Medical Sociology Minor

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The Department of Humanities and Social Sciences offers a Medical Sociology Minor as a supplement to the Oregon Tech technical and applied degrees related to health, health care, management and social science. The minor offers courses covering the central topics of medical sociology, including the social factors in health and illness, the patient experience of illness, the role of health care professionals, and the interaction between health and society.

The Medical Sociology Minor is designed with the current employer demands and changes in health care organization in mind. Many employers within the health care field seek employees who are culturally competent, prepared to work with diverse populations, and are familiar with social determinants of health.

A minimum of 20 or 21 credits is required to complete the minor. Enrollment in the minor is through the Humanities and Social Sciences Department; contact the department chair or your advisor for more information.

Required Courses

SOC 204 - Introduction to Sociology Credit Hours: 3 ^a
SOC 225 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3
SOC 235 - Introduction to Sustainability Credit Hours: 3
SOC 335 - Health Inequality and Cultural Competency Credit Hours: 3

Choose three courses from the following:

Two of the three courses must be 300 or 400 level.

BIO 200 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
BUS 316 - Total Quality in Health Care Credit Hours: 3
COM 225 - Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3
COM 345 - Organizational Communication I Credit Hours: 3
COM 346 - Health Communication Credit Hours: 3
HIST 275 - Introduction to the History of Medicine Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 305 - Medical Ethics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 202 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
PSY 330 - Social Psychology I Credit Hours: 3
PSY 336 - Health Psychology I Credit Hours: 3
PSY 371 - Human Sexuality I Credit Hours: 3
PSY 372 - Human Sexuality II Credit Hours: 3
SOC 305 - Rural Health Credit Hours: 3
STAT 414 - Statistical Methods in Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
SOC 307 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.) will be considered as electives pending program director approval.
SOC 407 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.) will be considered as electives pending program director approval.
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PSY 307 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.) will be considered as electives pending program director approval.
PSY 407 - Seminar Credit Hours: (Hours to be arranged each term.) will be considered as electives pending program director approval.
^aStudents are required to take SOC 204 before taking SOC 225