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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Review of the causes, nature, dynamics, and modes of alleviating some major social problems in contemporary U.S. Among the problems which may be reviewed are poverty, deviance, crime and delinquency, discrimination (racism, sexism, ageism), ecological-environmental threats, and over population, as well as problems of vital institutions (familial, medical, political, economic).
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3.00 Credits
Seeks to orient students toward a broad range of social phenomena in such a way that they can begin to systematically question, analyze, and articulate a sociological point of view.
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3.00 Credits
The forms of social interaction that relate people to each other in everyday life and the consequences for individuals of their social experiences. Theoretical models applied and evaluated for their explanatory power in illuminating such issues as socialization into roles, attitude formation, development of self concept, conflict resolution, etc.
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3.00 Credits
Public Health is an interdisciplinary field concerned with the physical, mental and environmental health concerns of communities and populations at risk for disease and injury. Topics examined in this course include "traditional public health" issues: infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, diet, maternal/child health and threats to the natural environment. The course will also examine "newer public health" concerns including bioterrorism/superterrorism, human-generated and natural disasters, risk communication, and public health hoaxes.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to theoretical and practical foundations of social work. Examination of values, knowledge, and skills underlying a generalist approach to social work. Analysis of role of social workers in such settings as hospitals, schools, mental health agencies, and family and child welfare agencies.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the social psychology of health and illness, social epidemiology and the social correlates of illness, and the organization of health care, including the doctor-patient relationship, the health professionals, and health institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Explores how communities and the social work profession respond to social problems. Traditional classroom-based learning is combined with service learning activities to increase student knowledge of the social service delivery system.
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0.00 - 99.00 Credits
No course description available.
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3.00 Credits
A course concerned with knowing; emphasis is placed on the evaluation of information and the research process: conceptualization, design, measurement, and data collections methods of survey, experiment and observation are discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the sources, forms, and consequences of social inequality, with major emphasis on social stratification in the United States. Emphasis on social class, but also includes racial and ethnic stratification, and gender inequality. Also analyses on debate over the inevitability of inequality, and examines related issues in social policy.
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