Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2018
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FWIS 163 002 (CRN: 24638)
MEDICAL HUMANITIES
Long Title: MEDICAL HUMANITIES: LITERATURE, MEDICINE, AND THE PRACTICE OF EMPATHY
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Nixon, Burke
Meeting: 2:00PM - 2:50PM MWF (8-JAN-2018 - 20-APR-2018)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
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:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 14
Enrollment data as of: 18-APR-2024 7:38AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
28-APR-2018
2:00PM - 5:00PM S
Description: This course provides an introduction to the medical humanities, focusing particularly on narrative medicine and the role narrative can play in illness and the clinical encounter. Readings will include formative theoretical texts in the field, as well as medical-themed short stories by writers such as Chekhov, Hemingway, and Garcia Marquez.