May 20, 2024  
University Catalog 2017-2018 
    
University Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Psychology (Graduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the department and approval of the graduate adviser.
Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000-level courses.

  
  • PSY 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy; instructor consent to act as sponsor; departmental approval of project prior to registration. Independent research under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • PSY 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy; instructor consent to act as sponsor. Independent study of advanced topics in the field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated for credit. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • PSY 5990 - Thesis


    (1-6)
    Prerequisites: Advancement to candidacy, instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of topic prior to registration. Independent research resulting in a thesis. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • PSY 9000 - Graduate Studies


    (0)
    Prerequisite: PSY 5970. Courses in the 9000 series are open only to graduate students who have previously enrolled in thesis or project units (5990 and 5991), but will use University facilities or consult with faculty.


Public Health (Undergraduate)

  
  • PH 1500 - Health and Wellness


    (3)
    Current health and safety issues with an emphasis on disease prevention and wellness by evaluating current health knowledge and skills that can be incorporated into one’s daily living or the health of groups and societies in contemporary culture.

  
  • PH 2010 - Medical Emergencies Management


    (3)
    Principles and techniques for giving immediate and temporary treatment in emergency situations; includes first aid and personal safety, community CPR, legal and safety aspects of medical aid and American Red Cross certification.

  
  • PH 3750 - Health Disparities in Urban Communities

    (also listed as CHS 3750, CHDV 3750)
    (3)
    Prerequisites:  Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Health disparities affecting children and families in urban communities characterized by multiple diversity factors are explored. The intersectionality of factors and processes for promoting health equity and wellness are examined.

    GE UD D; (d)
  
  • PH 3760 - Issues in Global Health


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of GE Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Explores the emerging health challenges to people in the developing world. The effects of ecological, social, economic, and political changes on health are examined.

    GE UD D
  
  • PH 3770 - Environmental Justice

    (also listed as CHS 3770)
    (3)
    Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Completion of GE Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Use of epidemiology in environmental health.  Morbidity and mortality in communities of color and lower economic status due to disproportionate distribution of environmental contaminants.  Some sections of this course may be offered online.

    GE UD B
  
  • PH 3780 - Current Issues in Urban Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of Blocks A and Block B4, one additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D.  Explores the health problems of Los Angeles, a diverse urban area.  This course will examine the nature and epidemiology of local health problems, assess the systems in place to address them, and discuss interventions to address these problems. 

    GE UD D; (cl)
  
  • PH 4120 - Introduction to Epidemiology

    (also listed as MICR 412)
    (3)
    Fundamental principles in studying the distribution and determinants of health states and events in specified populations and implications for health and safety promotion and disease and injury prevention.

  
  • PH 4130 - Data Analysis for Public Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MATH/ECON 1090, HHS 4000 or equivalent.  Issues and practices in managing, presenting, analyzing, and interpreting health-related data emphasizing avoidance of common errors in study design, measurement, and statistics.

  
  • PH 4140 - General Principles of Environmental Health


    (3)
    Upper division standing. General scope of disciplines within environmental health field; routes of entry into those disciplines.

  
  • PH 4150 - Critical Issues in Health Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 4330. This course examines the process of health care policy making, focusing on current, critical policy issues including cost and access to care, public health and government programs.

  
  • PH 4160 - Research Analysis and Technical Writing for Public Health


    (3)
    Prerequisites: PH 4130 and satisfactory completion of Blocks A2 and A3. Research concepts and methods applicable to the practice of public health. Emphasis on developing technical writing skills, analyzing and critiquing research reports, and reporting on public health data.

     

     

    (wi)

  
  • PH 4210 - Community, Environmental Safety and Public Health Law


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH/MICR 4120. Examination of federal, state and local laws governing public health, environmental health and occupational safety; overview of OSHA, CALOSHA, EPA, CALEPA regulations, enforcement procedures, appeal process; review of selected cases.

  
  • PH 4220 - Vulnerable Populations


    (3)
    This course will focus on the health care needs and access to and quality of care received by a variety of vulnerable populations in the United States.

  
  • PH 4230 - Sexuality and Sexual Health


    (3)
    Topics in sex and sexuality such as sex information and education, physiological individuality and response, contraceptives, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual dysfunctions and disorders, variety in gender identity and sexual expression.

  
  • PH 4240 - Drugs and Health


    (3)
    Study of psychoactive drugs; drug-taking behaviors and issues related to dependence; physiological, psychosocial, legal and political aspects of drugs and health; strategies for drug abuse prevention, education and intervention. Fulfills teacher certification requirement in California.

  
  • PH 4250 - Quality Assurance in Health Programs


    (3)
    Historical development of quality assurance regulations including accreditation, credentials, licenses, regulations, and health education evaluation; emphasis on current regulations including audits, utilization reviews, professional standards, and continuing education in relation to health care delivery programs.

  
  • PH 4260 - Consumer Health


    (3)
    Overview of health-related products, services, providers, facilities, financing, misinformation, quackery, fraud, and consumer protection. Examines consumer rights, responsibilities, vulnerabilities, pitfalls, and opportunities related to purchasing decisions in the health marketplace.

  
  • PH 4310 - Community Health Care Programs


    (3)
    Upper division standing. Analysis and review of community health programs and organizations; their structure, function and funding sources developed by professional and voluntary health agencies to address expanding community health needs.

  
  • PH 4320 - International Health


    (3)
    Upper division standing. Review and analysis of historical and modern efforts to solve health problems; survey of global health problems; analysis of the role of international health agencies.

  
  • PH 4330 - Health Care Delivery System


    (3)
    U.S. health care delivery system and its relationship to health science professions using a systems model; input, throughput, and output issues identified and explored.

  
  • PH 4340 - Health Promotion


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 4310. Foundations of health promotion and health promotion program content including behavior modification; development and implementation for use in corporate medical care and community settings.

  
  • PH 4350 - Public Health Administration


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 4310. Fundamental and historical aspects of public health administration including development of public health in U.S., policies and procedures for disease control, present and future trends in public health.

  
  • PH 4360 - Health Communication


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 4340. Principles of planning and development of health communication programs in community health; strategies to develop activities for effective communication of health information for the general public, patients and allied health practitioners.

  
  • PH 4370 - Proseminar: Current Issues in Health


    (3)
    Prerequisites: PH 1500 and PH 4160. Examination of current issues and trends in community health; analysis of implications in education and service delivery; development of problem solving techniques.

  
  • PH 4960 - Internship in Public Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of internship advisor. Monitored field study experience in approved agencies under the guidance of faculty and field preceptor.  Includes online discussion to foster context of material to public health coursework.  Graded CR/NC

     

    Service Learning

  
  • PH 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration, progress meetings held regularly, and a final report submitted. May be repeated to maximum of 4 units.


Public Health (Graduate)

  
  • PH 5110 - Social and Behavioral Sciences


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. Principles, theories, concepts, and techniques of social and behavioral sciences that can be used to effectively inform the identification, assessment, and solution of public health problems.

  
  • PH 5120 - Biostatistics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. Development and application of statistical reasoning and methods in addressing, analyzing, and solving problems in public health; health care; and clinical and population-based research.

  
  • PH 5130 - Environmental Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. Exploration of factors in the environment that affect human health and methods for promoting health via environmental methods.

  
  • PH 5140 - Principles of Epidemiology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. Basic concepts, principles of epidemiology, and methods of epidemiological designs.

  
  • PH 5150 - Health Services Administration


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. Analysis of public health programs. This course will examine the organization, finance, and delivery of health care in the US, and skills pertinent to leadership and public health administration.

  
  • PH 5210 - Critical Issues in Urban Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. Exploration of health issues prevalent in urban populations, and their contributing factors. Analysis of local social systems, health interventions, and policy approaches addressing the needs of low-income, diverse populations. 

  
  • PH 5220 - Program Planning and Evaluation


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5110. Knowledge, skills and competencies required for program planning in urban community health; a systematic approach to program planning guided by appropriate theories; and techniques for evaluation of health education and health promotion programs.

  
  • PH 5230 - Public Health Research Methods


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5120. Research methodology and design relevant to conducting public health research and evaluation of public health policy and intervention. 

  
  • PH 5240 - Urban Health Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5210. Processes of health policymaking and the roles of various participants in that process. Course will apply the tools of policy analysis to explore policy challenges and options in urban health.  

  
  • PH 5240 - Urban Health Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisite: PH 5210. Processes of health policymaking and the roles of various participants in that process. Course will apply the tools of policy analysis to explore policy challenges and options in urban health.  

  
  • PH 5250 - Health Communication: Theory and Practice (3)


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. An overview of major theories, research, issues, and topics prevalent in the field of health communication, with a particular focus on community-based communication strategies in health promotion and disease prevention.

  
  • PH 5260 - Capstone Project


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Co-requisite: PH 5950. Students will write a manuscript discussing the project they are completing in their fieldwork. 

  
  • PH 5310 - Social Networks and Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: A bachelor’s degree and admission into the Master of Public Health (MPH) program or instructor consent. An introduction to the theory, methods, and procedures of network analysis with emphasis on applications to public health programs. 

  
  • PH 5950 - Field Experience


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Students will complete a project in a public health setting incorporating concepts and skills learned in prior courses in the MPH program. 

  
  • PH 5960 - Comprehensive Examination


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the (Masters) Degree section of this chapter.

  
  • PH 5970 - Graduate Research


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor, departmental approval of project prior to registration. Independent research under guidance of the faculty. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • PH 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent to act as sponsor. Independent study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to maximum of 6 units.


Religious Studies (Undergraduate)

  
  • RELS 2000 - Introduction to Comparative Religions

    (also listed as PHIL 2000)
    (3)
    Methods and concepts in comparative religions; multidisciplinary approaches to the study of ancient and contemporary religious phenomena in diverse societies. 

    GE C2(d)
  
  • RELS 3110 - Seeking the Holy: Ancient Traditions, Modern Practices


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Comparative analysis of the ways in which texts, objects, environments, spaces, music and rituals associated with ancient religions shape contemporary human spiritual and social practices.

    GE UD D; (d); (wi)
  
  • RELS 3250 - Themes of Adult Life in the World’s Religions


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. The role of major world religions in different stages of human maturity and aging, as shaped by factors of race, ethnicity, gender, social-class, and ability/disability.

    GE UD C (d)
  
  • RELS 3350 - Gender and Sex in the Diversity of World Religions


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Beliefs and practices of major world religions concerning gender roles, sexuality, and sexual orientation, and their manifestations in different social classes and racial and ethnic groups.

    GE UD C (d)
  
  • RELS 3400 - Religion, Secularism, and Civic Identity


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Explores the relationship between ‘religion’ and ‘state’ through a variety of social-scientific approaches and case studies, past and present; group civic-learning project on religious communities in Los Angeles neighborhoods.

    GE UD D (cl)
  
  • RELS 3500 - Religion, Spirituality, and Ethnic Identity


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Examination of religion and spirituality as forms of ethnic identity, including the use of religion to justify racial/ethnic discrimination and to challenge racial/ethnic discrimination.

    GE UD C (re)
  
  • RELS 3650 - Science and Religion


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Comparison of goals, methods, settings, and practitioners of religion and science, past and present, through an examination of historical and present-day case studies.

    GE UD B
  
  • RELS 3800 - Emotion in Religion


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. Emotion in world religions: diversity of feeling and expression according to beliefs, ethics, rituals, social organization, gender, class, race, and ethnicity.

    GE UD D (d)
  
  • RELS 3850 - Spiritual Assessment and Care of the Older Adult

    (also listed as NURS 3850)
    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of GE Blocks A and B4, one additional course from Block B, and one course each from Blocks C and D. Exploration of the older adult’s spiritual needs during illness and disability and how spiritual care may be closely integrated with that of body and mind.

    GE UD C; (d)
  
  • RELS 4150 - History of Ancient Greek and Roman Religions

    (also listed as HIST 4150)
    (3)
    Greek and Roman religious ideas from 2500 BCE until 500 CE: from Indo-European nomadic religion through ”classical” Greco-Roman city-state polytheism, mystery cults, and tragedy’s exploration of religious themes until Christianity.

  
  • RELS 4225 - Religion and Society in Medieval Europe

    (also listed as HIST 4225)
    (3)
    History of European religious beliefs and practices from the 3rdto the 15th centuries, emphasizing the diversity within medieval Christianity.

  
  • RELS 4280 - Migration, Identity, and Religion

    (also listed as CHS 4280 and LAS 4280)
    (3)
    Examines the role of the Theology of Liberation and Evangelical Christianity in the lives of Mexicans and Latin Americans in their home countries as well as immigrants in the US.

  
  • RELS 4540 - Special Topics in Religious Studies


    (3)
    Topics of special interest as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • RELS 4705 - Religion and Spirituality in American Indian Communities


    (3)
    Religious and spiritual traditions in American Indian, First Nations, and Alaska Native communities, from both historical and contemporary perspectives, with emphasis on indigenous perspectives.

  
  • RELS 4775 - American Religious History

    (also listed as HIST 4775)
    (3)
    Principal religious figures, groups, issues and movements in U.S. history, with an emphasis on their place in the development of American culture.


Secondary Education (Undergraduate)

All 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the division and approval of the graduate adviser.

  
  • EDSE 4010 - Instructional Strategies in Secondary Teaching


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to single subject credential program. Course restricted to preservice candidates to be taken in block one of the program. Theoretical and practical aspects of instructional design along with developing skills and understandings required by prospective and beginning secondary school teachers for effective instructional planning implementation, assessment, classroom management, and evaluation of instructions; analysis of special instructional and curricular problems in secondary schools.

  
  • EDSE 4010S - Instructional Strategies in Secondary Teaching - Spanish


    (3)
    Prerequisite or co-requisite: EDCI 4000. Skills and understandings required by prospective and beginning secondary school teachers for effective planning, implementation, and evaluation of bilingual instruction; analysis of special instructional and curricular problems in secondary schools. Includes observation and participation in a field setting. This course is offered in English/Spanish combination. Bilingual authorization standards are also emphasized.

  
  • EDSE 4150 - Classroom Management in Secondary Schools


    (3)
    Course restricted to preservice candidates to be taken in block one of the program. Identification and resolution of classroom management and control problems in secondary schools; study and application of selected strategies, teacher control techniques, and related research.

  
  • EDSE 4212C - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Science


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212I - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Industrial Technology


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212L - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Languages Other than English


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212M - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Mathematics


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212N - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - English and Language Arts


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212P - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Physical Education


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212R - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Art


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212S - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - Social Science


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4212U - Instructional Methods for Secondary School Subjects - General Music


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites. Instructional strategies and curricular themes in specific subjects taught in secondary schools. Single subject teaching credential candidates must complete one methods course to meet credential requirements.

  
  • EDSE 4230S - Teaching Reading in Secondary Schools - Spanish


    (3)
    Prerequisites: EDSE 4010S, 4150, 4450A, EDFN 4400. Reading in secondary school content areas; reading as an instructional tool in bilingual secondary classes; strategies to improve reading at secondary level; provision for field experience. Includes observation and participation in a field setting. This course is offered in English/Spanish combination. Bilingual authorization standards are also emphasized.

  
  • EDSE 4301 - Supporting Academic Language Development for English Learners


    (3)
    Prerequisites:  Completion of all courses in prerequisite block. First and second language acquisition theories and ELD & SDAIE strategies that increase English language skills and accessibility to core content texts for English learners and language minority students.

  
  • EDSE 4450A - Proseminar: Learning Environments and Instruction in Secondary Schools


    (3)
    Organization of learning environments and instructional practices to support student learning with the socio-cultural context of urban secondary classrooms. Observation and participation in secondary schools.

  
  • EDSE 4450B - Proseminar: Inquiry into Curriculum, Teaching, and School Culture


    (3)
    Understanding of dimensions of school culture in curriculum and instruction. Using school culture information to develop and deliver curriculum and assessment. Observation and participation in secondary schools.

  
  • EDSE 4453 - Directed Teaching in Secondary Schools


    (5-7)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of all credential prerequisites, introductory block, developmental block, and instructional block. Corequisite: EDSE 4463. Four periods per day of directed teaching in an assigned school. CR/NC only.

  
  • EDSE 4463 - Proseminar: Assessment of Teaching Performance


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion og all credential prerquisites, introductory block, developmental block, and instructional block. Corequisite: EDSE 4453. Seminar to accompany directed teaching to provide candidates opportunities for self and peer reflection, professional growth, and summative program portfolio assessment.

  
  • EDSE 4502 - Understanding Academic Language Development


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all credential courses in the introductory block. Credential and MA candidates will learn methods for using literacy in secondary content area classes.  Candidates will identify the discourse, syntax and vocabulary necessary to teach literacy in their discipline.

  
  • EDSE 4890 - Demonstration of Instructional Competencies


    (7)
    Prerequisites: Formal admission to the credential program; completion of credential courses in Blocks One through Three; completion of the subject matter competency. Corequisite: EDSE 442E. Demonstration of teaching competencies for full-time secondary teachers. Must include two periods in subject area of credential. Meets California Single Subject teaching credential requirement for directed teaching. Four periods per day of directed teaching at an approved school site. May be repeated for credit with division approval. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDSE 4900 - Problems in Secondary Education


    (1-3)
    Investigation of unique problems in secondary education. Specific subject announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • EDSE 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Instructor consent. Project selected in conference with sponsor before registration; progress meetings held regularly; final report submitted. May be repeated for credit.


Secondary Education (Graduate)

Classified graduate standing is required for admission, except that postbaccalaureate students may enroll in 5000-level courses that are required in a credential program.

  
  • EDSE 5001 - Introductory Seminar: Reflections on Teaching


    (3)
    Inquiry into theories and principles guiding classroom practice in middle and secondary schools. Addresses instructional problems and issues as well as methods for their investigation and solution.

  
  • EDSE 5900 - Teaching in Multicultural Middle and Senior High School Classrooms


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the Los Angeles Urban Teacher Residency Credential program and completion of Residency Block II of the program. Course examines research-based strategies for designing, implementing and evaluating culturally appropriate and student-centered curriculum and instruction in multicultural, urban middle and secondary classrooms.

  
  • EDSE 5940 - Selected Studies in Secondary Education


    (1-3)
    Prerequisite: Consent of division chair. Intensive study of designated problems in secondary education. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 units for credit as subject matter changes.

  
  • EDSE 5970 - Graduate Research


    (1-3)
    Independent research under guidance of faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit. Graded CR/NC.

  
  • EDSE 5980 - Graduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Independent directed study of advanced topics in field; regular conferences with sponsor. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 units for credit.


Social Work (Undergraduate)

PSY 1500 or SOC 2001 or 2020, normally prerequisite to all upper division SW courses, may be waived only with instructor consent.

Some 4000-level courses may be applied toward master’s degree requirements, subject to limits established by the school and approval of the graduate adviser:

  
  • SW 3010 - Writing and Computers in Social Work


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Major. This course teaches reasoning and writing skills for comprehending and communicating information in social work. Thiscourse introduces computer application programs and how they relate to various writing requirements of the socialservices profession. Lecture 2 hours; laboratory 2 hour. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    (wi)
  
  • SW 3550 - Strategies for Preventing and Intervening in Family Violence and Abuse


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, and additional course from Block B, and at least once course each from Blocks C and D. Major theories used to explain family violence; emphasis on preventing abuse and intervening with victims across the age span; social policy and legal issues. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D
  
  • SW 3620 - From Institutional Racism to Cultural Competency


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course from Blocks C and D. This course provides an introduction to the theories and factors underlying racism, the institutionalism of racism, and the development of cultural competency to combat racism.
     

    UD D; (d)
  
  • SW 3630 - Immigration and Social Policy


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and Block B4, one additional course from Block 4, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. This course explores past and current issues in American immigrant legislation and impacts upon the social services delivery system from the perspective of the recent immigrant. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D; (cl) re
  
  • SW 3650 - Social Policy and Aging


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. This course focuses on the increased aging and diversity of the U.S. population, highlighting the social, economic, health, and mental health issues impacting the population and the role of programs and policies in meeting the needs of an aging, increasingly diverse population, and their families. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D; (d) and (re)
  
  • SW 3700 - Field of Social Work


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Social Work major. Overview of social work profession; including contemporary practices and policies of social welfare agencies. Minimum C grade required for passing.

  
  • SW 3710 - Culturally Competent Social Work Practice


    (3)
    Prerequisite:  Social Work Major and SW 3700. Instruction in the delivery of culturally competent social work services with diverse groups in society.

  
  • SW 3711 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Prenatal Through Early Adolescence


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Status. Application of social work practice principles, values, knowledge, and skills in assessment of’ human behavior within context of social environment from birth to early adolescence.

  
  • SW 3712 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Late Adolescence Through Old Age


    (3)
    Prerequisite: SW 3711. Application of social work practice principles, values, knowledge, and skills in assessment of human behavior within context of social environment from late adolescence through old age.

  
  • SW 3720 - Interviewing Skills for Social Work Practice


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Social Work Major and SW 3700. Examination of knowledge and skill development related to effective communication and interviewing in social work practice.

  
  • SW 3761 - Child Welfare


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and Block B4, one additional course from Block B, and at least one course each from Blocks C and D. This course describes to families, children, and youth; the network of preventive and supportive services; child neglect and abuse; children and the legal system; and foster care, institutional care, group homes, and adoptions. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D
 

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