Department of Sociology
Minor in Social Science and Medicine
Students on Summer 2022, Fall 2022, or Spring 2023 requirements SSMEDMIN
Requirements
The minor requires at least 15 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- 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))
SOC-S 101 Social Problems and Policies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduces sociology through in-depth study of a major social problem; examines research on the problem; and explores alternative policies. Problems treated vary by section. Examples include the environment; women, men, and work; medicine in America; the sociology of sport; alcohol and drug use.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 15 credit hours. May be counted only once in the major toward departmental requirements.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Electives.
- Advanced College Electives. Two (2) courses:
- SOC-S 321 Sexual Diversity
- SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness
- SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care
- SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals
- ANTH-A 467 Topics in Medical Anthropology
- ANTH-B 312 Evolutionary Medicine
- ANTH-B 340 Hormones and Human Behavior
- ANTH-B 370 Human Variation
- BIOL-L 318 Evolution
- CJUS-P 412 Sex, Drugs, AIDS, and Criminal Law
- CJUS-P 415 Crime and Madness
- HIST-H 333 Epidemics in History
- INTL-I 302 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment
- PSY-P 303 Health Psychology
- PSY-P 318 Foundations of Clinical Science
- PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology
- PSY-P 346 Neuroscience
- PSY-P 425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
- PSY-P 480 Psychotherapy: Empirically Supported Treatments
- REL-C 402 Religion, Illness, and Healing
SOC-S 321 Sexual Diversity
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Sociological examination of diversity in several dimensions of human sexuality: sexual definitions, incidence of various behaviors, intensity of sexual response, sexual object choice, and other modes of sexual expression.
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 324 Sociology of Mental Illness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Social factors in mental illness: incidence and prevalence by social and cultural categories; variations in societal reaction; social organization of treatment institutions.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 358 Social Inequalities in Health and Health Care
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examines the sociological aspects of health, illness, patienthood, medical professionals, and health care systems. What factors create inequalities in health and in medical treatment? Expands understanding of health and illness and of conventional medical and insurance practices, and explores ways to improve health care in America.
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
SOC-S 365 Health and Society: Sociology for Health Professionals
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Designed for all students, this course is particularly relevant for those planning a career in health care. Explores current events and social problems, such as the re-emergence of childhood infectious diseases. Uses these examples to discuss sociological topics on the new Medical College Admission Test (MCAT).
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
ANTH-A 467 Topics in Medical Anthropology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- Junior standing; or consent of instructor
- Description
- In-depth perspectives on central topics in contemporary medical anthropology. Focus varies and may include such topics as HIV-AIDS in cross-cultural context; anthropological perspectives on disability; child health and nutrition; health and structural inequalities; and medical anthropology of gender and reproduction.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
ANTH-B 312 Evolutionary Medicine
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-B 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Incorporates principles from evolutionary theory into our understanding of various infectious and chronic diseases common to human populations both past and present. Although proximate mechanisms involving physiology and behavior will be discussed, the focus will be to determine why such mechanisms have evolved in the first place.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-B 340 Hormones and Human Behavior
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- At least junior standing; or consent of instructor
- Notes
- R: College-level introductory biology course or ANTH-B 200
- Description
- Reviews the roles of hormones in the evolution and expression of human and nonhuman animal behaviors. Emphasis placed on behaviors associated with aggression, stress, mating, and parenting. Particularly relevant for students interested in human health and the environment.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-B 370 Human Variation
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- ANTH-B 200; or consent of instructor
- Description
- Explores the variation within and between human populations in morphology (anatomy), physiology, genetics, and behavior with a focus on evolutionary processes acting on humans in the past, present and future to shape our body and genes.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
BIOL-L 318 Evolution
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- BIOL-L 111; and BIOL-L 211 or BIOL-S 211
- Description
- Provides a rigorous exploration of the theory of evolution--the conceptual core of biology. Topics include origins and history of life; the interplay of heredity and environment in shaping adaptations; molecular, behavioral, and social evolution; patterns of speciation, extinction, and their consequences; methods for inferring evolutionary relationships among organisms.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of the following: BIOL-L 318, BIOL-L 479, or BIOL-S 318.
CJUS-P 412 Sex, Drugs, AIDS, and Criminal Law
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- An ethnographic and legal analysis of the AIDS epidemic and its implications for criminal justice. Consideration of the institutional, scientific, and symbolic dimensions of the epidemic and of ethnographic research regarding illegal behaviors, and the transmission of HIV.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
CJUS-P 415 Crime and Madness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The study of the chronic mentally ill and of career criminals. Examination of the groups so labeled, the responses of the criminal justice and mental health systems to them, and their movement back and forth between the streets, prisons, and psychiatric centers.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 333 Epidemics in History
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Epidemic infectious disease in human history, explored in a wide variety of cultures and civilizations.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 302 Advanced Topics in Global Health and Environment
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Advanced topics examining pressing health and environmental challenges around the world. Focuses on the interaction of health and environmental problems that cross national borders and require a multinational or global effort to solve.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 12 credit hours.
PSY-P 303 Health Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; or PSY-P 155
- Description
- Focuses on the role of psychological factors in health and illness. Through readings, lecture, and discussion, students will become better consumers of research on behavior-health interactions and develop a broad base of knowledge concerning how behaviors and other psychological factors can affect health both positively and negatively.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
PSY-P 318 Foundations of Clinical Science
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 155; or PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; and PSY-P211
- Description
- A foundational course that examines clinical phenomena and their treatments from a scientific perspective. Emphasizes critical thinking and its importance in clinical practice. Focuses on questions, methods, findings, and applications drawn from clinical science and on ways to apply scientific knowledge and approaches to clinical practices.
PSY-P 324 Abnormal Psychology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 and PSY-P 102; or PSY-P 155
- Description
- A first course in abnormal psychology with emphasis on forms of abnormal behavior, etiology, development, interpretation, and final manifestations.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
PSY-P 346 Neuroscience
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 101 or PSY-P 155
- Notes
- R: 3 credits of Biology such as BIOL-L 100, BIOL-L 104, BIOL-L 111, BIOL-L 112, BIOL-A 215, or BIOL-P 215
- Description
- A survey of contemporary neuroscience, examining the neural basis of behavior with approaches including molecular, cellular, developmental, cognitive, and behavioral neuroscience. Sensory and motor function, learning and memory, and other behaviors are considered using anatomical, physiological, behavioral, biochemical, and genetic approaches, providing a balanced view of neuroscience.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of PSY-P 326 or PSY-P 346.
PSY-P 425 Behavior Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 324
- Description
- A survey of major behavior disorders, with emphasis on empirical research and clinical description relative to etiology, assessment, prognosis, and treatment.
PSY-P 480 Psychotherapy: Empirically Supported Treatments
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- PSY-P 102 or PSY-P 155; and PSY-P 211; and PSY-K 300 or PSY-K 310 or equivalent
- Description
- Introduces the evidence-based, or empirically supported, movement for selecting psychological interventions; research methods for evaluating interventions and related issues (e.g., therapy process); examples of empirically supported treatments (ESTs) for selected disorders; and issues regarding implementation of ESTs to the real world and future directions.
REL-C 402 Religion, Illness, and Healing
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- What is the meaning of illness and healing? Is religion good or bad for health? How should healthcare providers respond to patients' religious beliefs? What is the relationship between complementary and alternative medicine or prayer and religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, or Christianity? This course is ideal for pre-med, pre-law, business/management, and other interested students.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE DUScourse
- Intermediate College Elective. One (1) course:
- Additional course from the Advanced College Electives list
- ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
- ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology
- FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness
- HIST-A 240 Get Me Out! The History of Birth
- HIST-H 213
- HIST-H 239 Blood and Guts! An Introduction to the History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Present
- INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment
ANTH-B 200 Bioanthropology
- Credits
- 4
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Introduction to the natural history of humans (Homo sapiens). Includes coverage of evolutionary theory and its relevance for understanding contemporary human biology, genetics and inheritance, description and analysis of human biological variation and adaptation, human-environment biocultural interactions, similarities and differences between humans and non-human primates, and the fossil record for primate and human evolution.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
ANTH-B 260 Biocultural Medical Anthropology
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A survey of health and disease from a biocultural perspective, which incorporates the evolutionary, ecological, and sociocultural context of health and disease to answer such questions as why we get sick and why there is population variation in the risk of becoming sick. Topics include reproductive, infectious, and chronic diseases.
- Fall 2024CASE NMcourse
FOLK-F 215 Folklore, Health, and Illness
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Focuses on concepts of health and illness in traditional cultures and societies. Addresses a variety of cross-cultural situations from the East and the West; special emphasis on Middle Eastern Arab traditions (Muslim, Christian, and Jewish). A student may conduct research on a traditional community in any part of the world.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-A 240 Get Me Out! The History of Birth
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- A history of childbirth in North America, focusing on birthing women, midwives and doctors, from the 17th century to the present day.
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
HIST-H 239 Blood and Guts! An Introduction to the History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Present
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- The history of medicine can best be understood in the context of the society of which it is a part. Stories of health and illness are placed within deeper historical contexts to enhance understanding of past societies.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
INTL-I 202 Global Health and Environment
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Examination of pressing health and environmental challenges around the world, such as deforestation, climate change and the spread of infectious diseases. Focuses on the interaction of health and environmental problems that cross national borders and require a multinational or global effort to solve.
- Fall 2024CASE GCCcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- 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
- SPEA-H 322 PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
- SPEA-H 352 HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I
- SPEA-H 353 HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT II
- SPEA-H 354 HEALTH ECONOMICS
- SPEA-H 401 STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
- SPEA-H 402 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
- SPEA-H 456 HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT
- SPH-B 310 HLTH CARE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
- SPH-B 315 HEALTH IN THE LATER YEARS
- SPH-B 335 AGING, HEALTH AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS
- SPH-B 354 MULTIDIS PERSP IN GERONTOLOGY
- SPH-B 366 COMMUNITY HEALTH
- SPH-B 403 PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING
- SPH-E 311 INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY
- SPH-H 172 INTL HEALTH & SOCIAL ISSUES
- SPH-H 319 GLOBAL HEALTH PROMOTION
- SPH-H 418 THE NATURE OF ADDICTION
MSCI-M 440 HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 322 PRINCIPLES OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 352 HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT I
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 353 HEALTHCARE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT II
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 354 HEALTH ECONOMICS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 401 STRATEGIC PLANNING IN HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 402 HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATION
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPEA-H 456 HEALTHCARE REIMBURSEMENT
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-B 310 HLTH CARE IN DIVERSE COMMUNITIES
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-B 315 HEALTH IN THE LATER YEARS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-B 335 AGING, HEALTH AND DIVERSE POPULATIONS
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-B 354 MULTIDIS PERSP IN GERONTOLOGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-B 366 COMMUNITY HEALTH
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-B 403 PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM PLANNING
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-E 311 INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-H 172 INTL HEALTH & SOCIAL ISSUES
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-H 319 GLOBAL HEALTH PROMOTION
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
SPH-H 418 THE NATURE OF ADDICTION
- Credits
- 3–3 credit hours
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- None
- Advanced College Electives. Two (2) courses:
- Minor GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- Minor GPA. 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.
- Minor Minimum Grade. Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the minor.
- Minor Upper Division Credit Hours. At least 9 credit hours in the minor must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Minor Residency. 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.
Minor Area Courses
-
Unless otherwise noted below, the following courses are considered in the academic program and will count toward academic program requirements as appropriate:
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
SOC
subject area prefix—as well as any other subject areas that are deemed functionally equivalent - Any course contained on the course lists for the academic program requirements at the time the course is taken—as well as any other courses that are deemed functionally equivalent—except for those listed only under Addenda Requirements
- Any course directed to a non-Addenda requirement through an approved exception
- Any course at the 100–499 level with the
This program of study cannot be combined with the following:
- Bachelor of Arts in African American and African Diaspora Studies and Sociology (AAADSOCBA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (SOCBA)
- Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and African American and African Diaspora Studies (SOCAAADBA)
- Certificate in Social Research in Health and Medicine (SOCRHMACRT)
- Minor in Sociology (SOCMIN)
- Minor in Sociology of Work and Business (SOCWKBSMIN)
- [Name unavailable] (SOCTSBA)
Exceptions to and substitutions for minor requirements may be made with the approval of the unit's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.