Sociology of Health & Medicine Subplan

Students have the option of adding a subplan in Sociology of Health & Medicine to their Sociology major. Courses in the SHM subplan offer students a coherent curriculum that emphasizes the socio-demographic, cultural, political, and ethical dimensions of health behavior and health policy. 

Requirements:

• To have a notation of the subplan completion appear on your transcript, you must declare the subplan and successfully complete a minimum of 12 credit hours from the list of approved courses.
• A minimum of eight credits must be elected in the SHM subplan at the 300-level or above (excluding prerequisite).

List of approved SHM subplan courses:

• SOC 207: Sociology of Suffering                      
• SOC 225: Project Community-Public Health sections
• SOC 230: Health & Population in South Africa
• SOC 330: Population Problems
• SOC 345: Sociology of Sexuality
• SOC 346: Sociology of the Body
• SOC 430: World Population Dynamics            
• SOC 445: Diagnosis, Sex, & Society
• SOC 475: Health, Medicine, & Society
• SOC 476: Sociology of Bioethics 
• SOC 477: Death & Dying                     
• appropriate topics in SOC 295, 394 (SURO), 395 (Independent Study), 396 (Internship), or 495

A maximum of six credits for the SHM sub plan may come from Experiential Learning or Independent Study style courses. Students with a subplan in Sociology of Health & Medicine are not permitted to also elect a minor in Sociology of Health & Medicine.