Health, Medicine, and Society, B.A.
View ChecksheetMinimum Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Hours: 30
Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 48
Upper-Division Hours Within Major: 21
Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Major GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50
Program Code: B502
Major Requirements
- Some courses required for the major may also fulfill University General Education and/or Dodge College of Arts & Sciences Requirements.
- Thirty hours of major coursework must be completed, and 21 of the 30 hours must be upper division courses.
- A grade of C or better must be earned in each course for major credit.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Introduction | ||
HMS 1113 | Introduction to Health, Medicine and Society (meets Core IV Western Civ. & Culture) | 3 |
Ethical Issues in Health & Medicine | ||
PHIL 1263 | Introduction to Ethics in Health Care | 3 |
or HSTM 3413 | Biomedical Ethics | |
Historical/Humanistic Perspectives | ||
Choose three courses 1 | 9 | |
Social Scientific Perspectives | ||
Choose three courses 1 | 9 | |
In-Major Electives | ||
Choose an additional course from Historical/Humanistic or Social Scientific Perspectives 1 | 3 | |
Capstone | ||
HMS 4993 | Health, Medicine and Society Capstone | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 30 |
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Choose courses from an approved list of courses maintained by the department. Other courses that meet program criteria may be counted towards the major with the written approval of the program advisor.
Major Support Requirements
A grade of C or better must be earned in each course for major support credit
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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PSY 1113 | Elements of Psychology (meets Core III additional Social Science) | 3 |
or SOC 1113 | Introduction to Sociology | |
Choose a course in statistics, such as the following: | 3 | |
Intro to Quantitative Biology | ||
Elements of Statistics | ||
Applied Statistical Methods | ||
Choose at least 9 hours of coursework (including labs) in life or natural sciences in addition to those taken to meet Gen Ed requirements | 9 | |
Total Credit Hours | 15 |
General Education and College Requirements
Courses for fulfillment of General Education and Dodge College of Arts & Sciences requirements must be from the approved General Education course list published in the Class Schedule or at http://www.ou.edu/gened/courses. Courses graded P/NP will not apply.
UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION (MINIMUM 40 HOURS) AND COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication | ||
English Composition (6 hours) | ||
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
ENGL 1213 | Principles of English Composition | 3 |
or EXPO 1213 | Expository Writing | |
Language (0-13 hours in the same language) | ||
The college requirement cannot be met by high school coursework. | ||
Beginning Course | 0-5 | |
Beginning Course, continued | 0-5 | |
Intermediate Course (2000 level) 1,2 | 0-3 | |
Mathematics (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course from the General Education Mathematics list | 3 | |
Core Area II: Natural Science (7 hours, including one laboratory component) | ||
Biological Science | ||
Choose an approved General Education Natural Science course with one of the following prefixes: BIOL, HES, MBIO, or PBIO 1 | 3-4 | |
Physical Science | ||
Choose an approved General Education Natural Science course with one of the following prefixes: AGSC, ASTR, CHEM, GEOG, GEOL, GPHY, METR, or PHYS 1 | 3-4 | |
Core Area III: Social Science (6 hours) | ||
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government | 3 |
Choose one course from the General Education Social Science list | 3 | |
Core Area IV: Arts and Humanities (18 hours) | ||
Artistic Forms | ||
Choose one course from the General Education Artistic Forms list | 3 | |
Western Culture | ||
HIST 1483 | United States to 1865 | 3 |
or HIST 1493 | United States, 1865 to the Present | |
Choose one course from the General Education Western Culture list (excluding HIST 1483/1493) | 3 | |
World Culture | ||
Choose one course from the General Education World Culture list | 3 | |
Additional Core IV Upper-Division Arts & Humanities courses | ||
Choose one course from Artistic Forms, Western Culture, or World Culture 1,3 | 3 | |
Choose one course from Artistic Forms, Western Culture, or World Culture 1,3 | 3 | |
Core Area V: First Year Experience (3 hours) | ||
Choose one course | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours | 56 |
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College of Arts and Sciences Requirements: college requirements are not automatically fulfilled by a previous degree.
- 2
One course at the intermediate level or demonstrated competency at that level
- 3
6 upper-division hours, 2 courses, at the 3000- 4000-level. Must be outside the major.
Free Electives
Electives to bring total applicable hours to the minimum total required for the degree including 48 upper-division hours.
Information Concerning General Rules, Regulations and Minimum Requirements
Arts and Sciences Hours: At least 80 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BA degree. At least 55 semester hours of liberal arts and sciences courses are required for a BS degree.
Pass/No Pass Enrollment: A maximum of 16 semester hours of free elective credit may be attempted under this option.
Individual Studies (e.g., courses titled “Independent Study”): A maximum of 12 total semester hours may be counted toward graduation, excluding Honors Reading and Honors Research.
P.E. Courses: No physical education activity courses will be counted toward the 120 semester hours of acceptable credit for graduation.
Senior Institution Hours: A minimum of 60 semester hours applied toward graduation must be earned at senior (4-year) institutions.
Residency:
- At least 15 of the final 30 hours applied toward the degree or at least 50 percent of the hours required by the institution in the major field must be satisfactorily completed at the awarding institution.
- At least 15 semester hours of upper-division major work must be completed in residence at OU.
- OU correspondence courses are not considered resident credit.
Grade Point Averages: Students must earn a minimum over all 2.00 for each of the following: Combined Retention GPA (all college grades), OU Retention GPA, GPA for all major courses, and GPA for all major courses taken at OU. Some schools and departments of the College have higher minimum grade point averages required for their students.
Suggested Semester Plan of Study
This plan shows one possible grouping of courses that would allow students to graduate in four years. Please refer to the front of the degree checksheet for official requirements. Students must consult with Dodge College of Arts and Sciences and/or Health, Medicine & Society academic advisors to verify that courses selected each semester fulfill the recommended plan and satisfy University, College of Arts and Sciences, and HMS major requirements.
Freshman | ||
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First Semester | Credit Hours | |
ENGL 1113 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) | 3 |
First Year Experience (Core V) | 3 | |
General Education Physical Science (Core II) | 3 | |
Beginning Language | 5 | |
Credit Hours | 14 | |
Second Semester | ||
ENGL 1213 or EXPO 1213 | Principles of English Composition (Core I) or Expository Writing | 3 |
HMS 1113 | Introduction to Health, Medicine and Society | 3 |
General Education Biological Science with laboratory (Core II) | 4 | |
Beginning Language, continued | 5 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
First Semester | ||
Social Scientific Perspectives Course | 3 | |
MATH 1743 or MATH 1823 | Calculus I for Business, Life and Social Sciences (Core I) or Calculus and Analytic Geometry I | 3 |
P SC 1113 | American Federal Government (Core III) | 3 |
PSY 1113 or SOC 1113 | Elements of Psychology (Major Support & Core III) or Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
Intermediate Language (Core I) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
HIST 1483 or HIST 1493 | United States to 1865 (Core IV) or United States, 1865 to the Present | 3 |
Statistics Major Support course | 3 | |
Physical or Life Science Major Support course | 4 | |
Physical or Life Science Major Support course | 4 | |
Physical or Life Science Major Support course | 1 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Junior | ||
First Semester | ||
Historical/Humanistic Perspectives course | 3 | |
Historical/Humanistic Perspectives course (Upper Division) | 3 | |
Social Scientific Perspectives course (Upper Division) | 3 | |
Arts & Humanities, upper-division, outside major (Core IV) | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper- or Lower-division | 1 | |
General Education World Culture (Core IV) | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Second Semester | ||
PHIL 1263 or HSTM 3413 | Introduction to Ethics in Health Care (Core IV Western Culture) or Biomedical Ethics | 3 |
Historical/Humanistic Perspectives course (Upper Division) | 3 | |
Arts & Humanities, upper-division, outside major (Core IV) | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper-division | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper-division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Senior | ||
First Semester | ||
Social Scientific Perspectives course (Upper Division) | 3 | |
In-Major Elective (Upper Division) | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper Division | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper Division | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper Division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Second Semester | ||
HMS 4993 | Health, Medicine and Society Capstone | 3 |
General Education Artistic Forms (Core IV) | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper Division | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper Division | 3 | |
Free Elective, Upper Division | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Total Credit Hours | 120 |