What classes do schools consider social sciences and humanies?

[Lpmgolf]

I've been trying to figure out what classes medical schools consider social sciences and what they consider humanities.

One department in my school considers social sciences to include foreign languages, but another department considers foreign languages to be humanities. Instead, that put econ, sociology, psychology, etc into the social sciences category.

I just wanted to see if any of you knew what most medicals actually put into those categories.

Thanks!

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[Richardh]

not an adcom member but I would think foreign language will be part of humanities. but I can see why foreign language can be social sciences. hope someone else can answer this question.

 

[NickNaylor]

Do medical schools actually distinguish between "social sciences" and "humanities?" While some schools may call it one thing and some another, I imagine it's all the same umbrella of "not science..."

 

[Dianyla]

Do medical schools actually distinguish between "social sciences" and "humanities?" While some schools may call it one thing and some another, I imagine it's all the same umbrella of "not science..."

Yes, they do. Social sciences are things like psychology, sociology, political science, etc. Humanities are literature, languages, arts, history, etc.

 

[NickNaylor]

Yes, they do. Social sciences are things like psychology, sociology, political science, etc. Humanities are literature, languages, arts, history, etc.

Well I understand that a distinction exists - arbitrary though it may be - but I haven't seen a med school that requires x amount of hours in the social sciences AND x amount of hours in the humanities. Usually they're all lumped into one category that colloquially might be called "not-science" (e.g., see Hopkins, which requires 24 hours in "humanities and social sciences"). I highly doubt any school is going to be that nitpicky about these sorts of things.

Then again, I'll be the first to admit that I'm not really that up to date on pre-reqs.

 

[WorldChanger36]

Schools like SLU require a chunk of humanities and social sciences. Pretty sure it is there to make sure applicants are well rounded students. Beside after taking so much hard science most people need a break and take a few religion, philosophy and psychology classes ( or some others) just to clear their heads.