Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
MEDICAL HUMANITIES 22304013 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Graduate Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Abdullah YILDIZ
Assistants
Goals To explain humanities, medical humanities and the main parts of medical humanities; to explain the relationship between medicine and humanities
Course Content content ofHumanities, medical humanities, medical humanities and bioethics, goals of medical humanities, medical humanities as a bridge between science and experience, medical humanities as training humanistic physicians, main departments of medical humanities, history and medicine, literature, art and medicine, philosophy and medicine, sociology and medicine, anthropology and medicine, religion and medicine
Learning Outcomes 1) Defines the humanities.
2) Explains medical humanities.
3) Understands the goals of medical humanities.
4) List the main categories of medical humanities.
5) Relates medicine with different humanities.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week What Are the Humanities? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
2. Week Medical Humanities Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
3. Week Medical Humanities & Bioethics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
4. Week Goals of Medical Humanities Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
5. Week Medical Humanities as Bridge between Science and Experience Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
6. Week Medical Humanities as Educating More Humane Physicians Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
7. Week Mid-term Exam Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
8. Week Main Parts of Medical Humanities Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
9. Week History and Medicine Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
10. Week Literature, the Arts, and Medicine Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
11. Week Philosophy and Medicine Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
 Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
12. Week Sociology and Medicine Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
13. Week Anthropology and Medicine Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)
14. Week Religion and Medicine Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Colloquium
Problem Based Learning 		Homework Presentation (Including Preparation Time) Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Cole, Thomas R., Carlin, Nathan S., & Carlin, Nathan S. (2015). Medical Humanities: An Introduction. Cambridge University Press.
Kendall, K., Collett, T., De Iongh, A., Forrest, S., & Kelly, M. (2018). Teaching sociology to undergraduate medical students. Medical Teacher, 40(12), 1201-1207.
Panter-Brick, C., & Eggerman, M. (2018). The field of medical anthropology in Social Science & Medicine. Social Science & Medicine, 196, 233-239.
ten Have, H., & Patrão Neves, Maria do Céu. (2021). Medical Humanities. İçinde Dictionary of Global Bioethics (s. 709). Springer.

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program RequirementsContribution LevelDK1DK2DK3DK4DK5
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PY2500000
PY3500000
PY4500000

*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 2
Homework 14 2
Presentation (Including Preparation Time) 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 2
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 2
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload