Embedded Certificate in Health and Society
The Health and Society Certificate provides a focus on the study of health from a sociological perspective. The certificate facilitates awareness of the cultural and social aspects of health and mental well-being. Coursework also evaluates the interactional and structural factors that affect health on local, national, and global levels. This certificate is restricted to Sociology majors.
For more information, please see the Academic Catalog.
The Health and Society Certificate provides a focus on the study of health from a sociological perspective. The certificate facilitates awareness of the cultural and social aspects of health and mental well-being. Coursework also evaluates the interactional and structural factors that affect health on local, national, and global levels. This certificate is restricted to Sociology majors.
Program Location
Carrollton Campus
Method of Delivery
Face to Face
Accreditation
The University of West Georgia is accredited by The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC).
Credit and transfer
Total semester hours required:
This program may be earned entirely face-to-face. However, depending on the courses chosen, a student may choose to take some partially or fully online courses.
Save money
UWG is often ranked as one of the most affordable accredited universities of its kind, regardless of the method of delivery chosen.
Details
- Total tuition costs and fees may vary, depending on the instructional method of the courses in which the student chooses to enroll.
- The more courses a student takes in a single term, the more they will typically save in fees and total cost.
- Face-to-face or partially online courses are charged at the general tuition rate and all mandatory campus fees, based on the student's residency (non-residents are charged at a higher rate).
- Fully or entirely online course tuition rates and fees my vary depending on the program. Students enrolled in exclusively online courses do not pay non-Resident rates.
- Together this means that GA residents pay about the same if they take all face-to-face or partially online courses as they do if they take only fully online courses exclusively; while non-residents save money by taking fully online courses.
- One word of caution: If a student takes a combination of face-to-face and online courses in a single term, he/she will pay both all mandatory campus fees and the higher eTuition rate.
- For cost information, as well as payment deadlines, see the Student Accounts and Billing Services website
There are a variety of financial assistance options for students, including scholarships and work study programs. Visit the Office of Financial Aid's website for more information.
Coursework
This certificate is restricted to Sociology majors.
Requirements
Students must receive a grade of C or higher in all coursework applied to the certificate.
A survey of the discipline of sociology. Topics will include sociological theory, methods and selected substantive areas.
Upper-level Sociology: 12 hours
List of upper-level sociology courses approved for this certificate
This course requires an exploration into the emotional and sociological aspects of loss, grief, dying and death--from the perspectives of the individual, the society, and the culture. This is done through lectures, guest speakers, exercises, and writing daily in a personal journal.
This course examines the borderless nature of diseases. The emphasis is on the health problems of people in developing countries. Special attention is paid to the historical and social context of health outcomes. In addition, consideration is given to the differences in health outcomes by gender, class, age, and ethnicity.
This course includes the sociological study of physical health and illness, therapy, rehabilitation and the organization of health care systems. It will examine help-seeking behaviors, utilization of health care services, issues of bioethics, and health care service provider roles, as well as race, class and gender stratification within the health care system.
This course presents a sociological introduction to the conceptualization and subsequent treatment of mental illness.
Detailed study of topics not currently included in course catalog. Specific titles will be announced for semester offered and will be entered on transcripts. Repeatable under different titles.
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By the completion of the embedded certificate in Health & Society, students will be able to:
- Differentiate the sociological perspective on the study of health from other social scientific perspectives on health
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the cultural and social aspects of health
- Identify the interactional and structural factors that affect health on local, national, and global levels