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University of Calgary Calendar 2010-2011 Faculty of Medicine 4. Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours 4.5 Program Details 4.5.3 Health and Society Major
4.5.3 Health and Society Major

Upon completion of Year 1, Health and Society students are required to declare an "Area of Concentration." This must be selected from Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, Geography, Sociology, or Political Science. Course selection must correspond to the student's chosen concentration discipline and must be chosen from the "Concentration Courses" listed below.

Required Courses:

The BHSc Health and Society Major consists of 20 FCE.

1Students considering concentrating in psychology should take Psychology 205. It is strongly recommended that this course is completed during the first year of study to facilitate enrolment in senior-level Psychology course come the student's second year.

2Students considering concentrating in economics should take Economics 201 and 203. It is strongly recommended that these two courses are completed during the first year of study to facilitate enrolment in senior-level Economics course come the student's second year.

3Credit for Kinesiology 261 and Biology 305 is not allowed.

*Acceptable Courses from the Faculty of Arts to satisfy the Humanities Elective may be selected from the following departments:

English, French, Italian and Spanish, Germanic, Slavic and East Asian Studies, Greek and Roman Studies, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

CONCENTRATION COURSES**

ANTHROPOLOGY 
Anthropology 341, 391, 393, 411 and 1.5 FCE from Archaeology 305, 589, 595 or senior-level courses offered by the Department of Anthropology or Archaeology.

ECONOMICS 
Economics 337, 355, 379 and 2.0 FCE senior-level courses by offered by the Department of Economics.

Students considering a concentration in Economics should take Economics 201 and 203 as Major options. It is strongly recommended  that these two courses be completed during the first year of study to facilitate in senior-level Economics courses come the student's second year.

GEOGRAPHY 
Geography 231, 251, and 339 and 2.0 FCE Senior-level courses offered by the department of Geography

POLITICAL SCIENCES 
Political Science 310, 359, 381, 399 and 1.0 FCE Senior-level courses offered by the Department of Political Sciences

PSYCHOLOGY 
Psychology 312, and 305 or 405 and 2.0 FCE Senior-level courses offered by the department of Psychology.

Students considering a concentration in Psychology should take Psychology 205 as a Major option. It is strongly recommended that this course be completed during the first year of study to facilitate in senior-level Psychology courses come the student's second year.

SOCIOLOGY 
Sociology 311, 313, 315, 321, 331, 333, 413

**The above concentration courses are subject to the changes and restrictions of the department offering the course.