本科 Certificate in Health 研究
Tailor your undergraduate coursework to fit your specific interests and career goals with the 本科 Certificate in Health 研究 in the College of Liberal 艺术 at Temple University. Offered through the 社会学 Department, the Health 研究 Certificate is an 18-credit program that allows students to explore the ways in which healthcare impacts the development, structure and functioning of human society.
Students may select courses that cover a range of health topics such as
- 全球健康,
- medical sociology,
- population studies and
- the sociology of aging.
In addition to building a foundational knowledge of health and its role in society, students in the Health 研究 本科 Certificate program will hone their analytical research and critical thinking skills through advanced data analysis and methodology courses.
This program is designed for undergraduate students in a Bachelor's program, but it is not open to 社会学 majors or students pursuing the Health Track in 社会学.
类 & 课程
This certificate program is designed for non-社会学 majors. Certificates are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.
The 18-credit undergraduate certificate requires five courses, including a health-related sequence and a research methodology course.
The following courses are required.
- Health and Disease in American 社会
- Statistical Methods in 社会学
- 研究 Design and Methods
Students may then choose electives from the following course options.
- Environmental 社会学: The End of the World as We Know It?
- 全球健康
- Health and Reproduction
- Population Studies
- Selected Topics in Medical 社会学
- 性 & 社会
- 性uality and Gender
- 社会学 of Aging
- 社会学 of the Body
- 社会学 of the Self
- 城市卫生
Learn more about the course requirements for the Health 研究 本科 Certificate.
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职业生涯
The specialized focus of the Health 研究 Certificate (本科) provides students with the foundation necessary to pursue careers in a range of health and social services professions.
Students often pursue professional opportunities in the following areas.
- Health services management
- Medical transcription
- Occupational therapy
- Public health administration
- 社会学
- Social and human services