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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2025
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MDHM 260 001 (CRN: 14548)
CREATIVE WRITING AND MED HUM
Long Title: CREATIVE WRITING AND MEDICAL HUMANITIES
Department: Medical Humanities
Instructor: Hammon, Cameron
Meeting: 4:00PM - 6:30PM M (25-AUG-2025 - 5-DEC-2025)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 5
Waitlisted: 0 (Max 99)
Current members of the waitlist have priority for available seats.
Enrollment data as of: 20-APR-2025 3:44PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: Creative Writing and Medical Humanities explores a wide range of literature that draws us into a conversation about medicine, care, wellness, healing, spirituality, and the body. Through daily discussions and writing prompts, students will gain confidence in their ability to write creatively and concisely about these topics. We will read memoir, essay, poetry, and fiction, from a diverse range of authors who grapple with both the challenges and rewards of medicine.
We will consider a variety of perspectives from patients, doctors, caregivers, and family members, and write creatively about our own experiences. This course will foreground both writing and discussion, and challenge students to consider how race, class, sex, gender, and cultural heritage affect individual and collective experiences of healthcare. Repeatable for Credit.