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 early if
possible. Departmental scholarships for the major are
available through the Advisor.
I. RESEARCH AND ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS
A. Research Methods and Statistics (choose one series)
ECON 3640 Statistics (3) [QB] and
ECON 3620 Mathematics for Economists (3) [QI]
FCS 3200 Research Methods in FCS (4) and
FCS 3210 Statistics in FCS (4) [QB, QI]
PSY 3010 Research Methods in Psych (4) [QI, CW] and
PSY 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 3673 Social Epidemiology (3) [QI]
C. Ethics and Values (choose one)
PHIL 3310 Science and Society [HF]
PHIL 3510 Business and Professional Ethics [HF]
PHIL 3520 Bioethics [HF]
PHIL 5520 Advanced Bioethics (with instructor’s consent)
II. BIOLOGICAL, CULTURAL, & GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON
HEALTH
A. Biological and Environmental Matrix of Health (choose
one)
ANTH 4291 Evolution of Human Health (3)
ANTH 4133 Maternal & Child Health (3)
BIOL 1400 Intro to Enviro Science (3) [SF]
H EDU 3700 Environmental Health (3)
B. Lifestyle: The Individual, Culture, and Society
(choose two, not from the same department)
ANTH 4192 Culture, Health, and Healing (3)
ANTH 4193 Medical Anthropology (3)
ANTH 4242 Anthropology of Clinical Health Care (3)
FCS 5430 Families, Consumers, and Health (3)
GERON 5001 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
GERON 5370 Health and Optimal Aging (3)
H EDU 3050 Community Health Issues (3) [BF]
PSY 3460 Introduction to Health Psychology (3)
SOC 3671 Sociology of Health (3)
SOC 5720 Medical Sociology Seminar (3)
C. Global Perspectives on Health (choose one)
BIOL 3460 Global Environmental Issues (3) [SF] [IR]
FPMD 4500 Public Health a Global Perspective (3) [IR]
H EDU 5050 Health Concerns in the Devel. World (3)
HIST 4090 Perspectives on World Health (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 Vision (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)
IV. ELECTIVE (required)
Choose one additional course from II. or III. (3) or
GEOG 5190 GIS & Environmental Health or SOC 3769 Race
Ethnicity & Health (3) [DV]
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 (1-6)
(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).
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