Medical Humanities PhD emphasis
The Graduate Emphasis in Medical Humanities is a formal component of graduate studies at the University of California, Irvine, in addition to the fulfillment of requirements towards the Ph.D., M.F.A., or M.A. degree in an array of fields in the Schools of Arts, Humanities and Medicine. The Emphasis allows students to gain interdisciplinary knowledge about the study of illness, health, healthcare, and the body.
Requirements:
Minimum course work for the graduate emphasis in Medical Humanities consists of three courses in consultation with the Graduate Emphasis director. Students can count courses taken to fulfill their departmental requirements toward their emphasis if said courses are comprised of pertinent material and art approved by the Graduate Emphasis director. In the 2023-24 academic year, the requirement to enroll in Med Hum 200 will be waived. An upper-division undergraduate course with supplemental graduate-level work after consultation with the instructor and the director can count toward the emphasis.
Requirements:
Minimum course work for the graduate emphasis in Medical Humanities consists of three courses in consultation with the Graduate Emphasis director. Students can count courses taken to fulfill their departmental requirements toward their emphasis if said courses are comprised of pertinent material and art approved by the Graduate Emphasis director. In the 2023-24 academic year, the requirement to enroll in Med Hum 200 will be waived. An upper-division undergraduate course with supplemental graduate-level work after consultation with the instructor and the director can count toward the emphasis.
For more information, please visit the catalog: http://catalogue.uci.edu/schoolofhumanities/specialprograms/medicalhumanities_emphasis/
Director: Professor Baum (emily.baum@uci.edu). Please feel free to contact Professor Baum if you have any questions.
Admission:
Applicants must first be admitted to, or currently enrolled in, a Ph.D. program or state-supported Master’s program and submit an application form to the director of the emphasis. The application should include a signature of approval from the student’s advisor or program director.
PhD Emphasis Medical Humanities 2025-2026
This page will continue to be updated as courses become available.
Fall 2025:
Chicano/Latino Studies 211A: Latino Medical Care
Winter 2026:
Anthropology 289: Critical Medical Anthropology
Anthropology 204A: Proseminar in Medicine, Science, and Technology
English 298: The Arts of Death
Spring 2026:
History 240: History of the Body