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Minor in Medical Sociology
The Medical Sociology Minor focuses on healthcare as a growing sector of our economy. Programs at the governmental, private, and international levels are expanding to meet the needs of an increasingly elderly, disabled, and chronically ill population. Medical sociology is a specialty area concerned with the social dimensions of health, illness, and health care.
With the Medical Sociology Minor, you can critically examine approaches used to prevent health problems and evaluate your relative merits.
Program Snapshot
Required Courses: 6
- SOCI 1101: Introduction to Sociology
- SOCI 3380: Society, Community, & Health -or-
- SOCI 4443: Medical Sociology
Elective Courses: 9
Select three of the following:
- SOCI 3310: Introduction to Gerontology
- SOCI 3320: Exploring the Aging Network
- SOCI 3344: Biotechnology and Social Change
- SOCI 3360: Sociology of Violence
- SOCI 3380: Society, Community, & Health (If not taken as a required course)
- SOCI 4200: Drugs, Alcohol, and Society
- SOCI 4400: Directed Study in Sociology (Topic must be relevant to Medical Sociology)
- SOCI 4443: Medical Sociology (If not taken as a required course)
- SOCI 4445: Sociology of Mental Illness
- SOCI 4490: Special Topics in Sociology (Topic must be relevant to Medical Sociology)
Total Number of Credit Hours: 15
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Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
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Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
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食色视频, Georgia, 30144
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