Requirements of the HSOC Major (14 cu)
The HSOC major has four components:
- Core coures
- HSOC Department electives
- Concentration courses
- Capstone course
I. Core Courses (4 cu)
- Foundation Requirement (1 cu): HSOC 0480 or HSOC 0490 (Required in order to declare the HSOC major)
- Quantitative Methods (1 cu): HSOC 2002/SOCI 2000 or HSOC 2202/SOCI 2220
- Core Discipline - Historical (1 cu): HSOC 0400 or HSOC 1401 or HSOC 1411
- Core Discipline - Intro to Medical Anthropology (1 cu): HSOC 1382/ANTH 1238 OR Medical Sociology (1 cu): HSOC 1222/SOCI 1110
II. HSOC Department Electives (3 cu)
III. Concentration (6 cu)
A student selects one concentration and creates a combination of six courses to fulfill the requirement. These courses may be pre-approved courses or petitioned courses. Please check the page for your concentration for the rules governing your concentration.
The concentrations are
- Bioethics and Health
- Disease and Culture
- Global Health
- Health Care, Markets and Finance
- Health Policy
- Public Health
- Race, Gender and Health
IV. Capstone Research Seminar (1 cu)
- A capstone research project is a 20+ page paper of independent research.
- Every HSOC major does a capstone research project by taking a capstone seminar or independent study
- A capstone seminar is any 4000-level HSOC/STSC course (*Except STSC 4000*) -- all of these courses focus on the writing of a capstone paper
- The independent study option to complete the capstone is HSOC 4999 and requires a project plan, advisor, and department approval.
- Only 4000-level courses taken during a student's last three terms before graduation count to fulfill this requirement
- HSOC 4400 (by application only) satisfies this requirement
Want advice from other HSOC majors about courses and concentrations? Contact the HSOC-SAB