BA in Health, Medicine, and Society

HMS majors seeking to attend medical school after graduating may choose to take the traditional pre-medicine track. This track fulfills all the course requirements for medical schools, in addition to health-related courses in the social sciences and humanities that can distinguish candidates in the application process. The American Association of Medical Colleges encourages more liberal arts education for individuals preparing for careers in the medical field.

HMS majors take courses from a number of different content areas, and may choose to specifically focus on one, based on their own particular interests. Click on the links below to view course offerings in each content area.

1. Health Policies, Politics, and the Law 

2. Social and Cultural Health Behaviors

3. Intersectionality and Health Justice

4. History, Ethics, and Medicine 

5. Global Health and Communications 

6. Health, Gender, and Sexuality