Health, Medicine, and Society

Why Health, Medicine & Society at Lehigh?

In order to address the serious and complex health challenges we face in the world today, the fields of health and healthcare are becoming increasingly interdisciplinary. The Interdisciplinary Health, Medicine, and Society Major (HMS) focuses on the social scientific, humanistic, and applied community-engaged dimensions of health and medical care to develop an understanding of how health, illness, and medical care impact individuals, families, communities, and societies. The HMS major is jointly administered by the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Health. The joint major is intended to serve students who wish to be involved in some aspect of the healthcare industry, health policy, or public health and also students who are interested in communications, the pharmaceutical industry, law, business, agency work, and other careers where understanding health care is essential.