Bachelor in Social Sciences (Bachelor's)

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This minor prepares students for roles focused on health equity and social factors in healthcare. It examines how social, economic, and political conditions shape health outcomes. Students study health disparities linked to race, gender, and income. The curriculum integrates sociology, public health, and medical ethics.

Focus areas include Health disparities, Social determinants of health, Patient-provider relationships, Healthcare access and inequality, Social institutions and health, Ethics in healthcare.

The minor requires 15 credits of coursework. It is designed for students in other majors and does not include a capstone, thesis, or practicum.

Graduates pursue roles such as health policy analyst, health educator, public health researcher, and patient advocate.

Applicants must have completed a secondary school program with 16 academic units including English, math, science with lab, history, foreign language, and social science. Transfer students must submit official college transcripts. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required.

The programme totals about 15 credit hours. On-campus, full-time or part-time, duration not specified. For international students, tuition is around the median for US programmes. The institution admits about 99% of applicants.

Trinity Washington University places applied research and professional preparation at the center of its academic offer. Recent undergraduate projects have examined Washington, DC’s tree canopy through satellite imagery and analyzed brain cells with machine learning. Students have also contributed to peer-reviewed work on the leadership of Black women in global affairs. The university offers 70+ academic degree and certificate programs across undergraduate, professional, and graduate study, with a student-to-faculty ratio of about 13 to 1.

Teaching and learning are informed by Catholic social justice teachings, including through Trinity DARE, an initiative focused on actions that can improve students’ and their families’ lifelong economic and social opportunities. The community includes a network of more than 15,000 graduates offering career help and mentoring. Programs include fields such as global affairs and education, with professional and graduate study available alongside undergraduate degrees. Student research and faculty scholarship provide opportunities to engage with current questions.

The campus is in Washington, DC, giving students access to internships at organizations in government, research, education, and other sectors. Most Trinity students complete one or more internships as part of their studies. This setting connects classroom learning with work in Congress and with organizations headquartered in the city. Students from 30 countries are represented on campus. Sixty percent of the student body lives in DC, while financial-aid figures include full-time undergraduates and DC residents.