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University Catalog 2018-2019 
    
University Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Public Health (Graduate)

  
  • 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 4101 - Intersectional Diversity in Families and Students from Urban Schools


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Exploring implications of planning and management choices on specific student populations, understanding school climate and exploration of understandings of families and students within targeted urban communities.

  
  • 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 4212G - Economics and General Business


    (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 4212H - Health and Safety 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 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 4455 - Directed Teaching in a Residency Program


    (6)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to the Residency Pathway of the MA in Education, Option in Secondary Teaching joint MA and credential program and completion of the Introductory Block of the program. Supervised Practicum: co-teaching in a partner school district with a mentor teacher. Must be repeated for a  totalof 12 units.

  
  • 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 4480 - Instructional Fieldwork Laboratory for Urban Schools


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission.  Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the technical components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4481 - Instructional Fieldwork Laboratory for Urban Schools II


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the technical components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4482 - Instructional Fieldwork Laboratory for Urban Schools III


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission.  Completion of Introductory and Foundational blocks. Instructional Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the technical components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4491 - Contextual Fieldwork Laboratory for Transforming Urban Schools II


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week examining the contextual features that help teachers explicitly connect theory to practice.

  
  • EDSE 4492 - Contextual Fieldwork Laboratory for Transforming Urban Schools III


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission, and Introductory and Foundational Blocks. Contextual laboratory course that places students into secondary schools for 2 hours per week to explore, examine, implement and practice the contextual components for teaching in urban schools.

  
  • EDSE 4501 - Language and Literacy in Context


    (1)
    Prerequisite: Successful completion of all requirements for admission to the Single Subject Teaching Credential Program. Teacher candidates document the complex language practices evident in communities they serve and enhance communication skills within distinct cultural and social contexts and analyze how students use language outside school.

  
  • EDSE 4502 - Understanding Academic Language Development


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Successful completion of the following courses: EDCI 4000, EDSE 4301, EDFN 4131, EDFN 4400, EDSP 4000. Credential and MA candidates will learn literacy methods in content area classes. They will identify academic discourse, syntax and vocabulary and document the language practices evident in communities they serve.

  
  • 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 5000 - Transformative Classroom Instruction and Management


    (3)
    This course serves as an introduction to the areas of instructional design, classroom assessment and management, with an emphasis on the practical aspects of creating the transformative single subject classroom.

     

  
  • 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 5002 - Advanced Secondary Instructional & Management Strategies


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission to program and completion of introductory and developmental blocks. Implications of the use of pedagogical, instructional, and management models for student learning and understanding of strategies for differentiation of instructions.

  
  • EDSE 5101 - Research on Characteristics and Needs of Urban Secondary Schools, Families, and Students


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Exploring implications of planning and management choices on specific student populations, understanding school climate and exploration of understandings of families and students within targeted urban communities.

     

     

  
  • EDSE 5490 - Contextual Fieldwork Laboratory for Transforming Urban Schools


    (1)
    Prerequisites: Completion of all requirements for formal admission. Laboratory Course gives students an opportunity to be placed into schools for 2 hours per week examining the contextual features that help teachers explicitly connect theory to practice.

  
  • 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 5960 - Graduate Studies


    (0)
    See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Masters Degree section of this chapter.

  
  • 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.

    Grade of C or better in this course satisfies the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement.

    (wi)

  
  • SW 3550 - Violence and Maltreatment in Family and Intimate Relationships

    (also listed as NURS 3550)
    (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.

    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)
  
  • 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 I : Prenatal Through Early Adolescence


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Major. 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 II: Late Adolescence Through Old Age


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Major; SW 3700 & 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
  
  • SW 3762 - Cross Cultural Practice with Older Adults


    (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 exposes students to cross cultural and direct practice with older adults through examination of ethnicity, age, race, gender, social class, and religion to meet the health and human services needs of the increasingly diverse aging segment. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D; (cl)
  
  • SW 3763 - Forensic Social Work Practice


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Status. This course deals with the history, philosophy, legal basis, and procedures governing practice in the civil, family, and criminal court systems. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 3820 - Community Organizing


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of Block A and Block B4, one additional course from Block B, and at least one course eachfrom Blocks C and D. This course applies stages of the generalist social work method to community organizing,community analysis, dynamics of social power and formal organizations. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D; (cl)
  
  • SW 3850 - The Homeless in Society


    (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 examines the homeless and homelessness, including cultural, health, sociopolitical, economic, legal issues, policy, programs, and service delivery responses. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

    GE UD D; (cl)
  
  • SW 3910 - Social Work Research Methods


    (3)
    Prerequisite: MATH/ECON 1090 or HHS 4000 or SOC 2100 or EDFN 4520. Scientific, analytic approach to knowledge building and practice in social work; experimental, quasi-experimental, and single subject research designs; sampling, survey methods, case studies, exploratory-descriptive studies, and evaluation research. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4540 - Selected Topics in Social Work


    (1-4)
    Current topics of special interest in social work, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • SW 4560 - Multidisciplinary Teams, Child Maltreatment, and Family Violence


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Status. Personal and professional responsibility in reporting, preventing, and treating child maltreatment; a multidisciplinary team approach to problems of child maltreatment and family violence. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4580 - The Role of Men and Fathers in Families and Civil Society


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Upper Division Standing. This course examines the role of men and fathers in families and society, the perceptions of social workers toward men and fathers, and barriers to male engagement in social services. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4630 - Diversity and Intersectionality in Social Work


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Major and SW 3700. This course presents theories of diversity and intersectionality applicable to social work, examines the impact of diversity issues on clients, and applies these ideas to working with diverse clients. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4650 - Programs and Policies Related to the Elderly


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing. Policies, programs, and service delivery systems related to the elderly; descriptive and normative analysis of social problems related to aging with emphasis on ethnic minorities.

  
  • SW 4740 - Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Major, SW 3700 and SW 3720. Practice theory and skill development derived from a variety of frameworks for application in professional social work practice with individuals and families. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4750 - Social Work Practice with Groups


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Social Work Major, SW 3700 and SW 3720. Theory, principles, and skill development concerning direct practice with small groups.This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4780 - Social Welfare Policy and Social Services


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Admission to the Social Work Major and SW 3700. Identifying, formulating, implementing, and evaluating social welfare policy options. Design and implementation of social service delivery systems. Minimum C grade required for passing.This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4830 - Financial Empowerment


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Standing. This course is designed to financially empower students, so that they can help financially empower their communities and future clients. Students learn about community resources and connection to policies that perpetuate inequalities. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4840 - Community Engagement, Service Learning, and Community Practice with Youth


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division status. This course prepares students to work with youth using the empowerment model and contextualizes social work courses on human behavior and child welfare policy. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4850 - Social Work Practice with Military and Veteran Populations


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division status This course explores social work practice specific to military and veteran populations. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4860 - Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division status. The purpose of this course is to enhance students’ professional competence with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4870 - Forensic Social Work: Focus on Involuntary Clients


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Status This course examines the roles of social workers in the legal system with an emphasis on criminal justice issues. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4900 - Latino Mental Health


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Upper Division Status. Psychosociocultural aspects of mental health problems and issues within Latino community; factors affecting mental/emotional well-being, the design and delivery of culturally based services, and implications for practice and research. Service in an agency serving Latino clients is required. This course requires service learning. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4951 - Integrative Field Practicum I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the Social Work Major, SW 3010, SW 3700, SW 3711, SW 3712, SW 3720 and 90 units or more. This course is a supervised field placement for generalist social work practice. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4952 - Integrative Field Practicum II


    (3)
    Prerequisites: Admission to the Social Work Major and SW 4951. This course is a supervised field placement for generalist social work practice. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study


    (1-3)
    Prerequisites: Admission to the Social Work major. Senior standing, 2.75 overall grade point average, consent of a faculty sponsor, and approval of proposed project prior to registration. Independent directed study of social work topics; regular conferences with sponsor before presentation of final written report. The course may be repeated up to 9 units.


Social Work (Graduate)

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:
Classified graduate standing is required for admission to all 5000-level courses.

  
  • SW 5100 - Overview of Human Behavior and the Social Environment


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. Human growth and development from birth through young adulthood, including views based on biological, psychological, cultural, interpersonal, and social structural assumptions. Examination of theoretical perspectives that discuss human development and behavior across the life course from a multidimensional context and that present applications to social work practice. 

  
  • SW 5101 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I


    (3)
    Prerequisite: Admission to MSW Program. Human growth and development from conception through adolescence, including views based on biological, psychological, cultural, interpersonal, and social structural frameworks and theoretical perspectives applicable to the field of Social Work. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 5102 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II


    (3)
    Prerequisite: SW 5101. Building on theoretical knowledge associated with human behavior/development, this course examines normative biopsychosocial developmental issues from  young adulthood into older adulthood and the influence of contextual variables on development. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.

  
  • SW 5200 - Overview of Ethics, Foundational Principles of Social Work Treatment, and Mental Health Assessment and Diagnosis


    (2)
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. Overview of knowledge and skill related to ethical practice and effectively developing the client-worker relationship; theory and practice focusing on the problem-solving approach, psychodynamic techniques, and crisis intervention; and instruction in using the DSM for diagnosis and treatment.

 

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