School of Communication and Media
Undergraduate

Term: Fall 2025
Session: Full Term (Aug 25 - Dec 12)
Start Date: Monday, Aug 25, 2025
End Date: Friday, Dec 12, 2025
Availability: On Campus
Day(s): Tues./Thurs.
Time: 02:00 PM to 03:15 PM

This course connects practices common in literary analysis (analyzing point of view authorial reliability plot theme symbol characterization etc.) with skills relevant to the health sciences (such as verbal reasoning critical thinking pursuing implications clarifying ambiguity making inferences etc.). Students apply literary analysis to novels short stories plays and/or poetry in order to understand concepts related to the health sciences such as health wellness death dying disability autonomy professionalism and others. The course's interdisciplinary approach emphasizes the importance of narrative in health care and is designed for students without prior coursework in literature. The course is open to all students.