Health, Illness and Society Minor ()

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Health, Illness and Society Minor

Degree Type: Minor

Required Courses		Credit Hours
ANTH 371	Medical Anthropology	3
GEOG 372	World Medical Geography	3
SOCY 373	Health-Illness in Society	3
Choose one:
ANTH 122	Intro Cultural Anthropology	3
GEOG 112	Cultural Geography	3
SOCY 121	Introductory Sociology	3
Electives (choose two)
ANTH 374	Reproductive Health-Sexuality	3
HIST 280	History of Medical-Health Care	3
PHIL 220	Ethics in Health Care	3
PHIL 320	Biomedical Ethics	3
PSYC 422	Abnormal Psychology	3
SCWK 262	Health Related Social Services	3
SOCY 345	The Field of Aging	3

Why Choose the Health, Illness and Society Minor?

The Health, Illness, and Society minor gives students a broad, interdisciplinary understanding of the many cultural influences and social forces affecting diagnosis, treatment decisions, and the health care system, both in the U.S. and in other countries around the world. This minor includes courses in anthropology, sociology, and cultural geography, with elective course work in medical history, ethics, psychology, and health services. This minor will be a valuable complement to many programs of study at Ferris.

This interdisciplinary minor is designed to expand your understanding of health and illness in societies. This approach will facilitate your ability to effectively analyze health and illness at a variety of levels. The American Health Care system is one of the largest employers today. This is a valuable minor for students planning to enter any health-related occupations and/or professions.

It also provides valuable background for students majoring in human and social service-related programs. Employers today expect personnel who have a broad-based educational background. This minor will enhance your employment potential.

Admission Requirements

This Health, Illness and Society minor is open to any student admitted to Ferris State and pursuing a baccalaureate degree. The minor is designed to complement any Ferris major program. Students may use only one-third of the credits in a minor that overlap with the student's major. For example: If a minor is 18 credits, 6 credits may be applied to the minor that are also used in the major. Students may apply 6 credit hours of overlap between minors.

Graduation Requirements

An academic minor may only be awarded upon completion of a baccalaureate degree at Ferris State. This minor requires a minimum of 18 credits with a minimum 2.0 grade average in these courses.

Also, 50 percent of the credits for a minor must be taught by Ferris State University.

More Information

ADVISOR: Dr. Krishnakali Majumdar
PHONE: 231-591-2756
E-MAIL: kali@ferris.edu
CAMPUS ADDRESS: ASC 2076