Undergraduate
Minors
Medical Sociology
Considering the unique resources and needs of IUPUI, the Department of Sociology offers a minor in medical sociology. This program is designed to lead to a general understanding of the social context of health, health care, and the delivery of medical services and should be of special interest to all students majoring in health-related specialties.Requirements
The minor requires 15 credit hours of course work (6 of which must be completed at IUPUI), with a grade of C (2.0) or higher:- SOC R100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
- SOC R381 Social Factors in Health and Illness (3 cr.) or SOC R382 Social Organization of Health Care (3 cr.)
- 9 additional credit hours of sociology courses selected from the following:
- SOC R320 Sexuality and Society
- SOC R321 Women and Health
- SOC R327 Sociology of Death and Dying
- SOC R349 Victimology
- SOC R381 (if R382 was taken above)
- SOC R382 (if R381 was taken above)
- SOC R385 AIDS and Society
- SOC R410 Alcohol, Drugs, and Society
- SOC R415 Sociology of Disability
- SOC R485 Sociology of Mental Illness
- SOC R495 Topics in Medical Sociology
- Additional Sociology electives to total 15 credit hours of electives
Complete the application form (print off the form here) and then stop by CA401 to turn it in.
