Minor in Medical Sociology

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The Medical Sociology Minor focuses on healthcare as a growing sector of our economy. Programs at the governmental, private, and international levels are expanding to meet the needs of an increasingly elderly, disabled, and chronically ill population. Medical sociology is a specialty area concerned with the social dimensions of health, illness, and health care.

With the Medical Sociology Minor, you can critically examine approaches used to prevent health problems and evaluate your relative merits.

KSU medical sociology students in the classroom

Program Snapshot

Required Courses: 6

SOCI 1101: Introduction to Sociology
SOCI 3380: Society, Community, & Health -or-
SOCI 4443: Medical Sociology

Elective Courses: 9
Select three of the following:

SOCI 3310: Introduction to Gerontology
SOCI 3320: Exploring the Aging Network
SOCI 3344: Biotechnology and Social Change
SOCI 3360: Sociology of Violence
SOCI 3380: Society, Community, & Health (If not taken as a required course)
SOCI 4200: Drugs, Alcohol, and Society

SOCI 4400: Directed Study in Sociology (Topic must be relevant to Medical Sociology)
SOCI 4443: Medical Sociology (If not taken as a required course)
SOCI 4445: Sociology of Mental Illness
SOCI 4490: Special Topics in Sociology (Topic must be relevant to Medical Sociology)

Total Number of Credit Hours: 15

Curriculum

Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice

Kennesaw State University
Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice
Social Sciences Building (402), Rm 4057
402 Bartow Ave MB#2204
Kennesaw, Georgia, 30144

Phone: (470) 578-6124

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Minor in Medical Sociology