Health and Society

Sociology, Bachelor of Arts with a Concentration in Health and Society Requirements

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS - 46 Hours Required
Minimum of “C-“required
Fundamental Academic Skills 15
ENGLISH COMPOSITION I
ENGLISH COMPOSITION II
Writing in the Discipline Course
PUBLIC SPEAKING FUNDS
ARGUMENTATION AND DEBATE
INTRODUCTION TO MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
QUANTITATIVE LITERACY
QUANTITATIVE REASONING FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
COLLEGE ALGEBRA WITH SUPPORT
DATA LITERACY AND VISUALIZATION
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS
Distribution Requirements31
Natural Science - From two disciplines and at least one lab - 7 hrs
Social Science - From two disciplines - 9 hrs
Humanities and Fine Arts - From two disciplines- 9 hrs
Global Diversity - 3 hrs
US Diversity - 3 hrs
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
**Course will satisfy UNO's General Education requirement
^Course requires pre-requisite(s)
Sociology Major with a Concentration in Health and Society - 33 Hours Required
Required Coursework27
INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY (** ^)
INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY (**)
SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY (^)
SOCIAL STATISTICS (^)
SOCIAL STATISTICS LAB (^)
RESEARCH METHODS (^)
RESEARCH METHODS LAB (^)
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY (** ^)
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (^)
SENIOR THESIS (** ^)
Select two 3-credit courses from the following*6
WORLD POPULATION AND SOCIAL ISSUES (** ^)
SOCIOLOGY OF THE BODY (^)
HUMAN CONNECTION, LONELINESS, & HEALTH (^)
WOMEN'S HEALTH AND ISSUES OF DIVERSITY (**)
CONTEMPORARY TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY (^ When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL HEALTH & ILLNESS (^)
ETHNOMEDICINES OF THE AMERICAS (^)
SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (^ When topic is relevant to the concentration and by approval of major advisor)
CLINICAL ETHNOGRAPHY
DRUG USE, ADDICTION, & CULTURE
*One of the following courses may be substituted for one of the “select two” courses listed above:
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER (** ^)
SOCIAL INEQUALITY (^)
INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES (** ^)
RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS IN THE U.S. (** ^)
College Breadth (choose one option)15-30+
Option 1: Complete any UNO minor or undergraduate certificate - 15+ hours
Option 2: Additional General Education Requirements - 19+ hours
Additional quantitative literacy - 3 hours
Additional Social Science Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
Additional Humanities Gen. Ed. from 3rd Discipline - 3 hours
HIST 1000 and HIST 1010 - 6 hours
Additional Nat. and Physical Science w/ Lab - 4-5 hours
Option 3: CAS comprehensive major (50+ hours) OR any second UNO major (30+ hours)
Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement16
FREN, GERM, Or SPAN, 1110**, 1120, 2110, 2120
ELECTIVES
Elective hours as required to reach a total of 120 hours