Public Health-related Majors
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Health, Behavior, and Society
This major has 12 required and 2 foundational courses. It is a Bachelor of Arts major that satisfies the Social Science requirement of the Rochester Curriculum.
- Key goals for this major:
- Understand the psychological and societal structures and mechanisms affecting human health behavior.
- Understand that health and disease do not depend uniquely on biological mechanisms, but include societal and cultural influences as well;
- Understand that psychological and behavioral factors affect human health, and interact with surrounding economic and environmental conditions; and
- Understand the role of behavioral theory, research, and clinical practice in the promotion and maintenance of physical health and well-being.
Requirements of the Major (prerequisites in parentheses):
| A. Foundational Anthropology and Psychology Courses: | ||
|---|---|---|
| ANT 102 | Introduction to Medical Anthropology (or other Anthropology course) |
(none) |
| PSY 101 | Introduction to Psychology | (none) |
| B. Common Core (5 courses): | ||
| PH 101 | Introduction to Public Health I | (none) |
| PH 102 | Introduction to Public Health II | (PH 101) |
| PH 103 | Concepts of Epidemiology | (none) |
| STT 212 | Appl. Stat. for the Biological and Physical Sciences I | (none) |
| PHL 228 or PHL 225 |
Public Health Ethics or Medical Ethics | (none) |
| C. Specific Core Requirements (4 courses): | ||
| ANT 216 | Medical Anthropology | (1 in ANT) |
| HLS 116 | Introduction to the U.S. Health System | (none) |
| CSP 161/PSY 161 | Social Psychology & Individual Differences | (none) |
| CSP 283/PSY 283 | Behavioral Medicine | (PSY 101) |
| D. Electives (3 of the following, 2 of which must come from History, Social, and Behavioral Medicine): | ||
| I. History, Social, and Behavioral Medicine | ||
| SOC 262 | Medical Sociology | (none) |
| HIS 208/208W | Health, Medicine and Social Reform | (none) |
| HIS 209/209W | Changing Concepts of Disease | (none) |
| HLS 216 | Peer Health Advocacy I | (none) |
| PM 426 (W) | Social and Behavioral Medicine | (CSP 283) |
| PM 494 (W) | Community-Based Participatory Research | (PH 101, 102) |
| HIS 287 | History of International and Global Health | (none) |
| II. Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology | ||
| CSP 267/ PSY 267W |
Psychology of Gender | (none) |
| BCS 246/ PSY 246 |
Biology of Mental Disorders | (BCS 110, BIO 110) |
| SOC 263 | Sociology of Mental Disorder | (none) |
| ANT 218 | Birth and Death I | (none) |
| ANT 278 | Birth and Death II | (ANT 218) |
| E. Upper-Level Writing Requirement: | ||
| Students will be required to register for two upper-level writing courses within this major. The courses designated with (W) have writing requirements that would satisfy the Rochester Curriculum’s upper-level writing requirement. Students would register for the “W” section; for each PM (W) course there will be a cap of five students. The registration rules for new or existing College courses are determined by their respective home departments. | ||
Honors Program:
Students are offered the possibility of an honors degree by completing the major as specified plus participating in the Capstone Senior Seminar (four credits) and completing eight credit hours of independent study during which an adequate Senior Thesis or research project is completed.
Distinction Program:
This major will offer a distinction program in which the terms “distinction”, “high distinction”, and “highest distinction” will reflect the quality of performance in the major. A GPA of at least 3.40 will qualify for “distinction”; a GPA of at least 3.60 will qualify for “high distinction”; and a GPA of at least 3.80 will qualify for “highest distinction”.