Society, Health and Medicine - Minor

The Society, Health and Medicine minor exposes students to the sociocultural, political and organizational dimensions of health and medicine while also promoting an understanding of the social determinants of health.

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Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Understand how health and wellness are shaped by factors such as race, gender and socioeconomic status.
  2. Understand how medical care is organized in the United States and other countries.
  3. Understand who receives health care and who does not.
  4. Understand how medical providers are socialized into their roles.
  5. Understand how patients navigate illness and treatment.
Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Society, Health and Medicine minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
SOC 12050INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING 3
or SOC 42562 SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
or SOC 42879 AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD)
SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE (Required Courses)3
Minor Elective, choose from the following:3
SOC 32565
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES (DIVD)
SOC 32569
MINORITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (DIVD)
SOC 42010
DEATH AND DYING
SOC 42421
CHILDHOOD IN SOCIETY
SOC 42478
ADOLESCENCE IN SOCIETY
SOC 42560
SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD
SOC 42562
SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
SOC 42879
AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD)
Interdisciplinary Electives, choose from the following: 16
AFS 33171
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES (DIVD)
ANTH 48250
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG)
BSCI 40020
BIOLOGY OF AGING
BSCI 40157
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION
BSCI 40463
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
CES 44084
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS
COMM 36500
HEALTH COMMUNICATION
COMM 46503
HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
COMM 46507
COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
CRIM 36800
LGBTQ POPULATIONS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM (DIVD)
CRIM 37311
MINORITIES IN CRIME AND JUSTICE (DIVD)
CRIM 37411
WOMEN IN CRIME AND JUSTICE (DIVD)
CRIM 46701
CRIME, JUSTICE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CRIM 46708
TREATMENT METHODS
CULT 26001
INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES
ECON 42086
ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
EXSC 15003
CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
or IHS 15003
 CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
EXSC 40612
EXERCISE LEADERSHIP FOR THE OLDER ADULT
GEOG 42052
HEALTH GEOGRAPHY
GERO 14029
INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
GERO 40656
PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
HDF 44039
BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES
HED 11570
PERSONAL HEALTH
HED 11590
COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
HED 14020
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
HED 21030
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH EDUCATION
HED 21050
HEALTH EDUCATION THEORIES
HED 30000
TEACHING HEALTH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
HED 32530
DRUG USE AND MISUSE
HED 32544
HUMAN SEXUALITY
HED 34050
PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION
HIST 31075
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
or WMST 30100
 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31550
MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500
LGBT 20020
INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER STUDIES
LGBT 40201
TRANSGENDER STUDIES
NURS 10060
INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
NURS 20950
HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
NURS 32060
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ADVANCING CULTURAL HUMILITY
NURS 35040
COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
NURS 35070
NURSING ETHICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
NURS 35080
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN NURSING PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE
NURS 40089
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE POLICES (DIVG) (ELR) (WIC)
NURS 45010
HEALTHCARE POLICY AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
NURS 45080
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE
NUTR 23511
SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS)
NUTR 35319
NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SOCIETY
PESP 15010
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FITNESS AND SPORT
PH 10001
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 10002
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH (DIVG)
PH 20001
ESSENTIALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
PH 20015
ZOMBIE OUTBREAK
PH 22001
PLAGUES AND PANDEMICS: HOW INFECTION SHAPED CULTURE AND HISTORY
PH 30005
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 30006
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PH 30007
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASES
PH 30012
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
PH 30015
UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PH 30033
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING
PH 32005
EMERGING ISSUES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH
PH 35005
ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM IN PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 43014
PUBLIC HEALTH AND MASS INCARCERATION
PH 43089
PLAGUES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD (DIVG) (ELR)
PH 44000
HEALTH DISPARITIES (DIVD) (WIC)
PH 44003
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
PH 44020
PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS IN PRACTICE, POLICY AND RESEARCH
PHIL 30015
MEDICINE AND MORALITY
PHIL 40005
HEALTH CARE ETHICS
PHIL 41034
PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
POL 40450
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL POLICY
PSYC 30656
PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
PSYC 41581
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 41584
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EXERCISE
RPTM 16000
FOUNDATIONS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
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Some courses may have prerequisites for registration.

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Sociology - Minor

The Sociology minor provides students with a broad understanding of the theoretical, methodological and substantive issues relevant to the field, as well as the tools necessary to apply this knowledge to other areas of study. Students explore the intersections between culture, social structure and individual behavior by examining issues related to social inequality, health and healthcare, deviance, families and family violence, urban communities, social psychology and more.

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Program Information for Sociology - Minor

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Describe how sociology is similar to and different from other social sciences.
  2. Show how one’s personal life is shaped by the time and place in which one lives.
  3. Demonstrate how institutions of family, education, religion, medicine and the economy are interrelated.
  4. Understand the interrelationships between social structures and individuals in society.
  5. Distinguish between individualistic, cultural and structural explanations of social events.
Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Coursework
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Program Requirements

Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
SOC 12050INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
SOC 22570UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES AND INEQUALITY 3
or SOC 22778 SOCIAL PROBLEMS (DIVG) (KSS)
or SOC 24011 INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND FAMILIES
Sociology (SOC) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level)12
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements

Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 12 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery
  • Delivery:
    • Fully online
    • Mostly online
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Ashtabula Campus
    • East Liverpool Campus
    • Geauga Campus
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Our Alumni

Caitlin Raymond, MHD

“Going through this program allowed me to not only further my education and gain more experience in the healthcare field, but also explore my passion of design. The program gave me the opportunity to work with other architects and designers who share my passion of creating a more efficient and effective healing environment. The classes allowed enough flexibility that I could complete the assignments while working and offered many different resources that I could explore on my own.

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