Sociomedical Sciences Minor

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Melanie Medeiros, Coordinator (Bailey 106)

The Sociomedical Sciences minor 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 must also complete a supervised Sociomedical Sciences capstone experience (research project or internship) with a member of the minor coordinating committee for 3 credits. Students must meet with a member of the minor committee to have their course selections approved. Prior to their meeting, students should submit the Sociomedical Sciences Minor program form, describing (a) their interest in the minor and how it applies to their studies and possible career, (b) the particular courses they want to take to fulfill the minor, and (c) how the particular courses selected allows them to shape the minor to meet their interests and needs.

Total Required: 21 Credits

Basic Requirements (12 Credit Hours)

ANTH 202 - M/Nutrition, Disease, and Health Credit(s): 3
or
ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3 *
SOCL 213 - Sociology of Medicine Credit(s): 3

Capstone Experience-Select one of the following:

ANTH 382 - Ethnographic Field Methods Credit(s): 3
SOCL 399 - Directed Study Credit(s): May be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits.

One course from:

BIOL 235 - M/Disease and the Developing World Credit(s): 3
ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
GEOG 102 - S/Human Geography Credit(s): 3

Electives (9 Credit Hours)

3 courses, including at least 6-9 credits from group A (two different prefixes) and 0-3 credits from group B.

A. Health and Medicine Courses:

(2-3 courses from 2 different pre-fixes, 6-9 credits):

ANTH 202 - M/Nutrition, Disease, and Health Credit(s): 3
ANTH 238 - Ethnomedicine in Latin America and the Caribbean Credit(s): 3
ANTH 302 - Medical Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ANTH 313 - Global Health Issues Credit(s): 3
ANTH 314 - Topics in Linguistics: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
ANTH 343 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women’s Health Credit(s): 3
BIOL 210 - Nutrition Credit(s): 3
BIOL 235 - M/Disease and the Developing World Credit(s): 3
BIOL 344 - Biology and Global Health Credit(s): 4
HIST 480 - Advanced Studies in LACAANA History: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
INTD 207 - Interdisciplinary Disability Studies Credit(s): 3
PHIL 136 - Medicine and Morality Credit(s): 3
PSYC 268 - Health Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 385 - M/Cross-Cultural Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 314 - Illness, Self, and Society Credit(s): 3
SPAN 335 - Spanish for the Professions: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3

B. Related Requirements:

(0-1 courses, 0-3 credits)

ANTH 216 - S/M/Race, Racism and the Black Experience in the Americas Credit(s): 3
ANTH 318 - Gender and Sexuality in Latin America Credit(s): 3
ANTH 336 - Forensic Anthropology Credit(s): 3
ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ENGL 427 - Literary Representations of Disability Credit(s): 4
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
MGMT 100 - Society and Business Credit(s): 3
MGMT 112
PLSC 224 - Government and Politics in Africa Credit(s): 3
PLSC 228 - S/M/Developing World Politics Credit(s): 3
PLSC 326 - Government and Politics of South America Credit(s): 3
PLSC 340 - International Law and Organization Credit(s): 3
PLSC 342 - Human Rights in a Global Perspective Credit(s): 3
PLSC 348 - Politics of International Economic Relations Credit(s): 3
PSYC 260 - Abnormal Psychology Credit(s): 3
PSYC 278 - Psychology of Happiness Credit(s): 3
PSYC 308 - Psychology of Women Credit(s): 3
PSYC 350 - Social Psychology Credit(s): 3
SOCL 105 - S/M/Introduction to Global Social Change Credit(s): 3
SOCL 212 - Sociological Research Credit(s): 3
SOCL 220 - U/Inequality, Class, and Poverty Credit(s): 3
SOCL 361 - Field Research Methods Credit(s): 3

Note:

Courses that appear in multiple lists may only be counted once for the minor.