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Students will be permitted to take other courses in substitution for any course listed above which they have satisfactorily completed prior to admission into the Next Step program. SOCIAL WORK MINOR A minor in social work is intended to expand the knowledge and skills of individuals who hope to work in correctional settings, probation, group homes, mental health agencies and other human service settings. 3 SCWK 111 Intro to Social Work 3 SCWK 212 Social Problems, Services, and Issues 3 SCWK 230 Human Diversity 3 SCWK 360 Interviewing Skills 3 SCWK 361 Intro to Generalist Practice 3 SCWK 362 Generalist Practice with Families/Groups 18
SOCIOLOGY JULIA MACK, Ph.D., Program Director FACULTY: Assistant Professor: Nicole John-Danzell. ADJUNCT FACULTY: Edward Betza, Richard W. Moodey. The Sociology Program is primarily a service provider offering courses and academic support for students, programs and departments throughout the University. Substantive areas of inquiry covered by courses offered in the Sociology Program include: culture, human diversity, minority-majority group relations, social inequality, social theory, deviant behavior and social institutions. Instruction in social research methods, applied statistics and use of statistical software is also available.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS SOCI 110: Basic Sociology An introduction to sociology, its perspectives, methods, theories, and selected substantive areas. The substantive areas selected will vary. 3 credits, Fall, Spring SOCI 111: Introduction to Anthropology An introduction to the traditional four fields of anthropology: archaeology, linguistics, physical anthropology, and cultural anthropology. 3 credits SOCI 120: Individual, Culture, and Society An introduction to the social scientific study of human diversity, and to the practical implications of such knowledge. 3 credits, Spring SOCI 210: Deviant Behavior An analysis of the processes by which behavior is characterized as deviant or conforming. Issues treated include labeling, control, stigma, and deviant careers. 3 credits SOCI 230: Minority Groups A study of the way certain categories of Americans, including but not limited to racial and ethnic minorities, have come to be objects of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Various ways of working to overcome prejudice and discrimination are discussed. 3 credits