Interdisciplinary Health Humanities, Certificate


Are you planning a career in health care? Gain an edge with an understanding of complex and interdisciplinary facets of health, including how empathy, mindfulness, resilience and compassion intersect with research and care.

Program Description

The interdisciplinary health humanities certificate program brings humanities methodologies to analyses of health and medicine. You learn ways to address challenges in health policy and health care practice and gain an advanced understanding of the cultural formations of health, illness and the body.

The curriculum offers you courses in the history of medicine, bioethics, disability studies, sociocultural aspects of health, and narrative medicine. These courses include critical analyses of representations of health and illness in literature and other media, as well as training in narrative and structural competency for health care professionals. A capstone course, internship or applied project offers experiential or project-based learning in this field.


At a Glance: program details

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Program Requirements

Enrollment Requirements

A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.


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Career Outlook

Students can become more marketable and advance their career options when they complement their major with this methodological specialization in interdisciplinary health humanities.

Graduates who have completed this undergraduate certificate often pursue employment in the health professions. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions.

Example Careers

Students who complete this degree program may be prepared for the following careers. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions.

Health Education Specialists


  • Growth: 4.5%
  • Median Salary*: 64070
  Bright Outlook

Community Health Workers


  • Growth: 11.3%
  • Median Salary*: 51850
  Bright Outlook

Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses


  • Growth: 2.6%
  • Median Salary*: 64400

Healthcare Social Workers


  • Growth: 7.7%
  • Median Salary*: 67880
  Bright Outlook

Medical and Health Services Managers


  • Growth: 23.2%
  • Median Salary*: 123860
  Bright Outlook

Mental Health Counselors


  • Growth: 16.8%
  • Median Salary*: 59350
  Bright Outlook

Nurse Practitioners


  • Growth: 40.1%
  • Median Salary*: 132300
  Bright Outlook

Occupational Therapists


  • Growth: 13.8%
  • Median Salary*: 100330
  Bright Outlook

Registered Nurses


  • Growth: 4.9%
  • Median Salary*: 97550
  Bright Outlook

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers


  • Growth: 9.7%
  • Median Salary*: 60280
  Bright Outlook

* Data obtained from the Occupational Information Network (O*NET) under sponsorship of the U.S. Department of Labor/Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA).


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