Sociology Major: Community Health Emphasis With 5-year Master of Behavioral Science
(MBS) in Rural Community Health
The Community Health Emphasis in SOC allows students to complete an undergraduate degree in SOC with an emphasis in Community Health and a Master of Behavioral Science (MBS) degree in Rural Community Health within five years. The Community Health emphasis in SOC requires particular courses (e.g., in medical sociology, independent study, research methods, and statistics) that prepare students for success in the MBS program. To remain qualified for this accelerated pathway, before the start of Year Four each student must have:
- maintained a 3.0 cumulative GPA and a 3.3 GPA within the Sociology Major
- completed two natural science courses (with lab), and one statistics course, with a grade of B or above in the statistics course
- fulfilled the 3-credit SOC 399: Internship requirement with a passing grade and a positive letter from the project sponsor
- listed two references
- written a Statement of Purpose to the MBS program that includes detail regarding academic and career ambitions and feasible ideas or plans regarding their eventual completion of MBS 699: Community Health Practicum
At this point, if any aspect of a student's performance is found to be inadequate, the MBS Director may reject a student from the MBS program, in which case the student must find a new emphasis or minor so they can complete the undergraduate degree. In addition to meeting the requirements above, and after Junior Year and completion of SOC Major requirements, students will be designated as "MBS candidates with provisional acceptance." Upon completion of the final credits toward the B.A. degree and after year four of this plan, students will be designated as "MBS degree-seeking students." Students who choose not to continue with the MBS after Year 4 of the accelerated program, but who successfully completed all other requirements of the program, will still have completed the undergraduate SOC degree with the Community Health Emphasis and earned the 120 credits necessary for an undergraduate degree.
A minimum of 57 credits is required for B.A. components of the Community Health Emphasis.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| All of the following: | ||
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| SOC 211 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| SOC 225 | Self and Society | 3 |
| SOC 302 | Origins of Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 310 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| SOC 322 | Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine | 3 |
| SOC 355 | Drugs and Society | 3 |
| SOC 380 | Social Class, Status, and Power | 3 |
| SOC 399 | Internship in Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 498 | Capstone | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to General Anthropology | ||
| General Psychology (GT-SS3) | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Medical Anthropology | ||
| Psychopathology | ||
| Health Psychology | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Environmental Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Sociology of Families | ||
| Social Movements | ||
| Deviance | ||
| Juvenile Delinquency | ||
| Corrections | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| Statistics and Data Analysis | ||
| MBS in Rural Community Health Courses | ||
| All of the following: | ||
| MBS 601 | Behavioral Science and Community Health | 3 |
| MBS 602 | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | 3 |
| MBS 603 | Quantitative Analysis in Behavioral Science | 3 |
| MBS 605 | Health Disparities | 3 |
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Qualitative Methods and Analysis | ||
| Program Planning and Evaluation | ||
| Violence and Trauma | ||
| Total Credits | 57 | |
Upon successful completion of the prescribed courses listed above, University-defined General Education, and elective requirements totaling 120 credits (with 40 at the 300-level or higher), students are eligible for their B.A. conferral. Students electing to complete the MBS in Rural Community Health must complete the MBS curriculum.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| Gen Ed | General Education | 9 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| SOC 101 | Introduction to Sociology (GT-SS3) | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ANTH 107 or PSY 100 |
Introduction to General Anthropology or General Psychology (GT-SS3) |
3 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area II), w/lab | 4 |
| Gen Ed | General Education | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | Elective, minor, or second major course | 6 |
| Gen Ed | General Education (Area II), w/lab | 4 |
| SOC 302 | Origins of Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 322 or SOC 355 |
Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine or Drugs and Society |
3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ANTH 355 |
Medical Anthropology or Psychopathology or Health Psychology |
3 |
| Elective | Elective, minor, or second major course | 3 |
| SOC 355 or SOC 322 |
Drugs and Society or Sociology of Health, Illness, and Medicine |
3 |
| SOC 310 | Qualitative Research Methods | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ECON 216 |
Statistics for Business and Economics or Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) or Statistics and Data Analysis |
3 |
| Elective | Elective, minor, or second major course | 3 |
| SOC 211 | Quantitative Research Methods | 3 |
| SOC 380 | Social Class, Status, and Power | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| Elective | Elective, minor, or second major course | 6 |
| Gen Ed | General Education | 3 |
| SOC 399 | Internship in Sociology (if not completed during summer before Year 4) | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| SOC 399 | Internship in Sociology (if not completed during Spring Year 3) | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| Elective | Elective, minor, or second major course | 3 |
| MBS 601 | Behavioral Science and Community Health | 3 |
| MBS 602 | Quantitative Methods and Research Design | 3 |
| MBS 611 or MBS 612 |
Program Planning and Evaluation or Violence and Trauma |
3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| MBS 603 | Quantitative Analysis in Behavioral Science | 3 |
| MBS 604 or MBS 612 |
Qualitative Methods and Analysis or Violence and Trauma |
3 |
| MBS 605 or MBS 611 |
Health Disparities or Program Planning and Evaluation |
3 |
| SOC 498 | Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 12 | |
| Summer | ||
| MBS 698 | Community Health Practicum Proposal | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Year Five | ||
| Fall | ||
| MBS Elective | MBS Elective course | 6 |
| MBS 699 | Community Health Practicum | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| MBS Elective | MBS Elective course | 6 |
| MBS 699 | Community Health Practicum | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 129 | |
Degree Plan