Requirements

1. Introductory course. One (1) course:
   • SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies (Approved topics: "MED IN AMERICA:GENES-G CULTURE" (TPC 13); "MEDICINE IN AMERICA - SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND POLICIES" (TPC 23); "MEDICINE IN AMERICA: PHYSICIANS/PATIENTS-PROBLEMS" (TPC 4)) i
2. Electives*.
   1. Advanced College Electives. Two (2) courses:
      • SOC-S 321 Sexual Diversity i
      • SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness i
      • SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care i
      • SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals i
      • ANTH-A 467 Topics in Medical Anthropology i
      • ANTH-B 312 Evolutionary Medicine i
      • ANTH-B 340 Hormones and Human Behavior i
      • ANTH-B 370 Human Variation i
      • BIOL-L 318 Evolution i
      • CJUS-P 412 Sex, Drugs, AIDS, and Criminal Law i
      • CJUS-P 415 Crime and Madness i
      • HIST-H 333 Epidemics in History i
      • INTL-I 302 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment i
      • PSY-P 303 Health Psychology i
      • PSY-P 318 Foundations of Clinical Science i
      • PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology i
      • PSY-P 346 Neuroscience i
      • PSY-P 425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence i
      • PSY-P 480 Psychotherapy: Empirically Supported Treatments i
      • REL-C 402 Religion, Illness, and Healing i
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   2. Intermediate College Elective. One (1) course:
      • Additional course from the Advanced College Electives list
      • ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology i
      • ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology i
      • FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness i
      • HIST-A 240 Get Me Out! The History of Birth i
      • HIST-H 213
      • HIST-H 239 Blood and Guts! An Introduction to the History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Present i
      • INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment i
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   3. Free Elective. One (1) course:
      • Additional course from the Advanced College Electives list
      • Additional course from the Intermediate College Elective list
      • MSCI-M 440 Health Care in America i
      • SPEA-H 322 Principles of Epidemiology i
      • SPEA-H 352 Healthcare Financial Management I i
      • SPEA-H 353 Healthcare Financial Management II i
      • SPEA-H 354 Health Economics i
      • SPEA-H 401 Strategic Planning in Health Organizations i
      • SPEA-H 402 Hospital Administration i
      • SPEA-H 456 Healthcare Reimbursement i
      • SPH-B 310 Public Health in Diverse Communities i
      • SPH-B 315 Health in the Later Years i
      • SPH-B 335 Aging, Health and Diverse Populations i
      • SPH-B 354 Aging Today i
      • SPH-B 366 Community Health i
      • SPH-B 403 Public Health Program Planning i
      • SPH-E 311 Introduction to Epidemiology i
      • SPH-H 172 Intl Health & Social Issues i
      • SPH-H 319 Global Health Promotion i
      • SPH-H 418 The Nature of Substance Use Disorder i
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3. Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
   1. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
   2. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
   3. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
   4. A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the minor—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
   5. Exceptions to minor requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.