General Catalog 2002-2003
Posted January 2003

Program Office: 102 ST 

Mailing Address: 270 S. 1400 E.  Rm. 102 SLC, UT 84112-0060 

Directors, Norm Waitzman, Ph.D., Economics and Polly Wiessner, Ph.D., Anthropology.

Faculty

Faculty are drawn from participating departments and colleges. 

Advisers. 102 ST 581-6880 julie.anzelmo@anthro.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. RESEARCH AND ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS

A. Research Methods and Statistics (choose one series)
ECON 3640 Statistics (3) [QI] and 
ECON 3650 Principles of Econometrics (3) [QI] 

FCS 3200 Research Methods in FCS (4) and
FCS 3210 Statistics in FCS (4) [QB, QI]

PSYCH 3010 Research Methods in Psych (4) [QI, CW] and
PSYCH 3000 Statistics in Psych (4) [QB, QI]

SOC 3111 Research Methods in Soc (3) and 
SOC 3112 Social Statistics (4) [QB, QI]

B. Social Epidemiology (choose one)
SOC 3473 Social Epidemiology (3) [QI]
FCS 5120 Demographic Methods (3)

C. Ethics and Values (choose one)
PHIL 1310 Science and Society [HF]
PHIL 3510 Business and Professional Ethics [HI]
PHIL 3520 Bioethics [HI]
PHIL 5520 Advanced Bioethics (with instructor's consent)

II. BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON HEALTH

A. Biological and Environmental Matrix of Health (choose one)
ANTHR 4291 Evolution of Human Health (3)
ANTHR 4142 Darwinian Medicine (3)
BIOL 1001 Biology and Society (3) [SF]
H EDU 3700 Environmental Health (3)
SOC 3445 Environment, Ecology, & Society (3)

B. Lifestyle:  The Individual, Culture, and Society 
(choose two, not from the same department)
ANTHR 4192 Culture, Health, and Healing (3)
ANTHR 4193 Medical Anthropology (3)
FCS 5430 Families, Consumers, and Health (3)
GER 5001 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
GER 5370 Health and Optimal Aging (3)
PSYCH 3460 Introduction to Health Psychology (3)
SOC 3472 Sociology of Mental Health (3)

C. Global Perspectives on Health (choose one)
BIOL 3460 Global Environmental Issues (3) [SI]
H EDU 5050 Health Concerns in the Devel. World (3)
HIST 4090 Perspectives on World Health (3)
SOC 3453 Global Population Problems (3)

III. POLITICS, POLICY, RESOURCES, AND ADMINISTRATION

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

B. Politics, Policy, and Administration (choose two)
H EDU 4310 Health Promotion/Marketing (3) or
MKTG 3000 Marketing Dynamics (3)
H EDU 4790 Health Services Administration (3) or
POLS 3300 Introduction to Public Administration
H EDU 5100 Health Care in the United States (3)
MGT 3500 Principles of Management (3)
POLS 3320 Introduction to Public Policy and Analysis (3)
POLS 3380 Politics and Budgets (3)
POLS 5321 Health Policy (3)
POLS 5550 Nonprofit Sector and Organizations (3) or
POLS 5570 Management of Nonprofit Organizations (3)
POLS 5563 Program Evaluation (3)

IV. ELECTIVE (required)
Choose one additional course from II. or III. (3)

V. SPECIAL PROJECT (optional)
BSH 4999 Honors Thesis/Project (3) [CW] 
(restricted to students in the Honors Program)

BSH 5800 Behavioral Science and Health Internship (1-3)
(Two semester maximum)

Individual Study (see individual departments)

VI. CAPSTONE (required)
BSH 5000 Behavioral Science and Health Capstone (3)
(open to seniors and juniors with permission)

Total Hours: 39-50 

No additional allied hours are required for this major. A special project is optional—BSH 5800: Behavioral  Science and Health Internship (1-6), or individual study (see individual departments). 

BSH Course Descriptions