Support Course In addition, the following courses are required as support courses:
Juvenile Delinquency 3 Character, extent and cause of juvenile delinquency; both personal and environmental. Past and current theories of youth crime; modern methods of incarceration, control and treatment. Changing response of the laws, police, courts and the public. 3 Social and psychological factors in criminal behavior; criminal law and criminal justice; prevention and control; trends in theory and correctional procedures, probation, parole. Criminology
SOCI 330
Statistics with Computer Applications Statistics with Computer Applications Lab
Units: 3
PSYC 209
213
Units: 1
PSYC 211
SOCI 333
Suggested Support Course The course listed below is a suggested support course:
Deviant Behavior & Mental Illness
3
SOCI 335
American Constitutional Law
Theoretical orientations to social as well as personal disorganization that result from role conflict, social conflict, normlessness or alienation; individual and social deviance that relates to group processes and structures will be presented and discussed. The medicalization of deviant behavior under the label “mental illness” will also be discussed and theorized. 3 Analysis of the social processes of politics and government. Issues and influences on political processes in the United States will be stressed, as well as power, authority, and voting behavior of social groups. Political Sociology Ethnic & Minority Groups 3 Analysis of ethnic, racial and cultural minorities in the U.S. and selected world cultures and societies through use of basic concepts of race, racism, prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes; theoretical as well as practical application of concepts and effects on selected minority-majority relationships and racial, ethnic, and cultural groups. 3 Sociological analysis of urbanization and urban communities. Emphasis on inequalities arising from urban social organization and on analyses of contemporary urban problems such as crime, homelessness, and ethnic conflict. Urban Sociology Los Angeles in Social & Cultural Context 3 Analysis of the development of Los Angeles, focusing on poverty and wealth, culture and values, social ecology, social / spatial organization, access to resources, environmental change, and Los Angeles in the cultural imagination. Notes: Field-based course. Fee: $50.
Units: 3
POSC 410
Social Work Minor
Minor Requirements A Social Work Minor is offered with the completion of 18 units, of which 15 must be upper division. The following courses are required:
SOCI 340
Social Work
Units: 3
SOCI 300
Social Work Internship
Units: 3
SOCI 367
SOCI 342
Sociology Minor
Minor Requirements A Sociology Minor is offered with the completion of 18 units of sociology, of which 15 must be upper division courses.
SOCI 346
Courses(SOCI)
SOCI 347
Sociology 3 Sociological concepts with emphasis on group life, culture, socialization, social institutions, social processes and change. Theoretical as well as practical application of interaction and its effect on individuals in groups. 3 This course is designed to familiarize students with the basics of generalist social work practice from a systems perspective; an overview of social work function and roles in response to the needs of at risk populations will be provided. Instruction in the helping interventions of assessment, problem solving, counseling and resource coordination through a variety of techniques, including class lecture, case study and role play; current systems of service and the ability of the social worker to positively impact both individual and communities will also be explored. Social Work Sociology of Gender 3 Examines gender as an organizing principle in societies at all levels. The course explores the key theoretical approaches to sociology of gender and explains how historical, economic, and political trends impact gender and gender identity, as well as the impact of gender on various social institutions such as the family, government, the workplace, education, and the criminal justice system. 3 Christian and sociological perspectives on marriage, dating, sexuality and child rearing. Analysis of the family as a social institution as well as practical strategies for building a Christian family. Marriage & the Family
SOCI 220
Social Change in the Developing World
3
SOCI 300
SOCI 348
Analysis of economic, political and cultural change in developing countries. Emphasis on social processes leading to hunger, poverty, political conflict, population growth, and environmental problems in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Social Inequality: Race, Class & Gender
3
SOCI 352
Examination of the basic dimensions of inequality in contemporary American society, how inequality is patterned by race, class and gender, and the effects of inequality on life chances and lifestyles. International comparisons of systems of inequality also examined. 3 Examination of the role of religious beliefs and institutions in the public life and discourse of the U.S.; focusing on questions of religion and politics, including the impact of various religious movements on culture and society. Religion in Public Life Religion in the City 3 Sociological analysis of distinctly urban forms of religious experience and practice that have developed in relation to the spaces, social conditions, and history and development of American cities. Notes: Fee: Field-based course, $50.
SOCI 302
SOCI 353
SOCI 354
SOCI 320
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