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Apr 03, 2025
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Fall 2025 Undergraduate Catalog
Health, Medicine, and Society
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Chair: Kathleen M. Fallon
Director of Undergraduate Studies: Catherine Marrone
Business Administrator: Lori Glubiak
Academic Programs Coordinator: Kelly A. Haller
Office: Social Behavioral & Science Bldg. S. 401
Phone: (631) 632-7700
The minor in Health, Medicine, and Society offers students a curriculum focusing on the cultural, political, and ethical constructs that drive healthcare policy and outcomes globally.
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Minor Requirements
Students may be Sociology Majors as well as choose to “Minor” in Health, Medicine, and Society; however, no more than three classes from the major course list may apply to the 21 credit requirement for the minor. All courses for the minor must be passed with a letter grade of C or higher. Completion of the minor requires 21 credits. At least nine of the 21 credits must be taken at Stony Brook. At least three of the courses must be at the upper-division level. 1. Three Core Courses (9 credits):
2. Sociology Electives (6 credits)
Students are required to choose two of the following Sociology electives: 3. Electives (6 credits):**
Students are required to choose two courses from the following list: - AFS 306 - Gender and Public Health in Africa 3 credits
- AFS 368 - Health and Disease in Africa 3 credits ^
- AFS 374 - Environment and Development in African History 3 credits ^
- AFS 381 - AIDS, Race, and Gender in the Black Community 3 credits ^
- ANT 260 - How We Eat 3 credits
- ANT 359 - The Archaeology of Food 3 credits
- BIO 358 - Biology and Human Social and Sexual Behavior 3 credits
- BME 205 - Clinical Challenges of the 21st Century 3 credits
- CLS 325 - The Latin and Greek Origins of Medicine 3 credits
- ECO 327 - Health Economics 3 credits
- ENS 312 - Population, Technology, and the Environment 3 credits
- HIS 237 - Science, Technology, and Medicine in Western Civilization I 3 credits
- HIS 238 - Science, Technology, and Medicine in Western Civilization II 3 credits
- HIS 286 - The Global History of Human Health 3 credits
- HIS 293 - Disease in American History 3 credits
- HIS 398 - Topics in the History of Science, Medicine and Technology 3 credits
- HPH 335 - Population Mental Health in the 21st Century: Climate Change, Trauma and Disparities 3 credits ^^
- MEC 280 - Pollution and Human Health 3 credits
- PSY 333 - Mood Disorders 3 credits
- PSY 334 - Autism Spectrum Disorders 3 credits
- PSY 342 - Psychology of Women’s Health 3 credits
- PSY 346 - Health Psychology 3 credits
- SUS 340 - Ecological and Social Dimensions of Disease 3 credits
- WST 394 - Special Topics in Medicine, Reproduction, and Gender 3 credits
Notes:
*Up to 6 credits of SOC 393 may be applied to the minor.
**Substitutions may be permitted for other courses with medical components with permission of the Director of the minor. ^These courses are crosslisted with at least one other academic department. Students will earn credit toward this requirement by registering for either course, but may not repeat the course by enrolling a second time under the other option. To view all course options, please click the course title. ^^ For HPH 335 course information, please review the Health Sciences catalog. |
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