All courses listed here count toward the Medical Humanities minor, even if they are not listed in the Rice General Announcements (GA).
Fall 2026 Courses
Intro Course (required for the Minor)
MDHM 201 002, Introduction to Medical Humanities, TTh 1:00 – 2:15, Matty Hemming
Elective (4 required for the minor, courses vary by semester)
MDHM 142 001 / RELI 142 001, The Colors of Life, M 1:00 – 3:50, Marcia Brennan
MDHM 260 001, Creative Writing and Medical Humanities, M 4:00 – 6:30, Cameron Hammon
MDHM 266 002 / PHIL 266 002, Medical Ethics, TTh 1:00 – 2:15, Nahum Shemi
MDHM 272 001 / ENGL 272 001, Literature and Medicine, MWF 11:00 – 11:50, Katherine Shwetz
MDHM 272 002 / ENGL 272 002, Literature and Medicine, MWF 2:00 – 2:50, Cameron Hammon
MDHM 307 001 / ASIA 307 001, Medicine and Empire in Asia, TTh 9:25 – 10:40, Chang Xu
MDHM 310 001, Pain, MWF 1:00 - 1:50, Katherine Shwetz
MDHM 315 001 / AAAS 317, Race. Medicine & Mass Incarceration, MW 11:00 – 12:15, Chin Jou
MDHM 359 001, Responsible AI for Health, TTh 10:50 – 12:05, Kirsten Ostherr
ANTH 399 002, Anthropology of Reproduction, Th 2:30 – 5:00, Eugenia Georges
HEAL 222 001, Principles of Public and Community Health, MWF 9:00 – 9:50, Heidi Perkins
HEAL 380 002 Disparities in Health in America, TTh 1:00 – 2:15, Cassandra Diep
HIST 312 001, Environment and Health in Latin America, MWF 10:00 – 10:50, Moramay Lopez Alonso
RELI 150 001, Sacred Birth, M 5:00 – 7:30, Judith Ellen Brunton
SOCI 345 001, Medical Sociology, TTh 10:50 – 12:05, Miranda Waggoner
SOCI 377 001, Health Disparities, MWF 3:00 – 3:50, Katherine Alexander
SPAN 322 011, Spanish Practicum for Med Professionals, MWF 9:00 – 9:50, Aymara Boggiano
SPAN 372 001, Reproductive and Maternal Health in Latin America, TTh 1:00 – 2:15, Claire Branigan
Practica (1 required for the minor, if taking MDHM 402 must take MDHM 403 in Spring)
MDHM 402 001, Year-long Medical Humanities Practicum, Th 4:00 – 5:15, Matty Hemming
MDHM 430 002, One-Semester Medical Humanities Practicum, T 4:00 – 5:15, Katherine Shwetz
MDHM 435 001, Organ Transplant Narratives, TTh 10:50 – 12:05, Melissa Bailar
SPAN 323 911, Medical Practicum, Jessica Morones
Summer 2026 Courses
Intro Course (required for the Minor)
MDHM 201 902, Introduction to Medical Humanities, MW 9:00 – 11:30, Katherine Shwetz
Elective (4 required for the minor, courses vary by semester)
MDHM 272 701 / ENGL 272 701, Literature and Medicine, MTWThF 9:00 – 12:00, Cameron Hammon
MDHM 272 901 / ENGL 272 901, Literature and Medicine, MW 6:00 – 8:55, Katherine Shwetz
Practica (1 required for the minor, if taking MDHM 402 must take MDHM 403 in Spring)
MDHM 420 711, Medical Humanities Spanish Practicum Abroad, Thaís Diaz Montalvo
MDHM 421 711, Medical Humanities Chinese Practicum Abroad, Lianf Fu