Spring 2017

Disability Inside/Out
ANTH 477

Instructor: Wool, Zoe H.
Topics and credit hours vary each semester. Contact department for current semester's topic(s). Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL MEDIA ARTS LAB
ENGL 386 Distribution Group I

Instructor: Ostherr, Kirsten A.
Students will collaborate with health professionals to create solutions to real-world medical communication, visualization and design problems. Working individually and in teams, students will apply critical thinking and theory to hands-on design. Projects may include production of short videos, infographics, app development, 3-D virtual models, creative writing, and other media arts. (View Registrar Listing)

SEMINAR ON THE END OF LIFE
RELI 344 Distribution Group I

Instructor: Brennan, Marcia G.
This course examines themes associated with death and dying from the historical through the contemporary periods. The class will adopt highly multidisciplinary approach that combines the critical perspectives of biomedicine, religious studies, art history, philosophy, anthropology, bioethics, and cultural studies as we consider life at the end of life. (View Registrar Listing)

EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY AND THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE
BIOC 447

Instructor: Wagner, Daniel S.
Current biological methods offer the potential to transform health care. We will examine the biology and methodology of emergent health care technologies such as stem cell therapy and personal genome sequencing to understand their potential to impact human health. (View Registrar Listing)

MODERN GERMAN WRITERS: KAFKA
GERM 325 Distribution Group I

Instructor: Weissenberger, Klaus H.
Goethe's vision of "world-literature" came true in the twentieth century. German authors, among them Kafka, transcended the confines of national traditions and redefined the concepts of literature and authorship in view of a modern globally dispersed audience. Topics may vary. Taught in English. Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

BIOETHICS AND INDIAN TRADITIONS
ASIA 338

Instructor: Donaldson, Brianne G.
We will examine western normative ethical theories alongside key concepts in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism regarding definitions of life, death, consciousness, autonomy, disability, pain/pleasure, and how to make decisions in issues such as animal research, disorders of consciousness, abortion, and assisted suicide, among others. (View Registrar Listing)

HEALTH, HUMANISM, AND SOCIETY SCHOLARS INTERNSHIP 2
HUMA 403

Instructor: Ostherr, Kirsten A.
The Office of the Dean of Humanities and relevant faculty match students individually with one of a variety of projects in the area of medical humanities. Students conduct research or related activities under guidance of on-site supervisor and section instructor of record. Contuation of HUMA 402; part 2 of a year-long sequence. Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL COMMUNICATION
COMM 415

Instructor: Nixon, Burke T.
This course introduces students to key issues, theories, and debates related to medical communication, while also helping students develop and reflect on their own communication strategies, and skills as future health care professionals. Sophomores and Freshmen who have fulfilled Rice's First-year Writing-Intensive Seminar requirement for graduation may register by a Special Registration Form. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Sucessfully completed one course, FWIS 101 to 199, to fulfill the Rice's First-year Writing-Intensive Seminar requirement for graduation. (View Registrar Listing)

DEMONS, MENTAL ILLNESS AND MEDICINE
RELI 350

Instructor: Clements, Niki K.
Treats complex connections between religious beliefs/practices and formulation of human psychology in western tradition, through a historical reckoning with demonology. Consider the way demons are represented -- from semi-corporeal beings to marks of mental illness -- by looking at texts from the ancient world to modern psychiatry. Mutually Exclusive: Credit cannot be earned for RELI 350 and RELI 605. (View Registrar Listing)

HEALTH AND HUMANITIES MASTER CLASS
HURC 306

Instructor: Mulligan, John C.
Faculty from Rice University, University of Texas School of Public health, and University of Houston, as well as practitioners in the Texas Medical Center, will lead class discussions on different aspects of the health industry today. The class will meet Tuesday evenings at the McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science and at Rice Thursdays at noon. Students will read essays, case studies, and fiction or watch films to prepare for each discussion. Mutually Exclusive: Credit cannot be earned for HURC 306 and HURC 506. (View Registrar Listing)

INTRODUCTION TO MEDICAL HUMANITIES
HURC 201

Instructor: Mitchell, Beverly M.
Examines the history of medicine, concepts of disease vs illness, narrative medicine, health disparities, religion, spirituality, and the role of science and technology on the practices of healthcare. Students will develop skills in close reading, interpretation, historical contextualization, critical thinking. This course is required for the minor in Medical Humanities. (View Registrar Listing)

INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES
ENGL 245

Instructor: Beroiza, Alanna M.
Interdisciplinary study of cultural forms as diverse as poetry, advertisement, and film as well as topical interdisciplinary courses on literature and the arts, psychology, cultural studies, film media, anthropology, social theory, philosophy, law, and ethics. Taught by English Department Ph.D. candidates. Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

SCIENCE POLICY, AND ETHICS
NSCI 511

Instructor: Matthews, Kirstin R.
An introduction to the policy, ethics, politics, and legal issues that relate to science and technology - discovery and application. This course presents a framework for analyzing ethical issues in business and professional work. The course then explores the ways in which government policy and business practices can promote or inhibit advances in science and technology while influencing the ethical choices of the professionals involved. Case studies will be used. (View Registrar Listing)

POPULATION HEALTH SEMINAR
SOCI 425

Instructor: Gorman, Bridget K.
Course is a graduate level overview of population health, including the social determinates of morbidity and mortality, fertility and birth outcomes, health disparities, and contextual determinants of health. Course will cover major theoretical perspectives in the field, including fundamental cause theory, life course theory, and theories of stress and resilience. Mutually Exclusive: Credit cannot be earned for SOCI 425 and SOCI 525. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 381 Distribution Group II

Instructor: Mitchell, Beverly M.
Cultural, ecological, and biological perspectives on human health and disease throughout the world. Mutually Exclusive: Credit cannot be earned for ANTH 381 and ANTH 581. (View Registrar Listing)

HRC PRACTICUM IN HEALTH HUMANITIES
HURC 430

Instructor: Mulligan, John C.
This research-based course is conducted in partnership with health institutions in Houston. Qualified and advanced students work 10 hours/week on site with health professionals, archivists, center directors, and others to develop projects in specific research areas. Students meet regularly with instructor to discuss research and to present work at an end of semester symposium. Repeatable for Credit. (View Registrar Listing)

MEDICAL PROFESSIONALISM AND OBSERVERSHIP
NSCI 399

Instructor: Merlo, Gia
This course consists of lectures to enhance your knowledge of medical professionalism, a writing experience aimed at reflecting on your experiences in both the lectures and clinical settings, and an opportunity to shadow a physician and/or observe in the operating room, intensive care unit or other clinical unit at Houston Methodist hospital. Once enrolled in the spring, students will have the opportunity to review the experiences of past students to select a specialty that closely aligns with your goals and expectations. Please note, matching with physicians will not occur until students begin matriculating in NSCI 399. The physician selection process will be explained during the first class. The process is below: NOTE: Space is limited and registration for NSCI 009 DOES NOT GUARANTEE a seat in NSCI 399. In order to be eligible to enroll in NSCI 399, a student must: 1) Register for NSCI 009. 2) Complete all parts of the NSCI 399 Course Application (https://goo.gl/forms/eC55szbmYlewMqTr2) no later than 11:55 pm on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. The applications will be reviewed and matching will occur on a rolling basis, therefore students will be notified of the next steps on an ongoing basis from November 2, 2016 through November 15, 2016. The application can be found here: (View Registrar Listing)

CONCEIVING AND MISCONCEIVING THE MONSTROUS IN FICTION AND IN ART, IN MEDICINE AND IN BIOSCIENCE
HUMA 368 Distribution Group III

Instructor: Gustin, Michael and Harter, Deborah
However various the forms of life, we draw boundaries between the "normal," the "not normal," and the "monstrous." From the Biosciences to the Arts - from the cyclopean eye to Frankenstein - monsters illuminate (whether in fact or in fiction) who we are, how we perceive, and what we fear. (View Registrar Listing)