Minor Program

The interdisciplinary minor in health and society consists of at least six courses, which must include 01:920:101 Introduction to Sociology; 01:920:210 Sociology of Medicine and Health Care; and 01:920:307 Sociology of Mental Illness. In addition, at least one elective must be taken in the Department of Sociology, and at least two electives from other School of Arts and Sciences (SAS) departments affiliated with the minor (see list below). No more than two courses are allowed to overlap with the major, and no more than two electives may be taken from within the same department (except sociology).  All courses must be passed with a grade of C or better to earn credit toward the minor.

Required Sociology Courses

01:920:101  Introduction to Sociology (3)

01:920:210  Sociology of Medicine and Health Care (3)

01:920:307  Sociology of Mental Illness (3)

Elective Sociology Courses

At least one course must be selected from the following:

01:920:227  Population and Society (3)

01:920:232  Sociology of Food and Eating (3)

01:920:303  Social Gerontology (3)

01:920:332  Social Inequalities (3)

01:920:335  Health and Inequality (3) 

01:920:359  Environmental Sociology (3)

01:920:361  Sociology of Drug Use (3)*

01:920:410  Sociology of Alcohol Problems (3)

01:920:433  Race, Science, and Medicine (3)

01:920:434  Social Science and Public Policy (3)

01:920:438  Sociology of Age (3)

01:920:440  Sexuality and Society (3)

01:920:462  Sociology of Selected Institutions (3)

Elective Courses from Other SAS Departments

At least two electives must be selected from the following course offerings. No more than two courses can be taken from each department, to ensure breadth of study.

Africana Studies

01:014:347  Health Issues in the African-American Community (3)

Anthropology

01:070:307  Medical Anthropology (3)

Biology

01:119:150  Biology, Society, and Biomedical Issues (3)

01:119:154  Genetics, Law, and Social Policy (3)

Economics

01:220:417  Health Economics (3)***

01:220:348  Economics of Social Welfare Programs (3)***

English

01:359:209  Introduction to Health, Medicine, and Literature (3)

Genetics

01:447:354  Social, Legal, and Ethical Implications of the New Genetics (3)***

History

01:506:226  Contemporary Challenges in International Health (3)

01:508:328  History of Health and Healing in Africa (3)

01:508:322  Black Death to Obesity Epidemic: History of Public Health in the West (3)

01:512:121  Health and Environment in America (3)

01:512:225  Sexuality in America (3)

01:512:230  History of Medicine in Film (3)

01:730:105 or 106  Current Moral and Social Issues (3 or 4)**

01:730:107 or 108  Introduction to Ethics (3 or 4)**

01:730:249  Bioethics (3)**

Political Science

01:790:320  Politics and Social Policy: Lessons from Europe (3)

Psychology

01:830:101  General Psychology (3)

01:830:360  Drugs and Human Behavior (3)*

01:830:333  Adolescent Development (3)

01:830:335  Adult Development and Aging  (3)

01:830:340  Abnormal Psychology (3)

01:830:377  Health Psychology (3)

Religion

01:840:112  Death and Afterlife (3)

01:840:221  Ethical Issues, Religious Responses (3)**

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

01:988:240  Gender and Science (3)

01:988:487  Language of Women's Health and Health Policy (3)

Notes:

*Students may take no more than two of the following three courses:

 01:920:361  Sociology of Drug Use (3)

 01:512:322  Drugs: A Social History (3)

 01:830:360  Drugs and Human Behavior (3)

**Students may take no more than two of the following four courses:

 01:730:105 or 106  Current Moral and Social Issues (3 or 4)

 01:730:107 or 108  Introduction to Ethics (3 or 4)

 01:730:249   Bioethics (3)

 01:840:221  Ethical Issues, Religious Responses (3)

***Denotes one or more prerequisites