When approved, Drew undergraduates are eligible to dual enroll in up to four 500- or 600-level Medical and Health Humanities courses in consultation with the director. Students are also required to complete two of the following four courses in their senior year:

course - Introduction to Narrative Medicine
course - Medical Health Seminar
course - Medical Narrative
course - Health and Social Equity

Courses not completed as part of the undergraduate degree must be completed during the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities, Health and Society year.

Eligibility and Application Criteria:

New undergraduate applicants to Drew (incoming freshman or transfer): Applicants indicate their interest in the bachelor’s/MA program in their Drew College of Liberal Arts application. When study begins at Drew, students will be contacted by a bachelor’s/MA adviser to schedule an informational meeting about next steps needed to begin the program.

When approved, the bachelor's/MA advisor should submit a request to add the 4+1: Med Hum, Health, Society (BMMH) concentration to the student's record.

Current Drew undergraduate students: Interested students should contact the bachelor’s/MA adviser as early as possible, preferably by the end of their sophomore year.

The bachelor's/MA advisor should submit a request to add the 4+1: Med Hum, Health, Society (BMMH) concentration to the student's record.

Drew undergraduates must meet the following criteria to solidify formal acceptance to the Master of Arts in Medical Humanities, Health and Society combined degree program (generally by February 1 of a student’s Junior year):

Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0.
Completed at least two of the following Foundational Courses with a grade of “B” or better:
- course - Introduction to Ethics
- course - Ethics and Society
- course - Biomedical Ethics
- course - Principles of Public Health
- course - Microbes in Health and Disease OR course - Human Health and Disease
- course - Medical Anthropology
- course - Sociology of Health and Illness
Have earned grades of “B” or better in all graduate Medical and Health Humanities courses taken.

Drew’s Caspersen School of Graduate Studies reserves the right to deny admission to the MA Program if a student fails to meet all prerequisites, or if there are documented issues that raise concerns about their suitability for the program.

For more information on registering for coursework or on the program, contact the Director of the Medical and Health Humanities program, Prof. Merel Visse.

Dual Degree: Drew University - Medical Humanities, Health and Society - Dual Degree Drew University Bachelor’s/MA

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