Nov 21, 2024

2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin

2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Sociomedical Sciences, B.A.

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Sociomedical Sciences

Melanie Medeiros, Coordinator (Bailey 106)

The Sociomedical Sciences major offers students the opportunity to acquire interdisciplinary knowledge on topics and issues related to health, disease, illness and medicine, as well as analytical and practical skills that will benefit them in post-graduate education and careers in medicine, public health and other health services. Sociomedical Sciences focus on the social determinants of disease and health and examine the correlation between trends in health and its social causes, including social inequality and structural inequity.

Students should meet with the program coordinator before declaring the major. Prior to their meeting, students should submit the Sociomedical Sciences program form, describing (a) their interest in the degree and how it applies to their studies and possible career, (b) the particular courses they want to take to fulfill the B.A., and (c) how the particular courses selected allows them to shape the degree to meet their interests and needs.

Program Learning Outcomes

In completing the Sociomedical Sciences program, the successful student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate understanding of concepts and theoretical principles central to the sociomedical sciences, including but not limited to:

a.  social, economic, political, environmental, cultural and biological determinants of health
b.  intersectionality
c.  structural and social inequality
d.  health disparities, inequality and inequity
e.  cross-cultural conceptions of and practices associated with illness, health, and healing
f.  complementary and alternative medicine and integrative medicine
g. cultural and structural competence
h.  biopower and biopolitics.

2. Demonstrate the following critical thinking, writing and oral communication skills:

a.  Reading and understanding published scholarship in allied subfields of sociomedical sciences, including medical anthropology, medical sociology, public health, epidemiology, biology, geography, psychology, and political science.
b.  Synthesizing scholarship in both writing and speech
c.  Arguing a thesis in writing both persuasively and effectively, following accepted usage rules
d.  Sharing the results of a scholarly project in an oral presentation

3. Engage in effective field research methods and data analysis:

a.  Design and implement an independent research project
b.  Employ interdisciplinary research and data analysis methods to examine an issue or topic related to health and medicine
c.  Understand and observe ethical guidelines for research with human subjects
d.  Gather and analyze participant observation and qualitative interviews

General Education Requirements (30-46 Credits)

Prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy certain General Education courses and will count as elective credit.

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 43:44

Basic Requirements: (36 Credits)

Four Core Courses in Sociomedical Sciences:

ANTH 202 - S/M/Nutrition, Disease, and Health Credit(s): 3
SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine Credit(s): 3
ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 306 - Human Growth and Development Credit(s): 3

One Capstone Course in Sociomedical Sciences

ANTH 402 - Sociomedical Sciences Capstone Credit(s): 3

Exploratory Courses:

1. 21 elective credits with at least three different prefixes.

2. At Least 9 credits must be at the 300-level or above

Courses with a Primary Focus on Health and/or Medicine from: (15-18 Credits)

ANTH 238 - Ethnomedicine in Latin America and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues Credit(s): 3
ANTH 314 - Topics in Linguistics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 ^A
ANTH 317 - Human Osteology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 336 - Forensic Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 343 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women’s Health Credit(s): 3
ANTH 395 - Internship in Anthropology Credit(s): 3-15 as arranged
BIOL 119 - N/General Biology: Diversity, Physiology, Ecology Credit(s): 3
BIOL 210 - Nutrition Credit(s): 3
BIOL 271 - Heredity Credit(s): 3
BIOL 344 - Biology and Global Health Credit(s): 4 ^A
BIOL 349 - Principles of Microbiology Credit(s): 4 ^A
BIOL 365 - Anatomy & Physiology I Credit(s): 4 ^A
BIOL 366 - Anatomy & Physiology II Credit(s): 4 ^A
INTD 207 - Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Credit(s): 3
PHIL 136 - Medicine and Morality Credit(s): 3
PHIL 235 - Philosophy of Biology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 268 - Health Psychology Credit(s): 3 ^A
PSYC 385 - M/Cross-Cultural Psychology Credit(s): 3 ^A
SOCL 314 - Illness, Self, and Society Credit(s): 3 ^A
SPAN 335 - Spanish for the Professions: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3 ^A

Related Courses: (3-6 Credits)

ANTH 100 - S/M/Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 105 - S/Introduction to Physical Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 120 - S/Language and Culture Credit(s): 3
ANTH 216 - S/M/Race, Racism and the Black Experience in the Americas Credit(s): 3
ANTH 226 - M/Ethnography of Latin America and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
ANTH 316 - Human Ecology Credit(s): 3 ^A
ANTH 318 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Credit(s): 3 ^A
ANTH 382 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credit(s): 3
ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ENGL 427 - Literary Representations of Disability Credit(s): 4 ^A
FNCE 112 - Personal Finance Credit(s): 3
GEOG 102 - S/Human Geography Credit(s): 3
GEOG 123 - S/M/The Developing World Credit(s): 3
GEOG 286 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit(s): 4 ^A
MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
PLSC 120 - S/Comparative Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 224 - Government and Politics in Africa Credit(s): 3
PLSC 228 - S/M/Developing World Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 340 - International Law and Organization Credit(s): 3 ^A
PLSC 342 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective Credit(s): 3 ^A
PLSC 348 - Politics of International Economic Relations Credit(s): 3 ^A
PLSC 354 - Government and Politics of Latin America Credit(s): 3 ^A
PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 260 - Abnormal Psychology Credit(s): 3 ^A
PSYC 278 - Psychology of Happiness Credit(s): 3 ^A
PSYC 308 - Psychology of Women Credit(s): 3 ^A
PSYC 350 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3 ^A
SOCL 100 - S/Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 102 - S/Introduction to Social Problems and Public Policy Credit(s): 3
SOCL 105 - S/M/Introduction to Global Social Change Credit(s): 3
SOCL 220 - U/Inequality, Class, and Poverty Credit(s): 3
SOCL 361 - Field Research Methods Credit(s): 3 ^A

Footnotes

^AStudents need to complete pre-/co-requisites for these courses.

Related Requirements: (7-8 Credits)

BIOL 103 - Human Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 104 - N/Human Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or
BIOL 116 - N/General Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 2 and
BIOL 117 - General Biology: Cells, Genetics, Evolution Credit(s): 3
One of the following:
ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 278 - R/Statistics in Geography Credit(s): 3
MATH 242 - R/Elements of Probability and Statistics Credit(s): 3
MATH 262 - R/Applied Statistics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 251 - R/Modern Political Analysis Credit(s): 3
PSYC 250 - R/Introduction to Behavioral Statistics Credit(s): 3
SOCL 211 - R/Statistics for Social Research Credit(s): 3

Minimum Competence Requirement

A grade of C- or better is required for all courses used in fulfillment of the Sociomedical Sciences Major.

Department Writing Requirement

Courses offered in the Sociomedical Sciences at the 200 level or above require significant writing assignments. Successful completion of ANTH 402 fulfills the writing requirement.

Outline/Advising Guide

First Year

Fall (16 Credit Hours)

INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
INTD 106 - Conventions of College Writing Credit(s): 1
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3
U/ Credit(s): 3
F/ Credit(s): 3

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
GEOG 278 - R/Statistics in Geography Credit(s): 3 or
MATH 242 - R/Elements of Probability and Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
MATH 262 - R/Applied Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
PLSC 251 - R/Modern Political Analysis Credit(s): 3 or
PSYC 250 - R/Introduction to Behavioral Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
SOCL 211 - R/Statistics for Social Research Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3
F/ Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Second Year

Fall (14-15) Credit Hours)

ANTH 202 - S/M/Nutrition, Disease, and Health Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
BIOL 103 - Human Biology Credit(s): 3 and
BIOL 104 - N/Human Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 1
or
BIOL 116 - N/General Biology Laboratory Credit(s): 2 and
BIOL 117 - General Biology: Cells, Genetics, Evolution Credit(s): 3
HUMN 220 - W/H/Western Humanities I Credit(s): 4 or
HUMN 221 - W/H/Western Humanities II Credit(s): 4

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ANTH 306 - Human Growth and Development Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
Major Elective 1 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Third Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine Credit(s): 3
Major Elective 2 Credit(s): 3
Major Elective 3 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3
Major Elective 4 Credit(s): 3
Major Elective 5 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Fourth Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

ANTH 402 - Sociomedical Sciences Capstone Credit(s): 3
Major Elective 6 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Spring (14 Credit Hours)

Major Elective 7 Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Sociomedical Sciences, B.A.

Program Learning Outcomes

General Education Requirements (30-46 Credits)

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 43:44

Basic Requirements: (36 Credits)

Four Core Courses in Sociomedical Sciences:

One Capstone Course in Sociomedical Sciences

Exploratory Courses:

Courses with a Primary Focus on Health and/or Medicine from: (15-18 Credits)

Related Courses: (3-6 Credits)

Footnotes

Related Requirements: (7-8 Credits)

Minimum Competence Requirement

Department Writing Requirement

Outline/Advising Guide

First Year

Fall (16 Credit Hours)

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

Second Year

Fall (14-15) Credit Hours)

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

Third Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

Fourth Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

Spring (14 Credit Hours)

Total Credit Hours: 120