SOCI 345
MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
This course will explore the relationship between social factors and health, illness, and mortality, with a heavy emphasis on experiences of illness, the doctor-patient relationship, and the socialization of medical students and new doctors. Social determinants of health, cultural determinants of health, and the ethics surrounding conception, birth, and death will also be discussed.
Prerequisites & course information
Short Title: MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY Department: Sociology Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Distribution Group: Distribution Group II Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027