Our two undergraduate programs feature:
Interdisciplinary approaches
Emphasis on knowledge, critical thinking, and advanced skills in research and writing
Preparation for a wide array of careers
Examines health and medicine in social context, equipping students with sophisticated critical faculties and advanced multidisciplinary skills to prepare them for health-related fields
Health and Societies (HSOC) students think rigorously about the social and political processes that shape health practices and knowledge. The program is built on three core disciplines: history, anthropology, and sociology. Methods and courses from other disicplines and fields--including epidemiology, bioethics, environmental studies, and business/economics--supplement the core disciplines and provide majors with the variety of skills necessary to understand the forces shaping our contemporary health landscapes.
You can stay in touch with HSOC by following the HSOC Student Advisory Board (SAB) on Instagram @PennHSOC_SAB!
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Integrates science and technology with the humanities in social and historical context, preparing students to critically discern and assess the earlier roots and potential trajectories of scientific and technological frameworks, projects, and processes
Science, Technology and Society (STSC) majors explore the relationships between scientific knowledge creation, technological systems and innovation, and social and historical context, as well as the social, cultural, and material consequences of scientific and technological change.