Developing an Interdisciplinary Health Humanities Minor

FAIN: AKA-298370-24

University of Florida (Gainesville, FL 32611-0001)
Erin Prophet (Project Director: September 2023 to June 2024)
Trysh Travis (Project Director: June 2024 to present)
Sara Agnelli (Co Project Director: September 2023 to present)

A one-year planning grant to create a health humanities minor.

We are applying for an NEH Connections Planning Grant for academic year 2024-25 to create the courses and operational structure for an interdisciplinary 15-credit Health Humanities Minor at the University of Florida (UF), which will be rolled out in 2025-26. The Planning Grant will support a small working group of faculty from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) and the College of Public Health and Health Professions (PHHP). We have already identified significant student interest as well as faculty expertise. This minor aligns our university with an important trend in undergraduate medical education. In addition to the core humanities areas, we intend to emphasize a critical engagement with public health, artificial intelligence, and religion and spirituality, areas that were highlighted during the recent pandemic and which will make our program unique. We believe it is our ethical obligation to offer such a program and that now is the time for a successful implementation.