About This Program
Explore the sociocultural, political and organizational dimensions of health and medicine with the Society, Health and Medicine minor. Tailor your electives to your academic and career goals while building insight into health, medicine and health disparities and preparing for careers in the health professions. Read more...
Contact Information
- Manacy Pai | mpai@kent.edu | 330-672-3405
- Speak with an Advisor
Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Stark Campus
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.
Program Requirements
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| SOC 12050 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (KSS) | 3 |
| SOC 42010 | DEATH AND DYING | 3 |
| or SOC 42562 | SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS | |
| or SOC 42879 | AGING IN SOCIETY | |
| SOC 42563 | SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE | 3 |
| Minor Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
| SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES | ||
| MINORITIES IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| CHILDHOOD IN SOCIETY | ||
| ADOLESCENCE IN SOCIETY | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD (ELR) | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS | ||
| AGING IN SOCIETY | ||
| Interdisciplinary Electives, choose from the following: 1 | 6 | |
| AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES | ||
| MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| BIOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION | ||
| MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY | ||
| BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS | ||
| HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING | ||
| LGBTQ POPULATIONS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM | ||
| MINORITIES IN CRIME AND JUSTICE | ||
| WOMEN IN CRIME AND JUSTICE | ||
| CRIME, JUSTICE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE | ||
| TREATMENT METHODS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES | ||
| ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE | ||
| CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | ||
or IHS 15003 | CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES | |
| EXERCISE LEADERSHIP FOR THE OLDER ADULT | ||
| HEALTH GEOGRAPHY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (KSS) | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| BEREAVEMENT AND LOSS | ||
| PERSONAL HEALTH | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH EDUCATION | ||
| HEALTH EDUCATION THEORIES | ||
| TEACHING HEALTH TO YOUNG LEARNERS | ||
| DRUG USE AND MISUSE | ||
| PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION | ||
| HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
or WMST 30100 | HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | |
| MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500 | ||
| MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN SEXUALITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER STUDIES | ||
| TRANSGENDER STUDIES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE | ||
| HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | ||
| TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ADVANCING CULTURAL HUMILITY | ||
| COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH | ||
| NURSING ETHICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE | ||
| CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN NURSING PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE | ||
| INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE POLICIES (ELR) | ||
| HEALTHCARE POLICY AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS | ||
| INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE | ||
| SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FITNESS AND SPORT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH | ||
| ESSENTIALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY | ||
| ZOMBIE OUTBREAK | ||
| PLAGUES AND PANDEMICS: HOW INFECTION SHAPED CULTURE AND HISTORY | ||
| SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY | ||
| PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASES | ||
| COMMUNICABLE DISEASES | ||
| UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND DECISION MAKING | ||
| EMERGING ISSUES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH | ||
| ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM IN PUBLIC HEALTH | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH AND MASS INCARCERATION | ||
| PLAGUES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD (ELR) | ||
| HEALTH DISPARITIES (WIC) | ||
| ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES | ||
| PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS IN PRACTICE, POLICY AND RESEARCH | ||
| MEDICINE AND MORALITY | ||
| HEALTH CARE ETHICS | ||
| HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL POLICY | ||
| PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | ||
| HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EXERCISE | ||
| 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 Learning Outcomes
Graduates of this program will be able to:
- Understand how health and wellness are shaped by factors such as race, gender and socioeconomic status.
- Understand how medical care is organized in the United States and other countries.
- Understand who receives health care and who does not.
- Understand how medical providers are socialized into their roles.
- Understand how patients navigate illness and treatment.
Full Description
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.
Students combine core courses from medical sociology with a series of electives of their choosing. Electives cut across many disciplines and content areas, allowing students to design a minor that aligns with their academic and career goals. The minor is well suited to students with an academic interest in health, medicine or health disparities, as well as those pursuing careers in the health professions.