Sociology of Health Minor

The Sociology of Health minor includes a core of sociology courses and an additional course potentially fulfilling General Education requirements. This Sociology Program minor: introduces the sociological perspective, use of medical sociology to examine cultural and societal dimensions of health, its application in various vocational fields, and possible interdisciplinary connections.

Sociology of Health Minor (20 Credits)

Core Courses

Choose 1 100-level SOC course from the following:
SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 102 - Sociology of Social Problems 4 Hour(s)
SOC 110 - Cultural Anthropology 4 Hour(s)
Take these 2 courses:
SOC 160 - Health & Society 4 Hour(s)
SOC 324 - Medical Sociology & Inequality 4 Hour(s)
Choose 1 300-level SOC course from the following:
SOC 301 - Social Movements & Activism 4 Hour(s)
SOC 323 - Community Development & Social Change 4 Hour(s)
SOC 332 - White Collar and Environmental Crime 4 Hour(s)
SOC 334 - Social Values & Public Policy 4 Hour(s)
SOC 346 - Survey Design and Analysis in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s)
Choose 1 course from the following:
COM 290 - Introduction to Health Communication 4 Hour(s)
PBH 101 - Introduction to Public Health 4 Hour(s)
PBH 102 - Global Health 4 Hour(s)
PHI 106 - Ethics, Values and Judgment 4 Hour(s)
PHI 194 - Bioethics 4 Hour(s)
PHI 206 - Ethics 4 Hour(s)
REL 210 - Suffering and Hope 4 Hour(s)
REL 220 - Health and Religion 4 Hour(s)
SOC 215 - Social Gerontology 4 Hour(s)
SOC 235 - Gender and Society 4 Hour(s)
SOC 242 - Environmental Justice & Concern 4 Hour(s)
WGS 150 - Introduction to LGBTQ* Studies 4 Hour(s)