Health and Society Minor
No more than 2 units that count towards a major may be used to fulfill these minor requirements.
- Completion of one unit of Health and Society 140.
- Three units chosen from the core health and society courses: Anthropology 262, Anthropology/Health and Society 323, Biology 215, Critical Identity Studies 236/Health and Society 235, Critical Identity Studies/Health and Society 252, Philosophy 221, Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics 308, Political Science/Health and Society 212 or 230, Psychology 210 or 252, Spanish/Health and Society 218, Chinese 115, French 210, Japanese 115, Spanish 210. At least 2 of the core courses must be completed before the senior year. Other relevant course offerings with significant health content may be substituted with approval of the chair.
- One additional course, related to the student’s interest, chosen from the thematic electives below.
- Health and Well-Being: Anthropology/Health and Society 301, 330, Greek, Latin, and Mediterranean Studies/Health and Society 215, Interdisciplinary Studies 318, Psychology 210, 215, 250, 252, 305, 375, Psychology/Critical Identity Studies 225 (may not be counted for the major in conjunction with Critical Identity Studies/Health and Society 252), Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics 308.
- Biological Systems and Health: Anthropology 230, Biology 237, 256, 257, 289, 340, Biology/Chemistry 260, 360, Chemistry 220, 230, Psychology 230.
- Social Determinants of Health: Anthropology/Critical Identity Studies 305 or 306, Critical Identity Studies/Sociology 221, Critical Identity Studies 226/Sociology 225, Critical Identity Studies/Sociology 245, Critical Identity Studies 250/Sociology 251, Economics 204, 271 (if topic is gender economics), Political Science/Health and Society 212 or 230, Political Science/Critical Identity Studies 214, Political Science 255/Environmental Studies 256, Political Science 262, Critical Identity Studies 260, 265, 360 (if topic is medicine).
- One unit of statistics or appropriate research methods course chosen from: Anthropology 240, Biology 247, Economics 251, Health and Society/Political Science 201, Sociology 205, 211.
Requirement Type
Minor
Units Needed to Achieve
6
Primary Section
4807
Additional Section A
7354