Students in Health, Medicine, and Society must complete:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| University Curriculum 1 | 46 | |
| Modern Language Requirement | 3-6 | |
| 6 Credits from Interdisciplinary Studies Core: | 6 | |
| IDS 200 | Rise of Disciplinarity | 3 |
| IDS 400 | Transdisciplinary Project | 3 |
| 3 Credits from Methods Courses: | 3 | |
| AN 240 | Ethnography: Learning from Others | 3 |
| HS 303 | Historiography | 3 |
| MA 206 | Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences | 3 |
| MA 275 | Biostatistics | 3 |
| SO 290 | Research Methods | 3 |
| SO 382 | Studying Social Issues with Statistics | 3 |
| 3-4 Credits from Science Courses: 2 | 3-4 | |
| AN 104 | Bones, Genes and Everything In Between | 3 |
| AN 104L | Bones, Genes and Everything In Between | 1 |
| AN 250 | Forensic Anthropology | 3 |
| AN 252 | The Science of Human Diversity | 3 |
| AN 272 | Sh t Happens: a Natural History of Human Waste | 3 |
| BIO 101 | General Biology I | 3 |
| BIO 101L | General Biology I Lab | 1 |
| BIO 102 | General Biology II | 3 |
| BIO 102L | General Biology Lab II | 1 |
| BIO 106 | Science and Society: Concepts and Current Issues | 3 |
| BIO 106L | Science and Society: Concepts and Current Issues Lab | 1 |
| BIO 107 | Everyday Biology | 3 |
| BIO 107L | Everyday Biology Lab | 1 |
| BIO 120 | The Biology of Beer | 3 |
| BIO 125 | Cross My Heart: An Introduction to the Human Cardiovascular System | 3 |
| BIO 128 | Global Health Challenges: a Human Perspective | 3 |
| BIO 128L | Global Health Challenges Lab | 1 |
| BIO 150 | General Biology for Majors | 4 |
| BIO 150L | General Biology for Majors Laboratory | |
| BIO 151 | Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics | 4 |
| BIO 151L | Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics Lab | |
| BIO 161 | Introduction to the Biological Aspects of Science and Society | 3 |
| BIO 202 | Inside Out: An Introduction to Human Form and Function | 3 |
| BIO 205 | Bioethics | 3 |
| BIO 208 | Introduction to Forensic Science | 3 |
| BIO 208L | Introduction to Forensic Science Lab Science Laboratory | 1 |
| BIO 282 | Genetics | 3 |
| BIO 282L | Genetics Lab | 1 |
| BIO 383 | Evolution | 3 |
| BMS 117 | The Human Organism | 3 |
| BMS 117L | The Human Organism Lab | 1 |
| BMS 162 | Human Health and Disease | 3 |
| BMS 200 | Biomedical Basis and Experience of Human Aging | 3 |
| CHE 101 | Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 101L | Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHE 102 | Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE 102L | Fundamentals of General, Organic and Biological Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| CHE 110 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
| CHE 110L | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
| CHE 111 | General Chemistry II | 3 |
| CHE 111L | General Chemistry II Lab | 1 |
| ENV 120 | Exploring Your Environment,Foundations of Biology and Chemistry | 3 |
| ENV 120L | Exploring Your Environment Lab,Foundations of Biology and Chemistry Lab | 1 |
| PHY 101 | Elements of Physics | 3 |
| PHY 101L | Elements of Physics Lab | 1 |
| PHY 105 | Physics of Music | 3 |
| PHY 105L | Physics of Music Lab | 1 |
| PHY 107 | Introduction to Astronomy | 3 |
| PHY 110 | General Physics I | 3 |
| PHY 110L | General Physics I Lab | 1 |
| PHY 111 | General Physics II | 3 |
| PHY 111L | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
| PHY 121 | University Physics | 4 |
| PHY 122 | University Physics II | 4 |
| PS 252 | Physiological Psychology | 3 |
| PS 354 | Sensation and Perception | 3 |
| PS 357 | Drugs, Brain and Behavior | 3 |
| SCI 102 | Earth Sciences | 3 |
| SCI 102L | Earth Sciences Lab | 1 |
| SCI 105 | Chemistry and Nutrition | 3 |
| SCI 105L | Chemistry and Nutrition Lab | 1 |
| SCI 161 | Nutrition: an Investigative Experience | 3 |
| SCI 261 | Natural Disasters | 3 |
| WGS 252 | The Science of Human Diversity | 3 |
| 15 Credits from at Least 3 Content Areas: 3 | 15 | |
| Health Policies, Politics, and the Law Content Area: | ||
| HSC 220 | Health Care Essentials: Structure, Policy and Professionalism | 3 |
| HSC 318 | Community Nutrition | 3 |
| HSC 320 | The Environment and Human Health | 3 |
| HSC 404 | Healthcare Law and Ethics | 3 |
| HM 201 | Introduction to Healthcare Management | 3 |
| HM 320 | Introduction to Health Insurance | 3 |
| HM 365 | Health Care Analysis | 3 |
| HM 404 | Legal Aspects of Health Care Delivery | 3 |
| SW 504 | Social Welfare and Social Policy 4 | 3 |
| WGS 219 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 |
| WGS 250 | Gender and the Law | 3 |
| LE 250 | Gender and the Law | 3 |
| LE 322 | Health Care Law | 3 |
| PL 337 | Human Rights: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PO 219 | Feminist Political Thought | 3 |
| PO 313 | Development, Globalization and Colonialism | 3 |
| PO 335 | Politics of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| PO 337 | Human Rights: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Social and Cultural Behaviors Content Area: | ||
| CJ 333 | Drugs, Alcohol and Society | 3 |
| GT 263 | Aging in Society | 3 |
| HSC 210 | Introduction to Evidence-Based Health Care | 3 |
| HSC 262 | Nutrition in Health and Illness | 3 |
| HSC 270 | Pillars of Public Health: Saving the World on a Population Level | 3 |
| HSC 317 | Nutrition Across the Life Cycle | 3 |
| PS 272 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 |
| PS 320 | Psychology of Sport and Exercise | 3 |
| PS 325 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| SO 263 | Aging in Society Of Aging | 3 |
| SO 266 | Population and Society | 3 |
| SO 305 | Sociology of Death and Dying | 3 |
| SO 333 | Drugs, Alcohol and Society | 3 |
| SW 511 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment I: Theories for Practice for Individuals and Families 4 | 3 |
| SW 512 | Human Behavior in the Social Environment II: Theories for Groups, Organizations and Communities 4 | 3 |
| Intersectionality and Health Justice Content Area: | ||
| AN 210 | Gender/Sex/Sexuality | 3 |
| AN 230 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| AN 242 | Cannabis Culture | 3 |
| ENV 230 | Sustainable Development | 3 |
| GT 365 | Aging and Social Problems | 3 |
| SO 241 | Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SO 244 | Race, Gender and Class: Social Inequalities | 3 |
| SO 280 | Sociology of Health and Illness | 3 |
| SO 360 | Sociology of Mental Health | 3 |
| SO 365 | Aging and Social Problems | 3 |
| SW 507 | Issues of Diversity and Oppression 5 | 3 |
| History, Ethics, and Medicine Content Area: | ||
| HSC 215 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine - a Health Science Perspective | 3 |
| HSC 315 | Bioethical Issues in the 21st Century | 3 |
| HS 230 | The Rise of Modern Science | 3 |
| HS 330 | History of Western Medicine | 3 |
| HS 391 | Colonizing the Body | 4 |
| HS 394 | Doctors, Disease and Death in the Western World | 4 |
| PL 222 | Bioethics | 3 |
| PL 368 | Philosophy of Death and Dying | 3 |
| Global Health and Communications Content Area: | ||
| AN 227 | Rites of Passage | 3 |
| AN 237 | Health and Medicine Around the World | 3 |
| AN 243 | Ancient Food For Thought | 3 |
| BMS 474 | Power of Plagues | 3 |
| GPH 201 | Introduction to Global Public Health | 3 |
| SP 105 | Introductory Spanish for Health Professions | 3 |
| SP 310 | Spanish for Health Professions I | 3 |
| SP 311 | Spanish for Health Professions II | 3 |
| Health, Gender, and Sexuality Content Area: | ||
| HS 328 | Gender in the Non-Western World | 3 |
| PS 210 | Human Sexuality | 3 |
| PS 262 | Psychology of Women and Gender (WGS 262) | 3 |
| PS 284 | LGBTQ Identities and Communities | 3 |
| SO 302 | Sociology of Sexualities | 3 |
| SO 304 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| SO 306 | Masculinities | 3 |
| WGS 101 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
| WGS 302 | Sociology of Sexualities | 3 |
| WGS 304 | Sociology of Gender | 3 |
| WGS 306 | Masculinities | 3 |
| WGS 395 | Feminist Theory and the Body | 4 |
| 3 Credits from Social and Cultural Electives: | 3 | |
| CN 210 | Chinese Culture and Civilization | 3 |
| EN 235 | Literature by Women | 3 |
| EN 265 | Black Writers in and Beyond the US | 3 |
| EN 338 | American Literature by Women of Color | 3 |
| HS 232 | The Rise and Fall of the British Empire | 3 |
| HS 234 | Borders & Battles: Conflict and the Legacy of Empire | 3 |
| HS 241 | African-American Experiences to Reconstruction | 3 |
| HS 242 | African-American Experience Since Reconstruction | 3 |
| HS 254 | Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HS 273 | African History and Culture | 3 |
| HS 274 | Modern India | 3 |
| HS 334 | Bollywood and History: Constructing India's Past | 3 |
| HS 340 | Native American History | 3 |
| SO 225 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SO 308 | The Immigrant Experience | 3 |
| SO 317 | Religion and Society | 3 |
| 3 Credits from Internship/Experiential Learning: | 3 | |
| PL 320 | Thought and Work of Albert Schweitzer (SL: Service Learning) | 3 |
| CJ 392 | Internship in the Community | 3 |
| GT 392 | Internship in the Community | 3 |
| SO 392 | Internship in the Community | 3 |
| WGS 392 | Internship in the Community | 3 |
| Free Electives | 34-38 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
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All students must complete the University Curriculum requirements.
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Courses in this area cannot also count in UC Disciplinary Areas.
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Courses in this area cannot also count in the UC Disciplinary Areas or in Personal Inquiry.
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Open to anyone in 3+2 MSW in third year or with special permission; SO 211 encouraged as prerequisite.
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Open to seniors only or with special permission; not recommended for MSW 3+2 students unless with special permission.