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Department of Sociology
University of New Brunswick
P.O. Box 4400, Fredericton, NB
Canada, E3B 5A3
Phone: 506-453-4849
Email: socio@unb.ca
Director of Socio-Cultural Studies in Health: Dr. Jacqueline Low, jlow@unb.ca
Housed in Sociology, the Bachelor of Arts in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health (SCSH) is a multidisciplinary program made up of courses from across the Faculty of Arts and other cognate programs.
Students enrolled may choose between Minor, Major/Double Major, and Honours/Joint Honours pathways that provide them with the opportunity to develop foundational knowledge in health, illness, and healthcare; health policy insight; as well as skills in methodology, critical reasoning, and problem solving. For more information about this program, please contact the Director of the BA in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health.
The Minor consists of 24 ch selected from the table of SCSH courses below, of which 15 ch must be upper-level courses. No more than 6 ch of upper-level courses may be in any one discipline. Please contact the Director of the BA in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health for advising. Only courses completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher count towards a Minor in SCSH.
Students intending to take a Single Major in SCSH or a Double Major in SCSH and another Arts discipline may declare their Major or Double Major in SCSH at any time during their degree by consulting with a Department, Program, or Arts advisor; normally before they have successfully completed 30 credit hours. Once they have declared their Major in SCSH or Double Major in SCSH and another Arts discipline, students must contact the Director of the BA in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health to be advised about the requirements for their SCSH program of study and to have their program of study approved.
Single Majors must complete a minimum of 36 ch of SCSH courses, of which 24 ch must be upper level. The following courses are required for a student to graduate with a Single Major in SCSH:
In addition, students are required to complete one of:
Double Majors must complete a minimum of 30 ch of Socio-Cultural Studies in Health courses, of which 18 ch must be upper level. The following courses are required for a student to graduate with a Single Major:
In addition, students are required to complete one of:
Students normally take their required courses in sequence. For example, 1000-level courses are typically taken in the first year of study. Students must complete the required number of credit hours with an overall GPA of 2.0 or better. Only courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher count towards a Single major in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health or a Double Major in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health and another Arts discipline.
Students intending to take Single Honours in SCSH or Joint Honours in SCSH and another Arts discipline are usually expected to have completed at least 12 ch of Arts courses and have a GPA of 3.3 or better prior to entering the Honours program.
Entry for non-Arts Faculty students, or for students having taken a large number of non-Arts courses, might still be approved by the Director of the BA in SCSH. Students must have their program of study approved by the Director of the BA in SCSH.
Single Honours students must complete 42 ch in SCSH courses, of which a minimum of 30 ch must be at the upper level. The following courses are required for a student to graduate with Single Honours in SCSH:
Students enrolled in the Single Honours in SCSH must also research and write an Honours Thesis. The project should produce a 40- to 60-page manuscript, is worth 6 upper-level credit hours, and must be approved by the Director of the BA in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health.
The remaining 24 ch are to be chosen from the SCSH courses listed below. Of those 24 ch, at least 3 ch must be upper-level methodology and no more than 12 ch in any one discipline may be taken for credit towards the upper-level requirements for Honours in SCSH.
Joint Honours students must complete 36 ch of SCSH courses, of which a minimum of 24 ch must be at the upper level. The following courses are required for a student to graduate with Joint Honours in SCSH:
In consultation with the Director of the BA in Socio-Cultural Studies in Health, one of:Students normally take their required courses in sequence. For example, 1000 level courses are typically taken in the first year of study. To remain in the Honours (Single or Joint) in SCSH program, students must maintain a GPA of 3.3 or better in their upper-level SCSH courses and must have an overall GPA of 2.7 or better across all other courses. Only courses completed with a grade of 'C' or higher count towards an Honours (Single or Joint) in SCSH.
For First Class Honours standing, students must maintain a GPA of 3.6 or above in their upper-level SCSH courses and a GPA of 2.7 or above in all other courses.
Only courses completed with a grade of ‘C’ or higher count towards a Single Honours in SCSH or Joint Honours in SCSH and another Arts discipline.