists and prospective scientists for understanding and evaluating scientific information of all sorts. Illustrations in the natural, biological, behavioral, and biomedical sciences are drawn from a wide variety of historical and contemporary sources, including popular magazines and newspapers.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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HPSC-X 205 Introduction to Medical History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- From primitive humans to the present: survey of medical concepts, systems of health care, and the social relations of physician and patient.
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HPSC-X 305 History and Philosophy of Medicine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history of public health and medicine from ancient to modern times. Addresses a selection of historical, philosophical and ethical problems including medical understandings of the body; ideas about the nature and causes of disease, from "airs" and "humors" to germs to genetic predispositions; assessment of risks and liabilities.
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HPSC-X 340 Scientific Methods: How Science Really Works
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Science is governed by methods: methods for performing experiments, analyzing data, testing hypotheses, and writing scientific papers. This course frames the philosophical and historical debates about scientific methods and introduces the conceptual tools to discuss and reflect on the rules and procedures that make the pursuit of knowledge scientific.
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HPSC-X 411 Science and Values
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Covers the debates about the view that science is (or ought to be) value-free and the roles that values play (or should play) in science. The course includes historical perspectives, but the emphasis will be on current issues and urgent questions about science in society -- questions concerning regulation, responsibility, reliability and sustainability.
CMLT-C 349 Literature and Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours of literature
- Description
- The intersection of literature and the arts with science and technology, including the representation of scientific discovery and perspective, the dramatization of science's impact on society, the image of the scientist as artist. May include literature by scientists, and the use of scientific methods of analysis for interpreting literature.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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PHIL-P 242 Applied Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Application of moral theory to a variety of personal, social, and political contexts, such as world hunger, nuclear weapons, social justice, life-and-death decisions, and problems in medical ethics.
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PHIL-P 340 Classics in Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies, political theory, or intellectual history. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
- Description
- Readings from Plato and Aristotle to Kant, Mill, and Nietzsche. Topics include virtue and human nature, pleasure and the good, the role of reason in ethics, the objectivity of moral principles, and the relation of religion to ethics.
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PHIL-P 342 Problems of Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours in Philosophy or 300-level work in a related field such as religious studies or political theory. Students without this background should take PHIL-P 140
- Description
- May concentrate on a single large issue (e.g., whether utilitarianism is an adequate ethical theory), or several more or less independent issues (e.g., the nature of goodness, the relation of good to ought, the objectivity of moral judgments, moral responsibility, moral emotions, concepts of virtue, cultural conflicts of value, the nature of moral discourse).
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PHIL-P 371 Philosophy of Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- R: 3 credit hours of philosophy or religious studies
- Description
- Topics such as the nature of religion, religious experience, the status of claims of religious knowledge, the nature and existence of God.
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PHIL-P 393 Biomedical Ethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A philosophical consideration of ethical problems that arise in current biomedical practice, e.g., with regard to abortion, euthanasia, determination of death, consent to treatment, and professional responsibilities in connection with research, experimentation, and health care delivery.
REL-C 325 Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in the Americas
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A comparative study of the role religious narratives and beliefs have played in the shaping of racial and ethnic boundaries.
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REL-C 402 Religion, Illness, and Healing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- What is the meaning of illness and healing? Is religion good or bad for health? How should healthcare providers respond to patients' religious beliefs? What is the relationship between complementary and alternative medicine or prayer and religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, or Christianity? This course is ideal for pre-med, pre-law, business/management, and other interested students.
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REL-D 340 Religion and Bioethics
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines questions about human nature, finitude, the meaning of suffering, and appropriate uses of medical technology in the face of natural limitations, such as disease and death, that humans encounter. Issues include prenatal/genetic testing, transhumanism, enhancement technologies, cloning, euthanasia, and organ transplantation. Judeo-Christian and cross-cultural perspectives on illness are considered.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
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REL-D 365 Friendship, Benevolence, and Love
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- By closely reading relevant classic works from Western and East Asian cultures, students examine ideas of friendship, benevolence, and love. Questions include: What are the varieties of love and friendship? Is romantic love uniquely Western? Is compassion for others natural to human beings? Could true benevolence require actions that appear cruel?
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of REL-D 365 or REL-R 377.
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- 300–499 Level Requirement. At least six (6) credit hours of The Human Health Practitioner—Perspectives in Medical Humanities courses must be at the 300–499 level.
- Cultural Expressions of Diversity. One (1) course:
- Human Subjects Research Ethics. Document with the Department of History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine that you have completed the "Human Subjects Research" workshop through the IU Office of Research Compliance.
- Service Learning. One (1) course:
- HPSC-X 470 Service Learning in Medical Humanities
HPSC-X 470 Service Learning in Medical Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- HPSC-X 125; and senior standing
- Description
- Practical applications of theoretical and conceptual aspects of medical humanities through service in the community. Students gain first-hand experience with underserved communities and engage in discussion on and analysis of reflections on said experience. Students will enhance their abilities to empathize, understand the mindset of the underserved and the vulnerable, and reach more rational and moral decisions regarding interactions of health care practitioners with those communities.
- Addenda Requirement*.
- Oral Communication. One (1) course:
- ANTH-A 122 Interpersonal Communication
- COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication
- BUS-C 104
- BUS-C 106 Business Presentations-Honors
ANTH-A 122 Interpersonal Communication
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the study of communication, culture, identity and power. Each student does original primary research. Covers a range of topics, including small group communication around the world and among high school and college students in the United States, gendered language, slang, verbal play, texting, and institutional language.
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COLL-P 155 Public Oral Communication
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Prepares students in the liberal arts to communicate effectively with public audiences. Emphasizes oral communication as practiced in public contexts: how to advance reasoned claims in public; how to adapt public oral presentations to particular audiences; how to listen to, interpret, and evaluate public discourse; and how to formulate a clear response.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-P 155, ENG-R 130, CMCL-C 121, or CMCL-C 130.
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BUS-C 106 Business Presentations-Honors
- Description
- Students are introducted to oral communication in business contexts. Course focus is on theory-based skill development enabling students to deliver audience-centered messages, work in teams, analyze and develop oral arguments. Students are given an additional opportunity to engage in an international, creative, or political communication exercise.
- Additional information
- Credit hour, prerequisite, and other information cannot be displayed for this course. If this is a course outside of the College of Arts and Sciences, please see the appropriate school's bulletin for additional information.
- Oral Communication. One (1) course:
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
Notes
Minor Area Courses
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Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Minor in Science, Technology, and Medicine in Society (SSRIMIN)
- [Name unavailable] (CSMACRT)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.