The Bachelor of Arts in Healthcare and Medical Humanities at Wilson College offers you a unique interdisciplinary path to explore the profound social, ethical, and spiritual dimensions of health, illness, and caregiving. This undergraduate degree is ideal if you are driven to understand the human experience within healthcare systems, moving beyond purely clinical perspectives. You will engage with critical questions through diverse subjects like narrative medicine, bioethics, and global health, developing essential analytical and communication skills vital for navigating complex healthcare landscapes. This program equips you to think deeply about healthcare's humanistic core.
You will study this degree full-time on campus over four years, immersing yourself in a curriculum that integrates coursework across humanities and social sciences. Your studies will include essential areas such as interpersonal communication, death and dying, and medical ethics, alongside opportunities for a healthcare service project. You will develop your ability to analyse human problems and embody diverse perspectives through close reading and visual analysis. Graduates are well-prepared for diverse career pathways, including public health, health education, healthcare administration, clinical research, and further graduate studies in medicine or social work.