Honors Sciences and the Humanities, B.S.: Medicine, Global Health, and the Humanities Concentration

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About the Honors Sciences and the Humanities, B.S. Program

The Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) in Honors Sciences and the Humanities (HSH) with a concentration in Medicine, Global Health, and the Humanities is designed for capable, curious students who are interested in pursuing a broad and challenging course of study that will prepare them for a variety of careers and a lifetime of active citizenship. The degree encourages pre-med Honors students to broaden their educational experiences in order to become more competitive applicants to medical schools and eventually more employable professionals. While targeted to a pre-med audience, it could also have relevance to other Honors students pursuing related pre-health occupations (i.e., nursing school, physician’s assistant studies, healthcare administration). Through a profound exploration of the intersections between health, healing, and the humanities, graduates will be able to better communicate the compassion, creativity, and innovation of scientific thinking in humanistic terms. Many university graduates change careers several times during their lives, and the field of medicine is not exempt from this reality. Therefore, this degree also emphasizes marketable skills that are portable, such as critical thinking, writing, and problem solving, that ready students for a broad range of career options.

Contact: Dr. Robert Peaslee, 105A McClellan Hall, 806.742.1828, robert.peaslee@ttu.edu

Recommended Sample Curriculum

First Year

Fall

CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours *
MATH 2300 - Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
OR
ENGL 2391 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours (As FYE; Honors section only) †
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Oral Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours
HONS 1101 - FYE Learning Community Group 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

CHEM 1308 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
CHEM 1108 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours *
MATH 2300 - Statistical Methods 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
OR
ENGL 2391 - Introduction to Literary Studies 3 Semester Credit Hours (Honors section only) †
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
PHIL 2320 - Introduction to Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
OR
PHIL 2330 - Science and Society 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
OR
PHIL 3334 - Philosophy of Biology 3 Semester Credit Hours *†

Total: 16

Second Year

Fall

BIOL 1403 - Biology I 4 Semester Credit Hours †
CHEM 3305 - Organic Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours †
CHEM 3105 - Experimental Organic Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
Foreign Language 5 Semester Credit Hours *
MATH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 16

Spring

PHIL 3322 - Biomedical Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 1404 - Biology II 4 Semester Credit Hours †
CHEM 3306 - Organic Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours †
CHEM 3106 - Experimental Organic Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
Foreign Language 5 Semester Credit Hours *

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

CHEM 3310 - Molecular Biochemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours †
PHYS 1403 - General Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
OR
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours †
Foreign Language (2301) 3 Semester Credit Hours *
HONS 3300 - Individual Honors Research 3 Semester Credit Hours (Honors course with credit for research.)
Upper-Level BIOL 3 or 4 Semester Credit Hours (Fulfilling pre-medicine prerequisite coursework.)

Total: 16 or 17

Spring

PSY 1300 - General Psychology 3 Semester Credit Hours *
OR
SOC 1301 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Semester Credit Hours *
OR
WGS 2305 - Intersectionalities: Race, Class, and Gender in a Global World 3 Semester Credit Hours *
OR
Approved alternate course that fulfills the Social & Behavioral Sciences requirement *
PHYS 1404 - General Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours
OR
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours †
Foreign Language (2302) 3 Semester Credit Hours *
HONS 3302 - Honors Seminar in Sciences 3 Semester Credit Hours
Upper-Level BIOL 3 or 4 Semester Credit Hours (Fulfilling pre-medicine prerequisite coursework.)

Total: 16 or 17

Fourth Year

Fall

HONS 3300 - Individual Honors Research 3 Semester Credit Hours (Honors thesis course #1.)
Approved Upper-Level Concentration Course in the Humanities 3 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours *
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
ECO 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ECO 2302 - Principles of Economics II 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

HONS 4300 - Individual Honors Research 3 Semester Credit Hours (Honors thesis course #2.)
Multicultural Requirement 3 Semester Credit Hours *
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours *†
HONS 4302 - Honors College Summit Experience Course 3 Semester Credit Hours
Submit Honors Thesis

Total: 12

Total Hours: 124-126

* Applies toward university core curriculum credit.

† Course offered regularly in an Honors section.