Electives
College of Medicine Internal Medicine

The elective courses in this accredited program are taught in well-established programs in different colleges of the University of South Florida and all have been approved by the USF Graduate School.  Students in the program will occupy available seats in courses as regularly offered and will be expected to satisfy any prerequisites required for enrollment in specific courses.  As required by the Graduate School, students may complete no more than 6 hours of course work at the 4000-level in pursuit of a Master's degree.  Elective choices will be determined by the student's area of interest with approval of the student's academic advisor. 

Elective Courses    

We suggest that students check the courses listed in the USF course catalogue for each semester.  Frequently courses under Humanities, Anthropology, Public Health, Philosophy, Religion, Art, etc. can be approved as electives.  When a course does not pertain directly to bioethics or medical humanities, students should seek advice and approval from the program director or designated advisor.

For example, those students concentrating on Humanities, courses such as the following might be considered: Representing Trauma, Haitian Cultural Outlook, and Latin America: Music & Literature.  The last two, with some workload adjustments, might suit students who are intent on cultural issues and healthcare. 

Elective Course News

 

Summer 2008 Electives

    • Knowledge and Authority in Medicine

GMS 7930-001 CRN 51203

Monday & Wednesday 5:00PM - 7:50PM

MDC 1507

Rebecca Kukla, PhD

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Spring 2008 Electives

 

    • Biomedical Ethics

GMS 7930-901 CRN 16065

Tue 6-8:50pm MDC 1507

William Marshall, MD

    • Public Health Research Ethics

PHC 7931 CRN 11923

Class meets on 3 Friday afternoons COPH 2024

Hana Osman, PhD

 

Summer 2007 Electives

 

    • Ethical Issues in Reproductive and Sexual Health Care

GMS 7930 CRN 51603

June 4-June 14

Monday through Thursday, 12:30-5:50 pm

 

Louise Bourgeois'

"Sainte Sébastienne", 1992 

 

This course will explore the ethics, politics, and culture of contemporary reproductive and sexual health care.  Instead of restricting our attention to fetuses and women of childbearing age, we will consider reproductive and sexual health care across the life span and for both men and women, as well as those with ambiguous genders.  Topics to be considered include global reproductive rights, children's sexual health care (cliterodectomy, circumcision, the HPV vaccine), access to contraception, intersexuality and transsexuality, fertility and reproductive technology, the medicalization of male sexuality, abortion, prenatal testing and genetic selection, obstetrics and midwifery, and the politics of pregnancy. 

 

This is an alternative calendar term.  The dates are June 4-June 14 Monday through Thursday, 12:30-5:50 pm.  The first class will be held in the College of Medicine MDC 1508A.

 
 

Fall 2007 Electives

 

    • Representing Trauma (HUM 6939-005 CRN 86934)

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Future Electives

Medicine and the Movies:

Children and the Narrative Lens

 

TBA

 

    General Information About Electives

    Students may select elective courses to reflect their interests and career focus.  For example, a student interested in the ethical issues that arise as the world's population ages may select elective courses similar to:

    • GEY 5642      Perspectives on Death and Dying
    • GEY 6647      Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging
    • SYO 7435      Sociology of Disability in Urban Society
    • ECO 6535     Analysis of Health Care Issues

    Students pursuing an interest in religion and ethics may select electives similar to:

    • REL 6182      Faith and Reason in Western Religious Ethics
    • ANT 7044      Legal/Ethical Issues in Applied Anthropology
    • PHI 6938       Seminar in the History of Philosophy
    • REL 6178      Comparative Religious Ethics

    Students pursuing a specialization in public policy and public health may select  electives similar to:

    • PHC 6101      Health Care Organizations
    • PHC 6150      Health Policy Analysis
    • PHC 6151      Health Policy and Politics
    • PHC 6410      Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health

    The following list of elective courses demonstrates the breadth of courses from which students in the Master's Degree Program in Bioethics and Medical Humanities may choose electives.  This list is not exhaustive, and is intended as a sample only.  Courses may not be available at all times, and new courses appropriate to the degree program may be located in the schedule of classes.

    Anthropology

    • ANT 6447      Ethnicity and Health Care
    • ANT 6469      Selected Topics in Medical Anthropology
    • ANT 6490      Seminar in Cultural Anthropology
    • ANT 7704      Legal/Ethical Issues of Applied Anthropology
    • ANT 7933      International Development

    Economics

    • ECO 6535     Analysis of Health Care Issues
    • ECO 6705     International Economic Issues
    • ECO 6936     Economic Policy Analysis
    • ECP 6305      Environmental Economics and Policy
    • ECP 6535      Analysis of Health Care Issues

    Gerontology

    • GEY 5642      Perspectives on Death and Dying
    • GEY 6616      Mental Health Assessment of Older Adults
    • GEY 6647      Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging

    Government and International Affairs

    • PAD 6041      Ethics and Public Service

    Health Sciences

    • GMS 7930     Scientific Writing and Ethics
    • HSC 6556      Pathobiology of Human Disease I
    • HSC 6557      Pathobiology of Human Disease II
    • PCB 5525      Molecular Genetics
    • PHT  5171     Basic Science 1

    Nursing

    • NGR 7911      Esthetics and Ethics in Nursing and Health Care
    • NRG 6135      Ethical, Legal, and Policy Issues in Advanced Nursing Practice

    Philosophy

    • PHI 6605        Seminar in Ethics
    • PHI 6938        Seminar in the History of Philosophy, Early-Mod Moral Theory

    Public Health

    • PHC 6101      Health Care Organizations
    • PHC 6110      International Health and Health Care Systems
    • PHC 6150      Health Policy Analysis
    • PHC 6151      Health Policy and Politics
    • PHC 6158      Managed Care
    • PHC 6181      Organizational Behavior in Health Care Management
    • PHC 6310      Environmental/Occupational Toxicology
    • PHC 6410      Social and Behavioral Sciences Applied to Health
    • PHC 6420      Health Care Law, Regulation and Ethics
    • PHC 6422      Environmental Health Law
    • PHC 6590      Reproductive Health Trends and Issues
    • PHC 7017      Design and Conduct of Clinical Trials

    Religious Studies

    • REL 6175      Religion, Ethics, and Public Policy
    • REL 6178      Comparative Religious Ethics
    • REL 6182      Faith and Reason in Western Religious Ethics

    Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling

    • RCS 5700      Legal, Ethical, Professional Studies and Issues in Counseling

    Social Work

    • SOW 6124     Theoretical Perspectives on Mental Dysfunction
    • SOW 6126     Theoretical Perspectives on Physical Dysfunction

    Sociology

    • SYO 7435      Sociology of Disability in Urban Society

    Women's Studies

    • WST 6406     Women of Color/Activism and Social Change

    Other

    AMS 6805         Major Ideas in American Culture
    AMS 6938         Seminar in American Studies
    ANG 6465         Regional Problems in Medical Anthropology
    ANG 6468         Applied Anthropology and International Health
    ANG 6469         Selected Topics in Medical Anthropology
    BCH 6935         Scientific Writing and Ethics
    COM 6025         Health Communication
    GEY 6647         Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging
    HSC 6054         Design and Analysis of Experiments for Health Researchers
    HSC 6556         Pathobiology of Human Disease I
    HUM 6801         Theories and Methods of Cultural Studies
    HUM 6802         Research in Humanities
    IMR 6007          Seminar in International Relations
    NGR 6135         Ethical, Legal and Policy Issues in Advanced Nursing Practice
    NGR 6196         Managing Health Care Resources
    PAD 6041         Ethics and Public Service
    PHC 6116         International Health Education
    PHC 6102         Principles of Health Policy and Management
    PHI 6634           Seminar in Biomedical Ethics
    PHI 6605           Seminar in Ethics
    PUP 6007         Seminar in Public Policy
    REL 6175          Religion, Ethics and Public Policy
    REL 6328          Religion and the Culture of the West
    REL 6178          Comparative Religious Ethics
    THE 5931          Selected Topics in Theater
     
     
     
     
     
    Arthur Caplan PhD   

    Ethicist Arthur Caplan meets with students in MBMH program, January 05.

    Previous Elective Courses 

     
     

    Medicine and the Movies
     
    Medicine and the Movies: Disabilty and the Narrative Lens, Spring 2006

    Medicine and the Movies: Aging and the Narrative Lens, Summer 2005

    Medicine and the Movies: Ethics and the Narrative Lens, Fall 2004

     
          Medicine and the Arts: NYC - January 2006