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  • Health Disparities in Society Minor

    Hours: 15 credits, completed with minimum grades of C

    Health disparities studies the ways in which ethnicity, national identity, race, class, ability, gender, sexual orientation, geography, education and other factors create differential access to and quality of healthcare. Coursework will raise awareness among students about health disparities and establish a foundation for skill development and critical thinking about the assumptions that shape life science, medical research and clinical practice. The minor will provide a framework that teaches students to integrate concepts of culture and health disparities into their personal and professional development.

    Required Courses

    WST 2322 Introduction to Health Disparities 3
    WST 4941 Practicum in Health Disparities 3
    Electives: Select one course from each category (course options below table)
    Category 1: Health or social science of minority/cultural groups in the U.S., 3 credits
    Category 2: Social inequality and related theory, 3 credits
    Category 3: International or global studies, 3 credits
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    Students must complete at least three courses at the 3000 level or higher and each must be at least three credits each.

    Category 1

    • ANT 4462 Culture and Medicine
    • ASL 2510 Deaf Culture
    • HSA 3111 U.S. Health Care System
    • HSC 3502 Survey of Diseases and Disabilities 1
    • HSC 4558 Survey of Diseases and Disabilities 2
    • ISS 2160 Cultural Diversity in the U.S.
    • PHC 3603 Critical Issues in Public Health
    • PHC 4101 Public Health Concepts
    • SYD 3700 Minorities in American Society
    • SYD 3805 Gender and Health
    • SYO 4400 Medical Sociology

    Category 2

    • AMH 3340 History of Disability in America
    • ANT 3451 Race and Racism
    • HIS 3454 Racial Theories in Europe and the U.S.
    • SYO 4530 Social Inequality
    • WST 3603 Sexualities Studies
    • WST 4641 Lesbian and Gay Studies

    Category 3

    • ABT 3500 Arabic Culture
    • AFA 2000 Introduction to African American Studies
    • AFS 4260 Africans Abroad
    • ANT 2402 Anthropology of Sustainability
    • CHT 3500 Chinese Culture
    • GEO 2500 Global and Regional Economies
    • HAT 3564 Haitian Culture and Society
    • HIS 3495 Evolution of Infectious Diseases
    • HSC 4624 Trends in International Health
    • PHC 3440 Global Public Health
    • SPT 3511 U.S. Hispanic/Latino Culture
    • SYD 3630 Latin American Societies
    • WST 3415 Transnational Feminism
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