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Aug 23, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
Health and Society BS
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All courses counting for the major must be completed with a C- or higher.
Learning Objectives:
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Recognize the interconnections between physical, mental, and social dimensions of human health and well-being;
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Identify and analyze the social, cultural, political, and economic factors that impact health-related needs, behaviors, and beliefs of diverse populations;
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Analyze the impact of structural violence and systemic inequalities along the lines of race, class, gender, global location on the health status of diverse populations;
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Identify and assess solutions based on insights from the social sciences and humanities that address root causes of challenges to human health and/or contribute to improving human health.
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Recognize key ethical principles that guide public health and health-related decisions;
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Utilize basic skills in mixed-method social scientific research and demonstrate a critical understanding of knowledge production;
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Utilize effective oral and written modes of communicating with diverse audiences about public health and health-related policy issues.
Students are expected to complete:
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Core Electives: 18 credits
Six elective courses selected from the following: - Any course with an HLT prefix that is not one of the core courses listed above;
- Any course selected from the approved list of HLT Core Electives below.
- Courses must be taken from a minimum of three different departments
- All 6 elective courses must be at 300-level or higher
- Substitutions must be approved by the Program Director.
— Science and Lab Electives: 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. |
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