Master of Arts

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Campus address: Calhoun Hall (CAL) 217

Mailing address: The University of Texas at Austin, Department of English, HHM Graduate Program, 204 West 21st Street Stop B5000, Austin, TX 78712

E-mail:  [email protected]

URL: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/humanities-health-medicine/

Facilities for Graduate Work

The field of Humanities, Health, and Medicine (HHM) explores and promotes relationships among the humanities on the one hand and health and health care on the other. The methods and substance of humanistic disciplines have the power to transform health care for all by enhancing human connections, deepening the capacity for empathy, and improving our understanding of the cultural and social contexts in which health, illness, and care occur. At the same time, focusing on health and health care reinvigorates and reveals new relevance for humanistic scholarship and teaching in a society increasingly dominated by STEM fields. The transdisciplinary nature of Humanities, Health, and Medicine and the flexible design of the Master of Arts program allow students to take courses and study with faculty across campus, including in the College of Liberal Arts, the Moody College of Communications, the Steve Hicks School of Social Work, the College of Education, the School of Nursing, and the School of Information, among other campus units. Faculty from the Dell Medical School are also available to help advise student research. The Humanities, Health, and Medicine program is housed in the Department of English. We regularly sponsor speaker and other events. Facilities for graduate work include the University’s excellent library system, which is equipped with reference librarians who have subject expertise in all relevant fields, and the Harry Ransom Center, a world-renowned center for humanities research. The University of Texas Library System is among the nation's largest and best academic library system. In addition to the six-floor Perry-Castañeda Library (PCL), which is the system's flagship, other highlights include the Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection, the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (which houses many of the University's archival collections and acquisitions), the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and the Life Sciences Library, as well as five science and technology libraries, include that of Dell Medical School.

Areas of Study

Both the conceptual capaciousness of the field and the significant inventory of relevant graduate and upper-division undergraduate courses that the University offers gives students the ability to design, in collaboration with the graduate advisor, a coherent program of study that matches their interests, desires, and post-degree goals. Students also have the option of complementing their MA degrees with Graduate Portfolios in, for example, Disability Studies and Health Communications.

Graduate Studies Committee

The following faculty members served on the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) in the spring 2025 semester.

Phillip J Barrish Allan H Cole Jr Erin Eileen Donovan Christy L Erving Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez Scott Graham Benjamin G Gregg Alison Kafer

Michael S Mackert Julie A Minich Chelsi West Ohueri Abena Dove agyepoma Osseo-asare Bassam F Sidiki Pauline T Strong Kevin J Thomas