Sociology: Medicine and Health Concentration, B.A.

Complete the following courses:

• SOC 101 Introductory Sociology - 3 credits **
• SOC 102 Social Problems - 3 credits
• SOC 201 Sociological Analysis - 3 credits
• Any computer science course (CSCI) (3 credits) *
• Two science lecturers and their corresponding labs from the following subjects: ANTH, ASTR, BIOL, CHEM, ENVI, GEOG, MSCI, PHYS (8 credits)

Choose one from the following:

(MATH 130  is a prerequisite for statistics)

• PSYC 225 Psychological Statistics - 3 credits AND
• PSYC 225L Psychological Statistics Laboratory - 1 credit

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• STAT 201 Elementary Statistics - 3 credits * AND
• STAT 201L Elementary Statistics Computer Laboratory - 1 credit *

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• CBAD 291 Business Statistics - 3 credits *

Note:

* Course credit hours only count once toward the total university graduation credit hour requirements. Click on Credit Sharing  for more information.

** SOC 101 cannot be used to meet a Core Curriculum requirement.

Students must earn grades of ‘C’ or better in all Foundation Courses. 

Complete the following courses:

• SOC 330 Sociological Theory - 3 credits
• Choose three SOC 300 level and above courses

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• SOC 331 Q* Methods in the Social Sciences - 3 credits AND
• SOC 331L Methods in the Social Sciences Laboratory - 1 credit

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• Choose from one of the following:

• SOC 496 Q* Senior Capstone Internship - 3 credits AND
• SOC 496L Internship Capstone Laboratory - 1 credit

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• SOC 497 Q* Senior Thesis - 3 credits AND
• SOC 497L Senior Thesis Laboratory - 1 credit

Social Inequality

Choose two from the following:

• SOC 300 Q* Social Justice - 3 to 4 credits
• SOC 301 Gender and Society - 3 credits
• SOC 309 Social Inequality - 3 credits
• SOC 355 Q* Race and Ethnicity - 3 credits

Applied Methods

Choose one from the following:

• SOC 310 Social Demography - 3 credits
• SOC 320 Individual and Society - 3 credits
• SOC 325 Qualitative Research - 3 credits

Choose three from the following:

• SOC 361 Sociology of Health and Illness - 3 credits
• SOC 362 Medical Sociology - 3 credits
• SOC 454 Sociology of Death and Dying - 3 credits
• SOC 455 Sociology of Aging - 3 credits
• SOC 457 Aging and Social Policy - 3 credits
• SOC 460 Sociology of Mental Health - 3 credits
• SOC 465 Sociology of AIDS - 3 credits