The BA in Health, Medicine, and Society requires a minimum of 120 credits for degree completion.
Please see footnotes for additional information.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum | 46 | |
| Modern Language Requirement 1 | 3-6 | |
| 4 Credits from Interdisciplinary Studies Core: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Interdisciplinarity | ||
| Transdisciplinary Project | ||
| 3 Credits from Methods Courses: | 3 | |
| Ethnography: Learning from Others | ||
| Historical Writing | ||
| Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Biostatistics | ||
| Research Methods | ||
| Studying Social Issues with Statistics | ||
| 3-4 Credits from Science Courses: 2 | 3-4 | |
| Bones, Genes and Everything In Between | ||
| Bones, Genes and Everything Lab In Between Lab | ||
| Forensic Anthropology | ||
| The Science of Human Diversity | ||
| Sh t Happens: a Natural History of Human Waste | ||
| General Biology I | ||
| General Biology I Lab | ||
| General Biology II | ||
| General Biology Lab II | ||
| Science and Society: Concepts and Current Issues | ||
| Science and Society: Concepts and Current Issues Lab | ||
| Everyday Biology | ||
| Everyday Biology Lab | ||
| The Biology of Beer | ||
| Cross My Heart: An Introduction to the Human Cardiovascular System | ||
| Global Health Challenges: a Human Perspective | ||
| Global Health Challenges Lab | ||
| General Biology for Majors | ||
| General Biology for Majors Laboratory | ||
| Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics | ||
| Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics Lab | ||
| Introduction to the Biological Aspects of Science and Society | ||
| Inside Out: An Introduction to Human Form and Function | ||
| Bioethics | ||
| Introduction to Forensic Science | ||
| Introduction to Forensic Science Lab Science Laboratory | ||
| Genetics | ||
| Genetics Lab | ||
| Evolution | ||
| The Human Organism | ||
| The Human Organism Lab | ||
| Human Health and Disease | ||
| Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging | ||
| Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I | ||
| Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I Lab | ||
| Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II | ||
| Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II Lab | ||
| General Chemistry I | ||
| General Chemistry I Lab | ||
| General Chemistry II | ||
| General Chemistry II Lab | ||
| Exploring Your Environment | ||
| Exploring Your Environment Lab,Foundations of Biology and Chemistry Lab | ||
| Elements of Physics | ||
| Elements of Physics Lab | ||
| Physics of Music | ||
| Physics of Music Lab | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy | ||
| General Physics I | ||
| General Physics I Lab | ||
| General Physics II | ||
| General Physics II Lab | ||
| University Physics | ||
| University Physics II | ||
| Biological Psychology | ||
| Sensation and Perception | ||
| Drugs, Brain and Behavior | ||
| Earth Sciences | ||
| Earth Sciences Lab | ||
| Chemistry and Nutrition | ||
| Chemistry and Nutrition Lab | ||
| Nutrition: an Investigative Experience | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| The Science of Human Diversity | ||
| 15 Credits from at Least 3 Content Areas: 3 | 15 | |
| Health Policies, Health Management, and Health Law Content Area: | ||
| HSC 220 | Health Care Essentials: Structure, Policy and Professionalism | 3 |
| HSC 404 | Healthcare Law and Ethics | 3 |
| HM 201 | Introduction to Healthcare Management | 3 |
| HM 320 | Introduction to Health Insurance | 3 |
| HM 365 | Health Care Analysis | 3 |
| HM 404 | Legal Aspects of Health Care Delivery | 3 |
| SW 504 | Social Welfare and Social Policy 4 | 3 |
| WGS 219 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 |
| WGS 250 | Gender and the Law | 3 |
| LE 250 | Gender and the Law | 3 |
| LE 322 | Health Care Law | 3 |
| PL 337 | Human Rights: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PO 219 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 |
| PO 313 | Development, Globalization and Colonialism | 3 |
| PO 335 | Politics of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| PO 337 | Human Rights: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Social Issues and Health Content Area: | ||
| CJ 333 | Drugs, Alcohol and Society | 3 |
| GT 263 | Aging in Society | 3 |
| HSC 210 | Introduction to Evidence-Based Health Care | 3 |
| HSC 262 | Nutrition in Health and Illness | 3 |
| HSC 270 | Pillars of Public Health: Saving the World on a Population Level | 3 |
| HSC 317 | Nutrition Across the Life Cycle | 3 |
| HSC 318 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| HSC 320 | The Environment and Human Health | 3 |
| PS 272 | Psychopathology | 3 |
| PS 320 | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 3 |
| SO 263 | Aging in Society | 3 |
| SO 266 | Population and Society | 3 |
| SO 305 | Sociology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| SO 333 | Drugs, Alcohol and Society | 3 |
| SO 360 | Sociology of Mental Health | 3 |
| SW 511 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment I: Theories for Practice for Individuals and Families 4 | 3 |
| SW 512 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment II: Theories for Groups, Organizations and Communities 4 | 3 |
| Health Disparities and Intersectionality Content Area: | ||
| AN 210 | Gender/Sex/Sexuality | 3 |
| AN 230 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| AN 242 | Cannabis Culture | 3 |
| ENV 230 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| GT 365 | Aging and Social Problems | 3 |
| SO 241 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SO 244 | Race, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities | 3 |
| SO 280 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |
| SO 365 | Aging and Social Problems | 3 |
| SW 507 | Issues of Diversity and Oppression 5 | 3 |
| History, Ethics, and Medicine Content Area: | ||
| HSC 215 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine - a Health Science Perspective | 3 |
| HSC 315 | Bioethical Issues in the 21st Century | 3 |
| HS 230 | The Rise of Modern Science | 3 |
| HS 330 | History of Western Medicine | 3 |
| HS 391 | Colonizing the Body | 4 |
| HS 394 | Doctors, Disease and Death in the Western World | 4 |
| PL 222 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PL 368 | Philosophy of Death and Dying | 3 |
| Global Health and Communications Content Area: | ||
| ADPR 346 | Health Communication | 3 |
| AN 227 | Rites of Passage | 3 |
| AN 237 | Health and Medicine Around the World | 3 |
| AN 243 | Ancient Food For Thought | 3 |
| BMS 474 | Power of Plagues | 3 |
| GPH 201 | Introduction to Global Public Health | 3 |
| SP 105 | Introductory Spanish for Health Professions | 3 |
| SP 310 | Spanish for Health Professions I | 3 |
| SP 311 | Spanish for Health Professions II | 3 |
| Health, Gender, and Sexuality Content Area: | ||
| HS 328 | Beyond the Veil: Issues in Gender History | 3 |
| PS 210 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PS 262 | Psychology of Women and Gender | 3 |
| PS 284 | LGBTQ Identities and Communities | 3 |
| SO 302 | Sociology of Sexualities | 3 |
| SO 304 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SO 306 | Masculinities | 3 |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WGS 302 | Sociology of Sexualities | 3 |
| WGS 304 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| WGS 306 | Masculinities | 3 |
| WGS 395 | Feminist Theory and the Body | 4 |
| 3 Credits from Social and Cultural Electives: | 3 | |
| Chinese Culture and Civilization | ||
| Lit by Women | ||
| Black Writers in and Beyond the US | ||
| American Liturature by Women Of Color | ||
| The Rise and Fall of the British Empire | ||
| Borders & Battles: Conflict and the Legacy of Empire | ||
| African-American Experiences to Reconstruction | ||
| African-American Experience Since Reconstruction | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern India | ||
| Bollywood and History: Constructing India's Past | ||
| Native American History | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| The Immigrant Experience | ||
| Religion and Society | ||
| 3 Credits from Internship/Experiential Learning: | 3 | |
| Thought and Work of Albert Schweitzer (SL: Service Learning) | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Internship in the Community | ||
| Free Electives | 34-38 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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All CAS students must complete one modern language through the 102 level. Students who have taken a language in high school should take the modern language placement test for that language. Placement scores at the 201 level or higher demonstrate language competency and will place out of the language requirement.
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Courses in this area cannot also count in UC Disciplinary Areas.
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Courses in this area cannot also count in the UC Disciplinary Areas or in Personal Inquiry.
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Open to anyone in 3+2 MSW in third year or with special permission; SO 211 encouraged as prerequisite.
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Open to seniors only or with special permission; not recommended for MSW 3+2 students unless with special permission.