Overview

The Certificate in Health Research, offered by the Department of Sociology, is an 18-credit program that allows students to explore the ways in which healthcare impacts the development, structure and functioning of human society. In addition to building a foundational knowledge of health and its role in society, students will hone their analytical research and critical thinking skills through advanced data analysis and methodology courses.

This certificate is open to undergraduate students, except for Sociology majors.

Certificates are awarded only at the time of completion of the bachelor's degree and cannot be awarded either as a stand-alone program of study or after completion of the first bachelor's degree.

Campus Location: Main

Program Code: LA-HLRE-CERT

Contact Information

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Learn more about the undergraduate certificate in Health Research.

Requirements

The Certificate in Health Research requires five courses, including a health-related sequence and research methods.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required Courses
SOC 2552	Health and Disease in American Society	3
SOC 3201	Statistical Methods in Sociology 1	4
SOC 3261	Research Design and Methods 1	4
Required Advanced Methods Course
Select one from:		4
SOC 4001	Qualitative Research 2
SOC 4002	Data Analysis 2
Health-related Courses
Select one of the following:		3
SOC 2522	Sociology of the Self
SOC 2530	Selected Topics in Medical Sociology
SOC 2572	Sex & Society
SOC 3511	Environmental Sociology: The End of the World as We Know It?
SOC 3525	Urban Health
SOC 3530	Selected Topics in Medical Sociology
SOC 3559	Health and Reproduction
SOC 3565	Sociology of the Body
SOC 3575	Population Studies
SOC 3582	Independent Study in Medical Sociology
Total Credit Hours		18

¹

Students must take SOC 3201 prior to, or concurrently with, SOC 3261.

²

Students must complete SOC 3201 and SOC 3261 before taking either of the advanced methods courses, SOC 4001 or SOC 4002.