Undergraduate Program

HMHV Academic Program Requirements

Joint Requirements: Options I, II, and III.

All students in the HMHV program must fulfill the Core Curriculum and Group Requirements for the College of Arts and Sciences as well as all of the requirements for their selected major and concentration. In addition, all HMHV students must complete 15 hours of special seminars designed specifically for participants in the program, and 6 hours of summer community health practica. The combined 21 hours of special seminars and community health practica promote cohort building among the HMHV students and constitute the interdisciplinary and experiential core of the program.

Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (15 hours)
The Health, Medicine and Human Values seminars are interdisciplinary courses that provide opportunities for experiential and problem-based learning, applied writing and speaking, and small-group problem solving. The seminars involve collaborative teaching with faculty from the School of Medicine and the College of Arts and Sciences. The seminar titles are as follows:

I. Contours of Health in New Mexico
II. Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine
III. Health, Economics, Politics, and Policy
IV. Health and Cultural Diversity
V. Ethics, Medicine, and Health

Note: A&S Group Requirements – Seminars I, III, and IV each may be counted as 3 hours toward the Social/Behavioral Sciences Group Requirement; Seminars II and V, each as 3 hours toward the Humanities Group Requirement.

Community Health Practica (6 hours, summer program)
The Community Health practica, taken in the summer after the second or third year in the program, are designed to allow students to engage in experiential learning projects involved in community and clinical health. The practica will enable students to put into practice some of the problem-solving skills and information acquired in the seminars and other parts of the HMHV curriculum. Each practica involves a writing and research component, as well as the experiential component.

Community Health Practicum I (3 hours)
Community Health Practicum II (3 hours)

Detailed descriptions of the additional requirements for each option are described below.

Option I: Arts and Sciences Major (B.A. or B.S.).
The Arts and Sciences option enables HMHV students to choose a major from one of the College of Arts and Sciences degree-granting programs, while completing the structured set of courses designed for the HMHV program to prepare students for medical school. In addition to completing all departmental requirements for the selected major, students must complete the Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars; the Community Health Practica; and a 45-hour Pre-Medical Sciences Core, described below.

Option I Requirements: (96 hours, plus Departmental Major Requirements)

1.	University of New Mexico Core Requirements (27 hours)
	Writing and Speaking	9 hours
•	ENGL 101/approved substitution if exempt per ACT/SAT
•	ENGL 102/approved substitution if exempt per ACT/SAT
•	One from CJ 130, PHIL 156, ENGL 219, ENGL 220
	Social and Behavioral Sciences	6 hours
	Humanities	6 hours
	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.
	Fine Arts	3 hours
2.	Arts and Sciences Group Requirements (3-9 hours)
	Completion of fourth semester of a second language (such as SIGN 310, Greek 302, Latin, Spanish, Italian, or French 202, 212, of 276 for all other non-English languages. (Native speakers of languages not taught at UNM should talk to their advisor).
	OR
	3 hours of Fine Arts (if studio/participatory course was taken for the Core requirement, this course must be from an appreciation, history, or criticism course from the College of Fine Arts).
3.	Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (15 hours)
	(See "Joint Requirements" above).
4.	Community Health Practica (6 hours)
	(See "Joint Requirements" above).
5.	Pre-Medical Sciences Core (45 hours)
•	Mathematics: MATH 180 or above and STAT 145	6 hours
•	Biology: BIOL 201L, 202L and 204L	12 hours
•	General Chemistry: CHEM 121/123L and 122/124L	8 hours
•	Organic Chemistry: CHEM 301/303L and 302/304L	8 hours
•	Physics: PHYC 151/151L and 152/152L	8 hours
•	Biochemistry: BIOC 423	3 hours
6.	Departmental Major Requirements (32 hours or more)

Option II: Health, Medicine and Human Values Major: Health, Humanities and Society Concentration. (B.A.) This option offers students a structured set of distributed requirements emphasizing the humanities and social sciences, while providing them with a pre-medicine core in mathematics and the physical/natural sciences. Students must complete up to 33 hours of distributed course work for the Health, Humanities and Society Concentration (below), and also complete the Health, Medicine and Human Values seminars; the Community Health Practica; and a 45-hour Pre-Medical Sciences Core.

Option II Requirements

1.	University of New Mexico Core Requirements (27 hours)
	Writing and Speaking	9 hours
•	ENGL 101/approved substitution if exempt per ACT/SAT
•	ENGL 102/approved substitution if exempt per ACT/SAT
•	One from CJ 130; PHIL 156; ENGL 210, 220
	Social and Behavioral Sciences	6 hours
	Humanities	6 hours
	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.
	Fine Arts	3 hours
2.	Arts and Sciences Group Requirements (3-9 hours)
	Completion of fourth semester of a second language (such as SIGN 310, Greek 302, Latin, Spanish, Italian or French 202, 212 or 276 for all other non-English languages. (Native speakers of languages not taught at UNM should talk to their advisor).
	-OR-
	3 hours of Fine Arts (if studio/participatory course was taken for the Core requirement, this course must be from an appreciation, history or criticism course from the College of Fine Arts).
3.	Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (15 hours)
	(See "Joint Requirements" above.)
4.	Community Health Practica (6 hours)
	(See "Joint Requirements" above.)
5.	Pre-Medical Science Core (45 hours)
•	Mathematics: MATH 180 or above and STAT 145	6 hours
•	Biology: BIOL 201L, 202L and 204L	12 hours
•	General Chemistry: CHEM 121/123L and 122/124L	8 hours
•	Organic Chemistry: CHEM 301/303L and 302/304L	8 hours
•	Physics: PHYC 151/151L and 152/152L	8 hours
•	Biochemistry: BIOC 423	3 hours
6.	Health, Humanities and Society Distribution Requirements (33 hours)
	The Health, Humanities and Society concentration requires 33 hours of distributed 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. (B.A.) This option emphasizes intensive study in the mathematics and physical/ natural sciences. 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

1.	University of New Mexico Core Requirements (27 hours)
	Writing and Speaking	9 hours
•	ENGL 101/approved substitution if exempt per ACT/SAT
•	ENGL 102/approved substitution if exempt per ACT/SAT
•	One from CJ 130; PHIL 156; ENGL 219; ENGL 220
	Social and Behavioral Science	6 hours
	Humanities	6 hours
	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.
	Fine Arts	3 hours
2.	Arts and Sciences Group Requirements (3-9 hours)
	Completion of fourth semester of a second language (such as SIGN 310, Greek 302, Latin, Spanish, Italian or French 202, 212, or 276 for all other non-English languages. (Native speakers of languages not taught at UNM should talk to their advisor).
	-OR-
	3 hours of Fine Arts (If studio/participatory course was taken for the Core requirement, this course must be from an appreciation, history, or criticism course from the College of Fine Arts).
3.	Health, Medicine and Human Values Seminars (15 hours)
	(See "Joint Requirements" above.)
4.	Community Health Practica (6 hours)
	(See "Joint Requirements) above.)
5.	Pre-Medical Sciences Core (61 hours)
•	Calculus: MATH 180 and 181	6 hours
•	General Biology: BIOL 201L, 202L, 203L and 204L	16 hours
•	General Chemistry: CHEM 121/123L and 122/124L	8 hours
•	Organic Chemistry: CHEM 301/303L and 302/304L	8 hours
•	Physics: PHYC 151/151L and 152/152L	8 hours
•	Biochemistry: BIOC 423	3 hours
•	Anatomy & Physiology: BIOL 237/247L and 238/248L	8 hours
•	Microbiology for Health Sciences and Non-Majors: BIOL 239L	4 hours
6.	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.

Minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values (21 hours)
(Open only to students admitted to the UNM B.A./M.D. program.)

Minor Requirements for Option I students
B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Option I who complete all requirements for the HMHV curriculum—the five seminars (HMHV 101-401), the Community Health Practica (HMHV 350 and 450), and the Pre-Medical Sciences Core (see major requirements) will receive an official minor in Health, Medicine and Human Values.

Note: B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Options II and III who complete all requirements for those options receive a major in Health, Medicine and Human Values; there is no minor requirement for either Option II or III.

Minor Requirements for Option I, II, or III Students with 12 hours of seminars or above
B.A./M.D. students enrolled in Options I, II or III who leave the program after completing at least 12 hours of HMHV seminars or 12 hours of HMHV seminars plus 6 hours of the Community Health Practicum may receive a minor in Health, Medicine, and Human Values by completing another 9 hours or 3 hours respectively of distribution requirements from the list of courses below. In either case, students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in all HMHV coursework before being eligible for the minor, and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the total 21 hours submitted for the HMHV minor.

Note: Students who have completed fewer than 12 hours of HMHV seminars and students who have not maintained a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the seminars and practicum are not eligible to receive the HMHV minor.

Twenty-one Hours as follows:

A. At least twelve hours of the following:

HMHV 101	Contours of Health in New Mexico	3
HMHV 201	Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine	3
HMHV 301	Health Economics, Politics, and Policy	3
HMHV 310	Health and Cultural Diversity	3
HMHV 401	Ethics, Medicine, and Health	3

B. Plus nine hours, or HMHV 350 and HMHV 450, if eligible, and three hours of the following distribution requirements. At least three hours of the distribution requirements must be from a 400-level course. Note: No substitutions will be allowed, except in the case of a 400-level special topics course that clearly overlaps humanities, social sciences and health/medicine. Consult the B.A./M.D. academic advisor. Some of the courses below require pre-requisites, so students must plan accordingly.

ANTH 365	Anthropology of Health
CJ 314	Intercultural Communication
CJ 450	Health Communication
ECON 335	Health Economics
ECON 410	Topics in Health Economics
ENGL 413	Scientific, Environmental, and Medical Writing
HIST 416	History of Medicine to 1850
HIST 417	History of Modern Medicine
SIGN 352	Language and Culture in the Deaf Community Part I
PHIL 368	Biomedical Ethics
PSY 324	Infant Development
PSY 328	Cognitive Development
PSY 329	Adolescent Psychology
PSY 421	Advanced Development Psychology
POLS 376	Health Policy and Politics
SOC 310	Sociology of Aging and the Aged
SOC 340	Sociology of Medical Practice
SOC 342	Social Epidemiology
SOC 421	Race and Cultural Relations

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Courses

HMHV 101. Contours of Health in New Mexico. (3)

HMHV 201. Literature, Fine Arts, and Medicine. (3)

HMHV 298. Health, Medicine and Human Values Workshop. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)

HMHV 301. Health Economics, Politics, and Policy. (3)

HMHV 310. Health and Cultural Diversity. (3)

HMHV 350. Community Health Practicum I. (3)

HMHV 398. Community Service/Public Health Workshop. (1-3, may be repeated twice Δ)

HMHV 401. Ethics, Medicine, and Health. (3)

HMHV 450. Community Health Practicum II. (3)

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