FREN 1057: Medicine, Disability, and Literature will now be offered as an Online Asynchronous course for Summer Session 1 (June 1 - July 2) with registration currently open!
SS1 (June 1 - July 2, 2026)
FREN 1057: Medicine, Disability, and Literature (3 credits)
Online Asynchronous
Counts towards: CA1 “Arts and Humanities”, TOI-1, TOI-2, as well as the CLAS Skills Area "Leadership Skills and Ethics"
This course offers an introduction to Medical Humanities and Disability Studies; it is particularly adapted for students interested in careers in Medical, Dental, Nursing, Public Health, and other care-related professions. Students will assess the importance of narrative structures in the individual and social perception of health and sickness, the impact of strategies of inclusion on disability, the efficiency of doctor-patient communication in a range of texts and visual works from the French and Francophone world. By discussing works thematically relevant to medical and care professions, students will enhance skills in cultural competency, writing and reading, and ethical reasoning. Taught in English. No prerequisites.
This course will allow you to…
- Strengthen your med school or healthcare program application
- Build cultural competence and understand patient experiences
- Practice ethical reasoning through real-world case studies
- Improve your ability to communicate across difference
- Satisfy Gen Ed and CLAS requirements:
- CA1: Arts & Humanities
- TOI-1: Creativity, Design, Expression, Innovation
- TOI-2: Cultural Dimensions of Human Experience
- CLAS “Leadership Skills & Ethics"
For more information, contact Prof. Raphael Koenig: raphael.koenig@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Prof. Raphael Koenig at raphael.koenig@uconn.edu