Topic 1: Foundations of Epidemiology. Introduction to the basic tenets of epidemiology as well as the different types of epidemiological study designs. Health Education 343 and Health and Society 340 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

Topic 5: Health Disparities. Examine health disparities and outcomes in four areas: core medical sociological theories and models; the biology of stress; intersections of race, class, and gender for health; and introduction to genetics and health disparities. Health and Society 340 (Topic: Health Disparities) and 340 (Topic 5) may not both be counted.

Topic 6: Cancerland. Explores the social and cultural terrain of cancer research, treatment, and public policy in the United States. Only one of the following may be counted: Health and Society 340 (Topic 6), Sociology 320C, 321K (Topic: Cancerland). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Core Curriculum: 010 Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 7: Contemporary Practice of Medicine. Explores what it means to be a practicing physician in contemporary America. Structured as a series of guest lectures by doctors from different medical specialties and at different stages in their careers; physician scientists and academicians; hospital administrators and related professionals; providers of medical care from international settings; and ethicists. Health and Society 340 (Topic 7) and Sociology 321K (Topic: Contemporary Practice of Medicine) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 8: Economic Sociology of Health. Provides a look at the economics of health and health care through a sociological lens. Examines how the multidimensional nature and distribution of health and healthcare are shaped by a variety of social and economic factors. Gain an understanding of the power of incentives, markets, and cost-benefit analysis, as well as the limits of these tools, in creating effective health care policy. Only one of the following may be counted: Health and Society 340 (Topic 8), Sociology 321K (Topic: Economic Sociology of Health), 322J. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 322J Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing

Topic 9: Valuing Mental Health. Explores the value of health in general and mental health specifically. Comparison of notions of health and illness, non-communicable disease and mental illness, and relative valuations in health and mental health. Development of sound, sensitive, and defensible opinions about mental health through the use of plays, poems, songs, videos, short stories, and personal accounts of illness and disability. Health and Society 340 (Topic 9) and Sociology 321K (Topic: Valuing Mental Health) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 11: Medical Sociology. Explores the social context of health, illness, and the health care system in American society. Discussion of the processes of medicalization and demedicalization, social factors influencing health and health care, the organization of the health care delivery system and patient outcomes, and the social meaning and experiences of illness. Only one of the following may be counted: Sociology 321K (Topic: Medical Sociology), 341C, or Health and Society 340 (Topic 11). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: SOC 341C Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.