General Catalog 2001-2002
Posted April 9, 2001

Program Office: 326 BEH S 

Mailing Address: 390 S. 1530 E., Rm. 301, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0250 

Director, Frederick Rhodewalt, Ph.D. 

Faculty

Faculty are drawn from participating departments and colleges. 

Advisers. 326 BEH S, 581-4678, socadv@soc.utah.edu

Undergraduate Program

This undergraduate major emphasis consists of a curriculum leading to a B.S. or B.A. through the College of Social and Behavioral Science. The major emphasis is interdisciplinary in nature and interdepartmental in structure, and includes an optional practical experience in a community health setting. Substantive courses from a variety of fields (epidemiology, behavioral sciences, research methods and quantitative skills, administration, philosophy, and history) provide a coherent perspective on health care in its various social and administrative contexts. The program provides students with skills appropriate to research and administrative positions in public and private health care settings. It also offers academic flexibility and breadth for those desiring dual majors or wishing to enter graduate and professional programs in the behavioral sciences, medicine, public health, health services administration, law, or other areas. 

There are no prerequisites for admission into the program. Students should declare the major at registration. In order to graduate using the old quarter system degree requirements, students must have completed at least five courses in the curriculum prior to fall semester 1998. Departmental scholarships for the major are available through the Financial Aid and Scholarships Office. 

I. Core Skills

A. Research Methods and Statistics (Choose 1 set)
ECON 3600 Quantitative Methods (5*) 

PSYCH 3000 Statistical Methods in Psychology (4*#) and PSYCH 3010 Research Methods in Psychology (4*+) 

FCS 3200 Research Methods (4) and FCS 3210 Statistics (4*#) 

SOC 3111 Introduction to Research Methods (3) and SOC 3112 Introduction to Social Statistics (4*#) 

B. Medical Terminology (Choose 1)
H EDU 3030 Medical Terminology (3) 
PH TX 2700 Common Medicines (3) 

C. Upper Division Writing (Choose 1)
ENGL 3610 Advanced Expository Writing (3+) 
WRTG 3200 Writing Research for the University (3+) 
WRTG 3400 Professional Writing (3+) 
WRTG 3700 Writing in Majors(3+) 

D. Epidemiology (Required)
SOC 3473 Social Epidemiology (3*) 

E. Computer Science (Choose 1)
Any introductory computer course 
Any Marriott Library Electronic Short Course 
Letter outlining computer experience through employment 

II. Health Care Concepts & Perspectives

A. Biological Matrix of Health (Choose 1)
ANTHR 4291 Evolution of Human Health (3) 
ANTHR 3211 Biology of Native Americans (3) 
BIOL 1400 Introduction to Environmental Science (3) 

or all three of the following:

BIOL 1000 General Biology 
and BIOL 2315 Human Anatomy 
and BIOL 2320 Human Physiology (12) 

B. Community and Cultural Issues (Choose 2)
PSYCH 3460 Introduction to Health Psychology (3) 
SOC 3471 Sociology of Health (3) 
ANTHR 4192 Culture, Health, and Healing (3) 
ANTHR 4193 Anthropology of Medical Change (3) 
H EDU 3050 Community Health Issues (3) 
GERON 5001 Introduction to Gerontology (3) 
GERON 5370 Health & Optimal Aging (3)
FCS 5430 Families, Consumers, and Health Care (3) 

C. Humanistic Perspectives on Health (Choose 1)
PHIL 3520 Bioethics (3) 
PHIL 3500 Ethics (3) 
HIST 4090 Perspective on World Health (3) 
H EDU 5050 Health Concerns of the Developing World (3) 

III. Health Care Resources & Administration

A. Economics of Health (Required)
ECON 5190 Health Economics (3) 

B. Administration, Budget, and Policy (Choose 3)
H EDU 4310 Health Promotion/Marketing (3) 
H EDU 4790 Health Services Administration (3) 
H EDU 5100 Health Care in the U.S. (3) 
POL S 3300 Public Administration (3) 
POL S 3320 Public Policy and Analysis (3) 
POL S 3380 Politics and Budgets (3) 
POL S 5321 Health Policy (3) 
ACCTG 2610 Survey of Accounting (3) 
MGT 3500 Principles of Management (3) 
MKTG 1310 Survey of Marketing (3) 
or MKTG 3010 Principles of Marketing (3) 

Total Hours: 38-50 

No additional allied hours are required for this major. An internship is optional—BSH 5800: Behavioral  Science and Health Internship (1-6). 

BSH Course Descriptions