The minor in Health, Medicine, and Human Values offers students an opportunity to critically assess a range of issues that are fundamental to the health of individuals as well as of society. From such an understanding, students as citizens will be more adequately prepared to meet these challenges in both private and public arenas. No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

Admissions and Certification

To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0. The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from their degree program. Application for admission to any University minor program is now available via MyPack Portal. Admission will be based upon the student’s academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. Go to Add a Minor to apply.

Contacts

Dr. Gary L. Comstock
Minor Advisor
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Withers Hall 458
919.515.6173
gcomstock@ncsu.edu

Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Withers Hall 340
919.515.6100
philos_relstuds@ncsu.edu

Effective Date:  8/2018

Plan Requirements

• A grade of ‘C-‘ or better is required in all courses to be used toward the minor, with an overall average of at least 2.0.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between major departmental requirements and courses counting toward the minor.
• A maximum of TWO (2) courses may double-count between courses counting toward this minor and additional minors.
• No courses for the minor may be taken for S/U credit.

The department will determine whether courses which have been transferred from other institutions qualify for the minor. No more than two courses from other institutions may count toward the minor.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours	Counts towards
Required Course		3
STS/PHI 325	Bio-Medical Ethics
Elective Courses
Select at least two of the following from Group I - Humanities and Social Sciences Perspective on Health and Medicine		6
HI 322	Rise of Modern Science
or HI 481	History of the Life Sciences
PHI 221	Contemporary Moral Issues
or PHI 309	Political Philosophy
or PHI 375	Ethics
or PHI 376	History of Ethics
or PHI 347	Neuroscience and Philosophy
REL 473/573	Religion, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies
SOC 381	Sociology of Medicine
or SOC 465	Social Aspects of Mental Health
Select at least six credits from the following, Group II - Science Perspective on Health and Medicine, of which at most four credits can come from HESM courses 1		6
BIO 488	Neurobiology
GN 301	Genetics in Human Affairs
or GN 311	Principles of Genetics
HESM 284	Human Health Issues
HESM 285	Personal Health
HESM 286	Nutrition, Exercise, and Energy Balance
MB 200	The Fourth Horseman: Plagues that Changed the World
or MB 411	Medical Microbiology
NTR/FS 301	Introduction to Human Nutrition
or NTR 419	Human Nutrition and Chronic Disease
PSY 430	Biological Psychology
Total Hours		15

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Note that some courses are two-credit courses and that 15 hours of coursework are needed for this minor. Allowances for counting a course toward both a major and a minor differ between different Colleges at NC State.

Pre-requisite course notification: A number of courses in the minor require prerequisite courses. Thus, the minor is not one that is begun in the freshman year, but rather later on, after foundation courses in science, social science and humanities have been taken. Still, it is best to think about this minor as early as possible in your academic career so that you can incorporate any pre-requisites for future minor courses into your existing degree requirements.