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Sociology and Social Anthropology of Critical Health Studies (Minor)

Minors allow you to customize your degree by combining disciplines and connecting your studies more broadly.

Faculty
Arts and Social Sciences
Unit
Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Location
Halifax
Program Options
Minor
See if you're eligible for this minor

Why choose this minor?

Human behaviour can be puzzling, complex, fascinating, and bizarre. If you’re interested in challenging, observing, or commenting on how we live today, you’ll find the topics covered in this minor program as fascinating as they are useful.

Careers and future studies

This program will prepare you for a broad range of professions such as law, medicine, social work, or journalism. 

The research skills you’ll develop are foundational for graduate work in the sociology and social anthropology disciplines.

What you will learn

Sample courses include:

  • Ethnography in Global Context

  • Food and Eating Across Cultures 

  • Sociology of Health and Illness

  • Happiness, Play, and Celebration 

To learn more about the requirements for this minor, visit the academic calendar

Eligibility

Who can take this minor?

Available to students registered in a 120-credit hour: 

A BA (90-credit hour) degree program with a minor in Sociology and Social Anthropology is also available.

 

While every effort is made to ensure accuracy on this page, in the event of a discrepancy, Dalhousie's Academic Calendars are the official reference.