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Program Structure

Summary:

• Complete 13 units of required courses which introduce core concepts and methodologies that allow students to critically engage with health topics in an interdisciplinary setting
• Complete 1 lower division course and 1 upper division course from the Health and the Body list
• Complete 1 lower division course and 1 upper division course from the Health and Society list
• Students must complete 25-28 units in order to declare a minor in MHSS.

Lower division (5 units)

• MHSS 100-3: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Health in the Humanities and Social Sciences
  Introduces the core concepts and frameworks of the medical humanities and social sciences. The course deepens students' understanding of how health is influences by social factors and provides insight into the structural and systemic forces that affect individual and community health.

Recommended: HSCI 130.

• FASS 223-1: Finding a Career in the Arts and Social Sciences
  Introduces the basic knowledge and skills for FASS students to better adapt and deploy their academic expertise in the workplace. Topics vary with instructor expertise. No prior knowledge of the topic is required. Suitable for students across all disciplines but designed for students in the arts and social sciences. Students may take this course for credit up to three times if a different topic is taught. Grading will be on a pass/fail basis.

• FASS 224-1: Arts and Social Sciences in Everyday Life
  Introduces ways in which FASS expertise directly informs everyday personal and social issues and challenges. Topics vary with instructor expertise. No prior knowledge of the topic is required. Suitable for students across all disciplines. Students may take this course for credit up to three times if a different topic is taught. Grading will be on a pass/fail basis.

Upper division (8 units)

• MHSS 300-4: Medical Legal Studies
  Examines the intersection of medicine and law, focusing on how legal frameworks impact healthcare practices and patient rights. Topics include medical ethics, healthcare regulations, and the legal responsibilities of medical professionals. No prior legal knowledge required. Suitable for students across disciplines who are interested in the legal dimensions of healthcare.

Prerequisite: 45 units or permission from the instructor.

• MHSS 400-4: Medical Humanities and Social Sciences Capstone/Professional Colloquium
  Culminating experience of the MHSS minor. Integrates interdisciplinary knowledge from the humanities and social sciences to critically examine contemporary health issues and challenges. Through collaborative projects, reflective exercises, and professional discussions, students will explore the practical implications of their studies and prepare for future careers/advanced study in health-related fields. 

Prerequisite: Successful completion of MHSS 100 and MHSS 300 or permission from the instructor.

Lower division (3 units)

• COGS 100-3: Exploring the Mind or
  COGS 110-3: Learning in Everyday Life: The Art and Science of Hacking your Brain
• GSWS 103-3: Body Talk
• LING 190-3: The Science of Speech
  
• PSYC 100-3: Intro to Psychology I or
  PSYC 102-3: Intro to Psychology II

Upper division (3-4 units)

• COGS 300-3: Selected Topics in Cognitive Science
• GERO 302-3: Health Promotion and Aging
• GSWS 316-4: Disciplining Sex: Feminist Science and Sociobiology
  
• INDG 329-3: Sexuality and Gender: Indigenous Perspectives

Lower division (3-4 units)

• ENGL 111W-3: Literary Classics in English or
  ENGL 204-3: Reading Sexuality and Gender or
  ENGL 209-3: Race, Borders, and Empire
• GERO 101-3: Aging and Society
• GSWS 101-3: Gender Talk or
  GSWS 100-3: Sex Talk
  
• INDG 101-3: Intro to Indigenous Studies or
  INDG 211-3: Researching Residential Schools or
  INDG 286-3: Indigenous Peoples and British Columbia
• LBST 203-3: Work and Health
• PHIL 144-3: Introduction to the Philosophy of Science or
  PHIL 120W-3: Moral and Legal Problems or
  PHIL 221-3: Ethical Theory or
  PHIL 270-3: Data, Ethics, and Society
• PLCY 200-3: Intro to Public Policy
• POL 150-3: Science, Technology, and Innovation or
  POL 151-3: Justice and Law
• SA 101-4: Intro to Anthropology or
  SA 150-4: Intro to Sociology or
  SA 218-3: Illness, Culture, and Society

Upper division (3-4 units)

• GA 301-3: Asia-Canada Identities: Experiences and Perspectives
• GERO 406-3: Death and Dying
• GERO 413-3: Sexuality and Aging
• GSWS 414-4: Dude, Where's My Body?: Biopolitics, Biotechnologies, and Bioecologies
• INDG 422-3: Special Topics in Indigenous Studies (when taught as Indigenous Health)
• IS 307-4: International Ethics: Poverty, Environmental Change, and War
• PHIL 327-3: Global Health Ethics
• PLCY 300-4: Applied Public Policy Analysis
• SA 318-4: Technologies of Health and Expectation
• SA 418-4: Global Health: Humanitarian Encounters
• URB 463-4: Diversity and Equity in Cities