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NOTE: Please consult with the Women’s Studies undergraduate coordinator if there is a question about a particular course or your track in this minor. Click on this link to view the requirements of this minor.  Please note that course offerings are subject to change. Some courses for the minor may be limited to students within the department or major that offers them or may have mandatory prerequisites. If these constraints prevent you from enrolling in a course, please contact the instructor of that course to discuss options for your enrollment.

Please remember that you may only have 2 courses in the minor at the 2000-level, and one of those must be WST 2322, Introduction to Health Disparities.

Other courses may be considered for Health Disparities in Society credit via petition.(opens in new tab)

 

CATEGORY A: THEORIES OF SOCIAL INEQUALITY, DIFFERENCE, AND POWER

  • AFA 3100 – Key Issues in African-American and Black-Atlantic Thought
  • AFA 3930- Intro to Black Women Studies
  • POS 4624 – Race, Law and the Constitution
  • WST 3015 – Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Women’s Studies
  • WST 3415 – Transnational Feminism
  • WST 3930- Reproductive Health and Justice (Can Count for Cat A or B)
  • WST 3610 – Gender, Race, & Science
  • WST 3800 – Sexual Ethics
  • WST4704- Discrimination and Health (Can Count as Cat A or B)
  • WST 4940 – Women in Social Movements in the U.S.
Please note that Sociology restricts access to classes during the advanced registration period; non-majors can only enroll after the initial registration period is over.
  • SYO 4530 – Social Inequality

 

CATEGORY B: HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE MISSION

  • ANT 3478 – Global Health Culture
  • GEO 3430 – Population Geography
  • GEO 3452 – Introduction to Medical Geography
  • GEO 3454 -Peoples and Plagues
  • PCO 4270 – LATIN/X Psychology
  • WST 4704- Discrimination and Health (Can Count as Cat A or B)
  • WST 3930- Reproductive Health and Justice (Can Count as Cat A or B)
Note: Students outside of the College of Health and Human Performance cannot register directly for Health Education and Behavior classes. Instead, please request a spot using this form.
  • HSC 4579 – Women’s Health Issues
Note: Students outside of the College of Public Health cannot register directly for Public Health classes. Instead, you must email PHHP Academic Advising and ask to be enrolled. State that you are a Health Disparities minor, and give your UF ID number and the name and course number for which you wish to be enrolled. Enrollment is strictly on a space available basis.
  • PHC 3440 – Global Public Health
  • PHC 4101 – Public Health Concepts
Please note that many Sociology classes are restricted to their majors during advanced registration.
  • SYP 4060 – Sociology of Human Sexuality
  • SYD 3805 – Gender and Health
  • SYO 4400 – Medical Sociology
  • SYD 4808 -Reproduction and Gender