Sociomedical Sciences, B.A.

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: 

• social, economic, political, environmental, cultural and biological determinants of health  
• intersectionality
• structural inequities and social inequality 
• health disparities, inequality and inequity 
• cross-cultural conceptions of and practices associated with illness, health, and healing
• complementary and alternative medicine and integrative medicine 
• cultural and structural competence
• biopower and biopolitics.

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

• Ability to read and understand published scholarship in allied subfields of sociomedical sciences, including medical anthropology, medical sociology, public health, epidemiology, biology, geography, psychology, and political science.
• Ability to synthesize, analyze and discuss scholarship in both writing and speech.
• Ability to argue and support a thesis in writing.

3.  Engage in integrative inquiry, application of knowledge and skills and reflection, including:

• Asking meaningful questions about and synthesizing multiple bodies of knowledge on local and global problems and issues.
• Adapting and applying theories, skills, and methods to examine and address local and global problems and issues.
• Reflecting upon changes in learning and outlook over time and to make personal, professional, and civic plans based on that self-reflection.

General Education Requirements (30-40 Credits)

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

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 45

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.

Sample Course Map

For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2022: please select the bulletin year in which you entered the college (matriculated) at the top right of this page.

Curriculum Map  

• First Year
  • Fall - 14 Credits
    • BIOL 103 - Human Biology  and BIOL 104 - Human Biology Laboratory  OR BIOL 117 - General Biology - Cells, Genetics, Evolution  and BIOL 118 - General Biology Laboratory I  
    • WRTG 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle)  
    • Global Society: CGC - Credit(s): 3
    • World Language 101 - Credit(s): 4
  • Spring - 16 Credits
    • MATH 242 - Elements of Probability and Statistics  
      • Counts for Math/Quantitative Reasoning
    • Global Society: SST - Credit(s): 3
    • World Language 102 - Credit(s): 4
    • Global Society: DPP - Credit(s): 3
    • Global Society: CAI - Credit(s): 3
• Second Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • ANTH 202 - Nutrition, Disease, and Health  
    • SMSC Core Elective - Credit(s): 3-4 
    • INTD 275 - Information Research Strategies  
    • Global Society: WCV - Credit(s): 4
    • Electives - Credit(s): 4
  • Spring - 15 Credits
    • SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine  Credit(s): 3
    • SMSC Core Elective - Credit(s): 3-4
    • Electives - Credit(s): 7-9, depending on SMSC Electives
• Third Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology  
    • SMSC 3xx-4xx Core Elective - Credit(s): 3-4
    • Electives - Credit(s): 7-9, depending on SMSC Electives
  • Spring - 15 Credits
    • ANTH 306 - Human Growth and Development  
    • SMSC Core Elective - Credit(s): 3-4
    • SMSC Complementary Elective - Credit(s): 3-4
    • Electives - Credit(s): 5 - 6 depending on SMSC Electives
• Fourth Year
  • Fall - 15 Credits
    • SMSC 3xx-4xx Electives - Credit(s): 3-4
    • ANTH 402 - Sociomedical Sciences Capstone  
    • Electives - Credit(s): 7-8, depending on SMSC Electives
  • Spring - 15 Credits
    • SMSC 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3-4
    • Electives - Credit(s): 9-10

KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

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