Location:

San Francisco, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Doctorate

Specialty:

Sociology

Program Overview

Program Description:

SBS offers courses of study leading to a Ph.D. in sociology, with major emphasis on the sociology of health, medicine, and health care systems. The theoretical bases of the program focus on classical, interactionist, and contemporary perspectives, and the program has a dual orientation toward qualitative and quantitative research methods. These orientations and areas of study reflect the current interests of SBS faculty and the health and science orientation of the campus.