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(Appendix B)
MHS 300. Graduate Colloquium
Introduction to graduate-level interdisciplinary work in medicine, health, and society, drawing on the perspectives of anthropology, economics, history, philosophy political science and policy studies, psychology, religious studies, and sociology. [3]
MHS 305. Foundations of Global Health
Study of determinants of health and interventions used to better health, particularly in low-resource settings. Core research and evaluation methodologies used in the field. SPRING. [3] Vermund, Etherington [3]
MHS 390a–390b. Independent Study
A program of independent readings and research in a
minimum of two disciplines, to be selected in consultation with a faculty adviser and subject to the approval of the CMHS Director. FALL, SPRING. [3–3]
MHS 393a-b-c. Graduate Internship
393a. Internship Training. Must be taken concurrently with 393b and/or 393c. FALL, SPRING. [1-3]
393b. Internship Research. Students will write a substantial research paper under the supervision of a Vanderbilt faculty member. FALL, SPRING. [3]
393c. Internship Readings. Readings and a substantial interpretive essay on topics related to the internship training, under the supervision of a Vanderbilt faculty member. FALL, SPRING. [3]
MHS 394a-b-c. Graduate Service Learning
394a. Service Learning. Must be taken concurrently with 394b and/or 394c. After completing the experience, all students must write a thorough report. FALL, SPRING. [1-3]
394b. Service Learning Research. Students will write a substantial research paper under the supervision of a Vanderbilt faculty member, on a topic related to their service learning experience. FALL, SPRING. [3]
394c. Service Learning Readings. Readings and a substantial interpretive essay on topics
related to the service learning experience, under the supervision of a Vanderbilt faculty member. FALL, SPRING. [3]
398. Master’s Thesis Research. [0]
Other Approved Courses
Additional courses not on this list may be approved at the discretion of the CMHS Director. Graduate students enrolled in 200-level courses will complete additional work in order to gain graduate credit.
ANTHROPOLOGY:
240, Medical Anthropology; 250, Anthropology and Healing; 260, Medicine, Culture, and the Body; 267, Life, Death, and the Human Body; 329, The Anthropology of Death: Body, Place, and Memory.
DIVINITY/RELIGION: 3053, Seminar: Contemporary Psychotherapy and Pastoral Counseling; 3060, Freudian Theories and Religion; 3061, Post-Freudian Theories and Religion; 3062, Research in Religion and Health; 3066, Health and Salvation; 3068, Religion and Coping; 3069, Theories of Personality; 3084, Readings in Heinz Kohut and Self-Psychology; 3099, Pastoral Care for Persons with Addictions and Mental Disorders; 3752, The Religious Self According to Jung; 3755, Critical Issues in Psychotherapy; 3452, Ethics, Law, and Medicine; 3464, Seminar in Clinical and Research Ethics; 3951, Methods in Ethics; 3977, Reading Course in Medical Ethics; 3504, Freud and Jewish Identity.
ECONOMICS:
268, Economics of Health; 312a-312b, Health Economics.
ENGLISH:
243, Literature, Science, and Technology (as appropriate). Note: topics vary; the CMHS Director will approve versions with sufficient MHS content for credit toward this program.
HISTORY:
183, Sexuality and Gender in the Western Tradition to 1700 (was 221); 184, Sexuality and Gender in the Western Tradition since 1700 (was 222); 280, Modern Medicine (was 204); 281, Women, Health, and Sexuality (was 205); 282, Chinese Medicine (was 248); 283, Medicine, Culture, and the Body (was HIST 206, same as Anthropology 260).
NURSING:
225, Population-Based Health Care, 231a, Introduction to Nutrition; 231b, Nutrition and Health: Issues and Insights; 231c, Health and Wellness; 226, Health Care Systems: Micro Issues; 227, Health Care Systems: Macro Issues; 325, Interdisciplinary Aspects of Death and Dying; 333, The Evolution of Midwifery in America; 381a, Introduction to Health Informatics; 395b, Concepts of Public Health Management of Emergencies/Disasters; 396b, Research in Religion and Health; 396d, Special Topics: Complimentary and Alternative Therapies; 396L, Global Populations at Risk: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.
PHILOSOPHY:
239, Moral Problems; 245, Humanity, Evolution, and God; 256, Philosophy of Mind; 270, Ethics and Medicine; 335; Philosophy and Medicine: I; 336. Philosophy and Medicine: II.
PSYCHOLOGY:
215, Abnormal Psychology; 231, Social Psychology; 232, Mind and Brain; 235, Biological Basis of Mental Disorders; 240, Cognition, Consciousness, and Self; 243, Feminist Approaches to Clinical Practice; 244, Introduction to Clinical Psychology; Introduction to Clinical Psychology; 245, Emotion; 246, Schizophrenia; 247, Depression; 250, Control of Human Behavior 252, Human Sexuality; 266, Interpersonal and Intergroup Relations; 268, Health Psychology; Brain Damage and Cognition; 301a-b, Advanced General Psychology, as appropriate [topics vary; the MHS director will approve versions with sufficient MHS content for credit toward this program]; 306, Evolutionary Psychology; 307, Group Process and Structure; 310, Research Methods in Clinical Psychology; 342, Seminar in Social Psychology; 352, Seminar in Clinical Psychology; 361, Interdisciplinary Seminar in Social Psychology.
PSYCHOLOGY AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (PEABODY):
2890P, Ethics for Human Development Professionals; 3040P, Field Research Methods; 3150P, Program Evaluation; 3360P, Behavioral Pediatrics and Child Health Psychology; 3450P, Seminar in Systems and Community Psychology; 3550P, Sociobiology; 3570P, Seminar in Behavioral Biology; 3600P, Developmental Psychology; 3630P, Seminar in Social and Personality Development; 3700P, Theories of Personality; 3750P, Social Psychology; 3780P, Current Research in Social Psychology; 3790P, Advanced Seminar in Personality and Social Psychology.
SOCIOLOGY:
220, Population and Society; 237, Society and Medicine; 257, Gender, Sexuality, and the Body; 264, Social Dynamics of Mental Health; 268, Race, Gender, and Health.
For more information about graduate studies in MHS, please visit the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society website.