Health and Society BS

All courses counting for the major must be completed with a C- or higher.

Students are expected to complete:

Foundational Courses: 15 credits

HLT 201 - Introduction to Health and Society Credits: 3
HLT 211 - Communicating about Health and Illness Credits: 3
HLT 316 - Social Science Research Methods Credits: 3
HLT 420 - Health and Society Capstone Credits: 3
HLT 450 - Health and Society Internship Credits: 3

Social Science and Humanities Elective Courses: 18 credits

Six Electives selected from the approved list of HLT electives (18 credits). Must include a minimum of six 300-level courses, and courses from a minimum of three different departments. Substitutions must be approved by the Program Director.

AGH 301 - Adulthood & Aging Credits: 3
AGH 302 - Aging and Disability Credits: 3
AGH 311 - Topics in Gerontology Credits: 3
AGH 410 - Cognitive Health & Aging Credits: 3
CJS 334 - Mental Health and Justice Credits: 3
CJS 361 - The War on Drugs Credits: 3
ECO 338 - Health Economics Credits: 3
GLH 301 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credits: 3.00
GLH 302 - Emerging Trends in Global Health Credits: 3.00
GLH 400 - Health Care Systems Credits: 3.00
HLT 350 - Topics in Health and Society Credits: 3
HST 314 - History of Urban America Credits: 3
HST 320 - Topics in European History Credits: 3
HST 346 - The Color Line in Modern America Credits: 3
PHL 317 - Ethics & Health Care Professionals Credits: 3
PHL 340 - Philosophy of Happiness Credits: 3
PHL 341 - Philosophy of the Good Life Credits: 3
PSC 315 - Public Policy in America Credits: 3
PSC 337 - Reproductive Rights & Health Credits: 3
PSC 339 - Women and Public Policy Credits: 3
PSC 345 - Politic Of Public Health Credits: 3
SOA 314 - Nation in Therapy Credits: 3
SOA 315 - Health and Healing Credits: 3
SOA 334 - Food, Feast, and Famine Credits: 3
SOA 335 - Environmental Justice Credits: 3
SOA 338 - Population, Environment and Culture Credits: 3
SOA 339 - Sustainable Cities Credits: 3
SOA 350 - Readings in Sociological & Anthropological Lit Credits: 3 (Faith, Health, and Culture; Having Babies: Maternal/Infant Health; Justice in the City)
SOA 383 - Migration, Citizenship, and Belonging Credits: 3
SPA 306 - Medical Spanish Credits: 3
WGS 300 - Topics in Women’s and Gender Studies Credits: 3 (Race and Gender in Biomedicine; Sex and Gender in the History of Medicine)
WGS 369 - Global Women’s Health and Activism Credits: 3

Science and Lab Elective Courses: 12 credits

Three Electives selected from the approved list of HLT science electives plus the associated lab (12 credits). Substitutions must be approved by the Program Director.

BIO 121 - Introductory Biology I Credits: 3
BIO 131 - Introductory Biology Laboratory I Credits: 1
BIO 122 - Introductory Biology II Credits: 3
BIO 132 - Introductory Biology Laboratory II Credits: 1
BIO 221 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: 3
BIO 223 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory I Credits: 1
BIO 222 - Anatomy and Physiology II Credits: 3
BIO 224 - Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory II Credits: 1
BIO 251 - Medical Microbiology Credits: 3
BIO 261 - Medical Microbiology Laboratory Credits: 1
CHM 151 - Principles of Modern Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHM 152 - Principles of Modern Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHM 161 - Introduction to Applied Chemistry I Credits: 1
CHM 162 - Introduction to Applied Chemistry II Credits: 1
CHM 251 - Organic Chemistry I Credits: 3
CHM 263 - Bio-Organic Chemistry Laboratory I Credits: 1
CHM 252 - Organic Chemistry II Credits: 3
CHM 264 - Bio-Organic Chemistry Laboratory II Credits: 1
For students who were previously MLS majors and are seeking HLT-BS. The following courses may count as science and lab elective courses.
MLS 115 - Fund Of Med Lab Science Credits: 1
MLS 116 - Fund Med Lab Sci Techniq Credits: 1
MLS 121 - Human Genetics Credits: 3
MLS 122 - Human Genetics Lab Credits: 1
MLS 211 - Fundamentals of Human Physiology Credits: 4
MLS 221 - Pathophysiology Credits: 3
MLS 241 - Instrumentation Analysis Credits: 3