Social Inequality, Health, and Policy Bridging Disciplines Program Certificate
Department website: https://undergraduates.utexas.edu/academics/bridging-disciplines-programs/programs/social-inequality-health-policy
This program introduces students to the causes and consequences of the huge disparities in health, life expectancy, and medical care delivery that exist in the world today. Through the lenses of multiple disciplines, the program focuses on what national and local governments, as well as non-governmental organizations, can and should do to effectively reduce the most glaring health vulnerabilities. As part of the program, students learn to investigate how large-scale demographic and social developments—including international migration, the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, changes in marriage and family patterns, and aging populations—affect nations’ population structures, the overall quality of life of their populations, and the evolution of their health care delivery systems. The program allows students to consider these issues through a variety of fields, such as Anthropology, Demography, Economics, Education, Geography, Government, Human Ecology, Psychology, Public Affairs, Religious Studies, Social Work, and Sociology, among others.
Total Hours Required: 19
Requirements
Requirements are listed in the table below. Additional requirements may follow the table, so be sure to read the entire page. Some required courses listed below may also satisfy General Education requirements, including Core Curriculum. Students should also review the University's Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Hours chosen from: Forum Seminars | 1 | |
| Social Inequality, Health, and Policy | ||
| Health Inequality in Childhood and Adolescence | ||
| Hours chosen from: Population and Other Macro Approaches | 3 | |
| Human Health and the Environment | ||
| Children's Environmental Health | ||
| Global Health | ||
| Introduction to Health and Society | ||
| Introduction to Social Demography | ||
| Medical Sociology | ||
| Social Inequality and Health in the United States | ||
| Population and Society | ||
| Hours chosen from: Methods | 3 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Foundations of Epidemiology | ||
| Psychological Methods and Statistics | ||
| Social Work Research Methods | ||
| Social Work Statistics | ||
| Elementary Statistical Methods | ||
| Foundations of Data Analysis | ||
| Elements of Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Social Statistics | ||
| Hours chosen from: One Strand below (requires at least one upper-division course) | 6 | |
| Social Inequality | ||
| Health Disparities | ||
Hours chosen from: Approved list | ||
| Public Health | ||
| Theories of Health Promotion Behavioral Science | ||
Hours chosen from: Approved list | ||
| Family, Fertility, and the Life Course | ||
| Fertility and Reproduction | ||
Hours chosen from: Approved list | ||
| Migration and Diaspora | ||
| Latino Migrations and Asylum | ||
Hours chosen from: Approved list | ||
| Approved Hours chosen from: Research or internship Connecting Experiences (see advisor) | 6 | |
| Connecting Research Experience | ||
| Connecting Research Experience | ||
| Connecting Internship Experience | ||
| Undergraduate Minor and Certificate Requirements and Policies | ||
| Total Hours | 19 | |
Additional Requirements and Policy
- A three to four page essay in which students reflect on what they have learned and accomplished through their experience is required. The essay is reviewed and must be approved by a member of the faculty panel in order to complete the certificate requirements
- To create an interdisciplinary experience, students must choose courses from a variety of disciplines. Only one of the strand courses may come from the student's major department(s) or from same as with the student's major department(s). The certificate as a whole must represent a variety of disciplines; the advisor can help ensure that the coursework will meet the certificate requirements for interdisciplinarity.
- In courses taken for a letter grade, the student must obtain a grade of at least C- .
- A cumulative certificate GPA of at least 2.0 is required.
- Only one BDP course, including connecting experience, may be taken pass/fail. Any exceptions will be considered by the faculty panel on an individual basis.
- The student may be able to count courses toward the certificate that are not listed, if enough of the course content relates to the BDP topic. Consult with the advisor to petition a course to count towards the certificate.