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Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
Navigate the ethical, cultural, legal, and social dimensions of health and wellbeing. Learn to respond ethically, compassionately, and thoughtfully to your patients and their communities.
About Medical Humanities and Social Sciences
Offering an interdisciplinary focus on cultural and social aspects of human health and wellbeing, SFU's Medical Humanities and Social Sciences (MHSS) program equips students with the holistic perspective required to thrive in healthcare professions. A perfect complement to health-related career training, the deep understanding of socio-cultural health factors students gain in this minor gives them a competitive edge in applications to job opportunities or postgraduate education.
The MHSS minor prepares students planning on applying to medical school or intending to pursue further training in health-related fields such as nursing, counselling, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, optometry, and psychology, among others. Students who complete the MHSS minor will earn a credential in a recognized field that is of value to potential employers or other educational institutions in the medical field. The minor is a natural pairing with a major in Health Sciences, Biological Sciences, Psychology, or Kinesiology.
Credential: Minor
Medical Humanities and Social Sciences is a minor in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Students will learn from the 15 departments and programs including, but not limited to: gender, sexuality, and women’s studies; Indigenous studies; philosophy; and sociology and anthropology.
You can add a minor to any major program.
Offered at SFU’s Burnaby and Surrey campus.