To all pre-health students,
We are excited to share some wonderful news with you. A new minor in MEDICAL HUMANITIES has been approved and is now officially available for Texas State students. It is being offered through the Department of Philosophy, but you will see that it includes courses from lots of different departments and disciplines.
This minor will give students the opportunity to take some really fascinating classes in disciplines other than the hard sciences. You do need those hard science classes of course, but this is a great way to expand your horizons and become more well-rounded and thoughtful about the role that healthcare plays in our local and global society.
If you have a science major, then this minor might be a great complement to your major if you find it appealing. If you have chosen a non-science major, then you could certainly still pursue the medical humanities minor, but you need to make sure that you budget time and space into your schedule for all the biology, chemistry, math, statistics, and/or physics classes that you will need to take depending on the type of school you want to apply to.
If you are ready to ask the question “will the admissions committees prefer this minor over other minors”, you know our answer is going to be that the admissions officers do not care what you major or minor in. So choose this or any minor because it suits YOU and your interests, not because you think that “they” would prefer it. “They” don’t care, so make decisions for you, not them.
Here is a link to information about this new minor. If you are interested in adding it or switching out your existing minor, talk to your academic advisor. Dr. Pesthy and I do not have the administrative authority to change students’ degree plans. Only academic advisors can do that. Enjoy!
http://mycatalog.txstate.edu/undergraduate/liberal-arts/philosophy/medical-humanities-minor/
Stay safe everyone – model good behavior for others during this pandemic!
Dr. Banta
Oh yeah – and don’t forget to VOTE! Early voting has started in Texas and runs through October 30. Election day is Tuesday, November 3. The polling center on campus is in the Performing Arts Center (PAC)
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Marilyn R. Banta, Ph.D.
Pre-Health Advisor
Senior Lecturer
Department of Biology
Texas State University
601 University Dr.
San Marcos, TX 78666
(off) 512.245.3367
(fax) 512.245.8713
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pre-health advising appointment!
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