Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: MEDICAL HUMANITIES CHINESE PRACTICUM ABROAD

Department: Medical Humanities

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction:Taught in Chinese

Course Type: Intensive Learning Experience

Credit Hours: 3

Description: This highly individualized course focuses on developing students' abilities through interaction and active participation in a health project developed with a community partner in an organization in Taipei, Taiwan. Partners may vary by semester but may include Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Traditional Chinese Medicine clinics, and others. Students learn about these organizations, work with them, and develop an exploratory project in medical humanities that they will share with the public in a workshop, community event, web-based presentation, or other format. This course counts towards the practicum requirement for the MDHM minor and may count towards completion of other programs of study. Instructor Permission Required. Instructor Permission Required. Recommended Prerequisite(s): MDHM 201 and CHIN 319 Repeatable for Credit.