The Social & Behavioral sciences breadth requirement is intended to give students a basic foundation for identifying issues and problem solving through various socio-behavioral disciplines, encouraging thought about population health issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. As such, the courses do not need to have a clear or direct connection to health. These requirements may be satisfied by numerous courses, of which, we have suggested a few in each area below:
One 5-credit course from EACH department, at least 4 of the 5 must be 200-level or above.
- Anthropology (ANTH only)
- ANTH 150 Culture and Rights: Exploring the Meaning and Practice of Human Rights
- ANTH 202 Principles of Sociocultural Anthropology
- ANTH 204 Reading Ethnography
- ANTH 207 Class and Culture in America
- ANTH 209 Anthropology Through Visual Media
- Geography
- GEOG 123 Introduction to Globalization
- GEOG 270 Geographies of International Development and Environmental Change
- GEOG 271 Geography of Food and Eating
- GEOG 280 Introduction to the Geography of Health and Healthcare
- GEOG 315 Explanation and Understanding in Geography
- Political Science
- POL S 201 Introduction to Political Theory
- POL S 202 Introduction to American Politics
- POL S 203 Introduction to International Relations
- POL S 204 Introduction to Comparative Politics
- POL S 270 Introduction to Political Economy
- Psychology
- PSYCH 101 Introduction to Psychology
- PSYCH 209 Fundamentals of Psychological Research
- PSYCH 210 The Diversity of Human Sexuality
- PSYCH 245 Introduction to Social Psychology
- PSYCH 250 Racism and Minority Groups
- Sociology
- SOC 110 Survey of Sociology
- SOC 266 Introduction to Labor Studies
- SOC 271 Introduction to the Sociology of Deviance and Social Control
- SOC 300 Foundations of Social Inquiry
- SOC 316 Introduction to Sociological Theory