Health, Medicine & Society Minor
Contact
James Roche, J.D.
Assistant Director, School of Criminology, Society & Politics
jroche@une.edu
Mission
The mission of the School of Criminology, Society & Politics is to offer a vigorous and exciting broad-based liberal arts education with an emphasis on cultural, global, and political dynamics. The programs provide a combination of theoretical, scientific, practical and experiential approaches to understanding and solving human problems. Issues of gender, race, class, and culture, as well as hands-on learning, are emphasized throughout the curriculum. Our goal is to graduate students with marketable skills that prepare them for careers in a variety of public and social services and/or for graduate study in related areas.
Minor Description
A minor in Health, Medicine, and Society focuses on interdisciplinary, social scientific study of health and medicine. It encompasses anthropological, sociological, psychological, and political science investigations of health and illness. This minor prepares students for a myriad of careers that directly or indirectly relate to a variety of fields in the medical professions.
Admissions
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Transfer Credit
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Financial Information
Tuition and fees for subsequent years may vary. Other expenses include books and housing. For more tuition and fee information, please consult this catalog’s Financial Information section.
Curricular Requirements
To complete the minor in Health, Medicine, and Society, students must complete six 3-credit courses in anthropology, sociology, and related social science or medically related disciplines. Also, four of the total courses must be completed in anthropology or sociology. The electives may come from a variety of fields, depending on the specific course. Students may count courses taken in the Nor’easter Core Curriculum as part of the minor. Students in Sociology or Applied Social and Cultural Studies may not count courses toward the major and the HMS minor. One course must be taken at the 300- or 400-level.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Intro to Sociology | ||
| Select five electives of the following with at least one at the 300-level or above 1 | 15 | |
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Plagues and Populations | ||
| Biology of Sex & Gender | ||
| One Health | ||
| Disability Studies and Inclusive Communities | ||
| Bio-Medical Ethics | ||
| Politics of Public Health | ||
| Lifespan Dev in Context | ||
| Psychology of Aging | ||
| Drugs, Society, and Behavior | ||
| Foundations in Public Health | ||
| Epidemiology | ||
| Social Determinants of Health | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Sociology of Food and Health | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
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Other courses can be substituted with the permission of the academic director.
Please note: While some courses can fulfill both core and program requirements, the credits earned do not count twice towards the minimum total required credits for the degree.
Learning Outcomes
Students in the Health, Medicine, and Society program will explore the world and its diverse people, environments, social/cultural structure, and languages by employing sociological and anthropological theory, research design, analysis, experiential learning, and critical assessment methods. As a result, at the completion of the Health, Medicine, and Society program, students will be able to recognize and evaluate the nature of social evidence and in doing so be able to articulate and apply appropriate terminology, theoretical and methodological procedures to the examination of society, culture, and languages across time and space.