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analyzing research reports will be emphasized.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 1301. Spring.
SCWK 4099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Study of special
interest topics not found elsewhere in the department listing.
May be repeated for additional credit when the topic varies.
Prerequisite: SCWK 1350 or consent of instructor
SCWK 4310 Senior Research Seminar I (3-3-0)
A course
for seniors to demonstrate mastery of the professional social
work foundation and prepare them to evaluate their own
practice through a major integrative assignment. This course
requires the student to select a suitable research topic
relevant to their field placement agency and complete a
literature review. The student will submit a research proposal
to the University Internal Review Board for approval as
appropriate, and continue the research design and
implementation in the Spring semester
. Co-requisite: SCWK
4450. Prerequisite: SCWK 3380, 3375 or consent of
instructor. Fall
SCWK 4320 Senior Research Seminar II (3-3-0)
A course
for seniors to demonstrate mastery of the professional social
work foundation and prepare them to evaluate their own
practice through a major integrative assignment. This course
requires the student to continue the literature review and
proposal submission in progress from SCWK 4310 by
designing and executing the research project.
Co-requisite:
SCWK 4552. Prerequisite: SCWK 4310. Spring
SCWK 4360 Health Care Issues in Society (3-3-0)
(Also
SOCI 4360
)
General study of issues related to health care.
Attention is given to analyzing major health policy issues,
adaptation of social work theory to health care settings, with
emphasis on principles and skills used in the helping process.
Particular focus will be on understanding psychosocial and
cultural dimensions of the patient role emphasizing the impact
of illness on individual/family system.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301
or consent of instructor. Spring (even years)
SCWK 4370 Aging in Society (3-3-0)
(Also SOCI 4370) A
survey of the various social issues facing aging people.
Special attention will be given to how social work and social
welfare provide services to this population group. Specific
issues covered will include health, abuse, income security,
and day care, as well as current sociological research on
aging.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 or consent of instructor.
Spring (odd years)
SCWK 4450 Field Instruction I (4-1-X)
Fourteen hours per
week for fifteen weeks of field instruction supervised by a
professional social worker in a local agency, providing the
student an opportunity to implement knowledge learned in
previous courses. Emphasis is on developing skills in human
service, as well as learning structure, function, and policies of
social work agencies. Students will also spend 1 1/2 hours
each week in an on-campus seminar to further integrate class
and field learning.
Prerequisite: SCWK 3375; restricted to
majors with formal admission to the program. Fall
SCWK 4552 Field Instruction II (5-1-X)
Second field
instruction course consisting of sixteen hours per week for
fifteen weeks under the supervision of a professional social
worker in a local agency. Course helps to strengthen the
development of specific practice skill areas, and the use of
self. A deeper consideration of values and social issues is
emphasized. A 1 1/2 hour weekly on-campus seminar
designed to further integrate class and field learning is
provided.
Prerequisite: SCWK 4450; restricted to majors with
formal admission to the program. Spring
SOCIOLOGY (SOCI)
SOCI 1300 Introduction to Marriage and Family (3-3-0)[#]
A practical course designed to provide guidance for marriage
and family life. Consideration is given to the cultural,
biological, psychological, religious, and economic foundations
for marriage and family. Some of the topics that will be
explored include mate selection, sexuality, marriage, child-
rearing, family finances, family conflict, and divorce.
This
course does not meet the social science requirement in the
foundational curriculum Fall, Spring
SOCI 1301 Introduction to Sociology (3-3-0) [#]
An
introduction to the field; a survey of society, in which social
institutions, social processes, and patterns of social
interaction are studied and related to contemporary life.
Fall,
Spring
SOCI 2099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Study of special
interest topics not found elsewhere in the department listing.
May be repeated for additional credit when the topic varies.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 or consent of instructor.
SOCI 2302 Social Problems (3-3-0) [#]
Survey of selected
social problems in modern society from the point of view of
their causes and constructive methods of treatment and
prevention.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 Fall
SOCI 3099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Study of special
interest topics not found elsewhere in the department listing.
May be repeated for additional credit when the topic varies.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 or consent of instructor.
SOCI 3301, 4301 Directed Studies
An opportunity for a
student to investigate an area of special interest on a basis
outside the normal setting of a classroom.
Prerequisite: SOCI
1301.
SOCI 3303 Cultural Diversity (3-3-0)
A practical course
designed primarily for non-majors and minors who are
interested in learning more about various social groups in
American society; examples are: racial, ethnic, gender,
religious, physically challenged, and other groups that are
represented on campus and in the workplace.
Fall (odd years)
SOCI 3310 Families Around the World (3-3-0)[#]
This
course provides a sociological perspective on families around
the world. Major social, cultural, and institutional influences on
families are explored. Information about the diversity of family
forms and functions, demographics, rituals and traditions,
major events of the family life cycle, and family laws and
policies are considered in the context of diverse cultural belief
systems.
Fall
SOCI 3312 Statistical Methods (3-3-0)
(See also MATH
3312) Descriptive and inferential statistics for students in
education, social science, and natural science as well as in
mathematics. Topics to be discussed will include measures of
central tendencies, probability, estimations and predictions,
variance and correlation. May be counted toward a
mathematics major or minor only by students seeking teacher
certification in mathematics or by students who are minoring
in mathematics on the BBS degree. This course does not fulfill
the foundational curriculum mathematics requirement.
Students must have a TI-30 (or equivalent) calculator.
Prerequisite: MATH 1420 for MATH 3312; MATH 1301 or
1310 for biology, psychology, or sociology credit. Spring,
Summer
SOCI 3320 Sociology of Sport (3-3-0)
Study of the structural
and cultural relationship of sport to society. Consideration will
be given to the historical development of sports in the U.S.,
with a special emphasis on the importance of gender,
race/ethnicity, and social class as they relate to sports.
Current issues and problems will be addressed.
Prerequisite:
SOCI 1301 or consent of instructor. Spring
SOCI 3330 Statistics for the Social Sciences (3-3-0)
(Also
SCWK 3330, PSYC 3330, POLS 3330) An introduction to
descriptive and inferential statistics for social science and
social work majors. Development of skills in research
analysis.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301. Fall
(odd years)
SOCI 3331 Urban Sociology (3-3-0)
This course is an
introduction to the sociological study of the urban landscape,
with a particular focus on the United States. The focus will be
on conceptual and theoretical issues associated with the
sociological study of the city, an historical understanding of
the processes of urbanization and suburbanization, and
issues relevant to the challenge of building livable and
sustainable cities.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 or consent of
instructor. Spring
SOCI 3340 Social Psychology (3-3-0)
Study of objective
factors, which integrate personality and response in a social
environment.
Prerequisite: SOCI 1301 or PSYC 1301. Fall