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Nov 08, 2024
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2024-2025 Catalog
Sociology, Health, Medicine, and Society Emphasis, B.A.
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Lower Division Major Requirements [20 Units]
Lower Division Major Core Requirement [12 units]
Complete the following courses:
Additional Elective Requirement [8 units]
Complete at least two additional lower division Sociology courses, not including courses numbered in the 090s.
Upper Division Major Requirements [28 Units]
Upper Division Major Core Requirement [8 units]
Complete the following courses:
Health, Medicine, and Society Emphasis Requirements [16 units]
This emphasis provides a basis for understanding the cultural, political, economic, and organizational dimensions of health and medicine and promotes an understanding of the social
determinants of health. Students will gain knowledge of: the social and structural conditions that shape health and well-being; how race, gender, social class, sexuality and other factors shape medical access and experiences; the social production of health, illness, wellness, and mortality; and how societies can promote health equity. Students will combine two core classes, SOC 145 Sociology of Health and SOC 146 Social Determinants of Health, with two additional electives. Electives cut across many areas of health, including environmental factors, mental health, social psychological perspectives on health, urban inequalities, and social stratification patterns that impact health, among other dimensions of well-being. The Health, Medicine, and Society emphasis area is well-suited to students with academic and career interests in health, medicine, and health equity.
Required Courses [8 units]
Complete the following courses:
Elective Courses [8 units]
Complete two of the following courses:
Additional Elective Requirement [4 units]
Complete at least one additional upper division Sociology courses, not including courses numbered in the 190s.
Transfer Students
Transfer students who wish to major in Sociology should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Sociology major without specific major preparation. Below are the Transfer Admission Criteria for the Sociology Major.
Transfer Selection Criteria
To be admitted to the Sociology major transfer students must meet the following requirements:
Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum each of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “C-” or better:
AND, at least one of the following courses from the following course ranges:
- SOC 011-SOC 014 or
- SOC 016-SOC 089
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