A minor in Medicine & Sociology requires 15-18 semester hours of approved course work, including HON 3301, "Readings in Medicine & Society" (note that this class is open to all University of Houston students; it is not restricted to those students enrolled in The Honors College); four additional courses chosen from a list approved from the minor; plus one of the following options: a special project of original research; an internship/externship (as arranged by the Program Coordinator); or an additional 3-hour course chosen from the approved list of electives. Students must complete at least 12 hours in residence, 9 hours of which must be at the advanced level. A maximum of 6 hours of approved transfer credits may be accepted toward the minor upon the approval of the Program Coordinator. No more than 6 hours of a student's major may apply toward the minor. A minimum 3.0 grade point average for all courses applied to the minor is required.

The academic requirements are as follows:

1. HONS 3301 Readings in Medicine & Society
2. A Selection of four elective courses taken from the list of approved courses:

• ANTH 3350 Women and Health

• ANTH 3364 Disease in Antiquity

• ANTH 4331 Medical Anthropology

• ANTH 4337 Anthropology of the Life Cycle

• ANTH 4352 Biomedical Anthropology

• ANTH 4384 Anthropology of HIV

• ANTH 4394 Anthropology of the Body

• BIOE 1440 Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering

• COMM 3302 eHealth and Telemedicine

• COMM 3303 Health Literacy

• COMM 3304 Multicultural Health Communication

• COMM 3305 Communication and Catastrophic Illnesses

• COMM 3340 Health Campaign Principles and Tailored Messages

• COMM 4333 Health Communication

• COMM 4397 Doctor-Patient Communication

• ENGI 3301 Technology in Western Culture

• ENGL 3396 Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston

• ENGL 4371 Literature and Medicine

• HIST 3303 Disease, Health, and Medicine

• HIST 3395 Technology in Western Culture

• HIST 4395 Science, Technology, and Empire

• HONS 3397 Health in Harris County

• HONS 4397 Health and Human Rights

• HONS 4397 Sustaining the City: Researching Houston

• HONS 4397 Clinical Applications of Anatomy and Physiology

• IDNS 4392 History of 20th Century Science

• ITEC 4395 Experiencing the Future of Health

• OPTO 1300 Introduction to Health Professions

• PHIL 3354 Medical Ethic

• POLS 4363 Science, Technology, and Public Policy

• SOC 3382 Sociology of Drug Use and Recovery

• SOCW 3397 Spirituality and Aging

Note: Courses may be added to the approved list between editions of the catalog. Students may obtain a complete list of courses approved for this minor in the office of The Medicine & Society Program, 212 M.D. Anderson Library, Room 204B, ext. 3-9021, students dial 713.743.9021.