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214 ARTS AND SCIENCES
(ENGL 219-20, 221-23; 320; CJ 130, 221, 225, 332,
333; PHIL 156)
2. Second Language (3 hours)
At least one lower division course in a language other
than English. A regional language (e.g., Spanish, Navajo)
or American Sign Language is recommended.
3. University of New Mexico Core Requirements (15 hours)
• Social and Behavioral Science (6 hours)
• Humanities (6 hours)
• Fine Arts (3)
4. Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (15
hours)
(See “Joint Requirements” above.)
5. Community Health Practica (6 hours)
(See “Joint Requirements” above.)
6. Pre-Medical Sciences Core (45 hours)
• Mathematics (6 hours)
MATH 121 or 150 or above (3 hours)
STAT 145 for HMHV (3 hours)
• Biology (12 hours)
(BIOL 201, 202 and 204L)
• General Chemistry (8 hours)
(CHEM 121L and 122L)
• Organic Chemistry (8 hours)
(CHEM 301, 302, 303L and 304L)
• Physics (8 hours)
PHYC 151, 152, 151L & 152L )
• Biochemistry (3 hours)
(BIOC 423)
7. Health, Humanities, and Society Distribution
Requirements (33 hours). The Health, Humanities, and
Society concentration requires an additional 33 hours of
course work across the arts and sciences, at least 18 of
which must be in 300 to 400-level upper division courses.
(Note: In consultation with the HMHV advisor, students
may choose electives within each distribution area other
than the recommended courses below.)
• Mathematics / Physical & Natural Sciences (9 hours, at
least 3 of which are 300 level or above) Recommended:
MATH 180 & 181; BIOL 237, 238; ANTH 150, 151L;
ANTH 251, 350, 365; BIOC 463, 464; CHEM 315,
421.
• Humanities/Fine Arts (9 hours, at least 6 of which are
300 level or above) Recommended: HIST 416 ,417;
RELG 447; ENGL 413; PHIL 245)
• Social/Behavioral Sciences (9 hours, at least 6 of which
are 300 level or above) Recommended: POLS 376,
377; SOC 300, 321; ECON 335, 410; PSY 220, 240,
332, 342)
• Electives (6 hours)
Option III: Health, Medicine and Human Values Major:
Biomedical Sciences Concentration. (BA) Emphasizing
intensive study in the physical/natural sciences, the
Biomedical Sciences concentration is open only to those
students who have had advanced preparation in Mathematics
(through Algebra) before matriculating in the HMHV program.
Students in Option III must complete the Health, Medicine and
Human Values Seminars; the Community Health Practica; a
61-hour Pre-Medical Sciences Core; and 18 upper-division
hours of distributed Group Requirements and Electives, as
described below.
Option III Requirements (130 hours)
1. Writing and Communication (12 hours)
• English 101
• English 102
• Two writing or communication courses above English
102, at least one of which must be in a department
other than English.
(ENGL 219-20, 221-23; 320; CJ 130, 221, 225, 332,
333; PHIL 156)
2. Second Language (3 hours)
At least one lower division course in a language other
than English. A regional language (e.g., Spanish, Navajo)
or American Sign Language is recommended.
3. Arts and Sciences Core Requirements (15 hours)
• Social and Behavioral Science (6 hours)
• Humanities (6 hours)
• Fine Arts (3)
4. Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (15
hours)
(See “Joint Requirements” above.)
5. Community Health Practica (6 hours)
(See “Joint Requirements” above.)
6. Pre-Medical Sciences Core (61 hours)
• Calculus (6 hours)
(MATH 180 and 181)
• General Biology (16 hours)
(BIOL 201, 202, 203L & 204L)
• General Chemistry (8 hours)
(CHEM 121L and 122L)
• Organic Chemistry (8 hours)
(CHEM 301, 302, 303L and 304L)
• Physics (8 hours)
(PHYC 151, 152, 151L & 152L)
• Biochemistry (3 hours)
(BIOC 423)
• Anatomy & Physiology (8 hours)
(BIOL 237, 238, 247L & 248L)
• Microbiology for Health Sciences and Non-Majors (4)
(BIOL 239L)
7. Group Requirements and Electives. (18 hours). The
Biomedical Sciences concentration requires an additional
18 hours of course work in 300 to 400-level upper
division courses distributed across the Arts and Sciences
Group categories.
Note: In consultation with the HMHV advisor, students
must be sure to satisfy the Arts and Sciences Group
Requirements as needed with some of these courses.
Health, Medicine and Human
Values (HMHV)
Seminars
101. Contours of Health in New Mexico. (3)
Seminar exploring ethnic, economic, demographic, and
geographic variables impacting public health in New Mexico
and the Southwest. Topics include access to health care;
local alternatives to medical treatment; cultural definitions of
health, illness, and death.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
201. Literature, Fine Arts, & Medicine. (3)
Seminar exploring links among health, illness, literature and
the arts, encompassing a diverse range of forms and genres.
Topics include representations of health, illness, and medicine;
arts as therapy; medical history in literature and art.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
301. Health Economics, Politics, and Policy. (3)
Seminar exploring political and economic forces that impact
health care policies and practices. Topics include political and
economic forces impacting health care; health care reform;
the institutional and political organization of medicine.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
310. Health and Cultural Diversity. (3)
Seminar exploring cultural variables that affect the experience
and practice of health and health care: how culture,
ethnicity, race, and gender inform ideas of health and illness,
death and dying, and the patient-physician relationship.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
401. Ethics, Medicine, and Health. (3)
Seminar exploring ethical and legal considerations that influence
medical practices and decision-making. Topics include
contemporary ethical and moral issues in medicine; and a
comparative and critical analysis of relationship between
professional ethics and personal beliefs.
Restriction: Students enrolled in the HMHV program.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.