Program: Health and the Human Sciences (BA) - University of Southern California - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 27, 2025

USC Catalogue 2016-2017

Lower-Division Core Requirements (20 Units)

BISC 150Lgx The Nature of Human Health and Disease Units: 4 or
BISC 220Lg General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology Units: 4
CHEM 105aLg General Chemistry Units: 4
MATH 114x Foundations of Statistics Units: 4 or
MATH 125g Calculus I Units: 4 or
MATH 208x Elementary Probability and Statistics Units: 4
PSYC 240gx Scientific Inquiry and Reasoning in Health Care Units: 4
SOCI 242g Sociology, Demography, and Health Units: 4

Modules in the Human Sciences (16 Units)

Choose one module among the six below:

1. Health, Gender and Ethnicity

ANTH 125g Social Issues in Human Sexuality and Reproduction Units: 4 or
SWMS 225 Gender, Sex, and Science: A Gender Studies Approach Units: 4
ANTH 305 Childhood, Birth and Reproduction Units: 4
PSYC 462m Culture and Mental Health Units: 4
SWMS 336 Health, Gender and Ethnicity Units: 4 or
SWMS 420 Woman, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women Units: 4

2. Health and the Mind

PSYC 100Lg Introduction to Psychology Units: 4
PSYC 336L Developmental Psychology Units: 4
PSYC 360 Abnormal Psychology Units: 4
PSYC 361 Introduction to Clinical Psychology Units: 4

3. International Health

ANTH 101g Illness and Healing: The Cross-Cultural Perspective Units: 4 or
ANTH 105g Culture, Medicine and Politics Units: 4
IR 339 Public Health and International Relations Units: 4
IR 306 International Organizations Units: 4 or
IR 371 Global Civil Society: Non-State Actors in World Politics Units: 4
SOCI 362 Global and Transnational Sociology Units: 4

4. Sociology of Health

SOCI 225gw Sociology of Health and the Body Units: 4
SOCI 314 Analyzing Social Statistics Units: 4
SOCI 470 Development and Social Change in the Third World Units: 4
SOCI 475 Medical Sociology Units: 4

5. Health and Aging

GERO 320g Psychology of Adult Development Units: 4 or
GERO 330 Society and Adult Development Units: 4
GERO 340 Policy, Values, and Power in an Aging Society Units: 4 or
GERO 437 Social and Psychological Aspects of Death and Dying Units: 2 or 4
GERO 380m Diversity in Aging Units: 4 or
GERO 435m Women and Aging: Psychological, Social and Political Implications Units: 4
GERO 416 Health Issues in Adulthood Units: 4

6. Biology of Health

BISC 120Lg General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution Units: 4
HBIO 300 Evolution, Ecology, and Culture Units: 4
HBIO 301L Human Anatomy Units: 4
HBIO 302 Nutrition and Metabolism Units: 4

Experiential Learning Component (1-4 Units)

Choose one course from the list below:

AMST 365 Leadership in the Community — Internship Units: 4
GERO 495 Practicum in Geriatric Care Units: 4
MDA 250 Internship for Liberal Arts: Work and Career — Theory and Practice Units: 1, 2 (4 Units Required)
POSC 395 Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship Units: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 (4 Units Required)
SOCI 450 Non-Governmental Organizations/Non-profits Field Practicum Units: 4
SWMS 311 Gender Studies and the Community: Internship Units: 4

Upper-Division Electives (8 Units)

Choose two courses from the list below, or one from this list and one upper-division course from a module not yet chosen, above.

BISC 499 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4 (4 Units Required)
CHEM 499 Special Topics Units: 2, 3, 4 (4 Units Required)
HIST 330 Drugs, Disease, and Medicine in History Units: 4
HBIO 405 Evolutionary Medicine Units: 4
MDA 320 Global Ethics: Poverty, Health and the Human Condition Units: 4
MDA 350 Community Health Scan Units: 4
REL 460 Senior Seminar: Medical Ethics Units: 4
SOCI 450 Non-Governmental Organizations/Non-profits Field Practicum Units: 4

Total units required for the BA in Health and the Human Sciences: 45-48

(at least 20 upper-division)