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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.
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SW 5201 - Generalist Practice I
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. Examination of knowledge and skill related to ethical practice, effectively developing the client-worker relationship, and building communication skills in data collection and synthesis from the assessment process. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5202 - Generalist Practice II
(3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program. Theory and practice focusing on the problem-solving approach, psychodynamic techniques, and crisis intervention. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5203 - Mental Health Assessment and Diagnosis
(3)
Prerequisites: SW5201. Instruction in using the DSM for diagnosis and treatment. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5204 - Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5202. Practice theory and skill development derived from a variety of frameworks and research evidence for selective application in professional social work practice with diverse, multi-level client systems. This course may be offered as an online of hybrid course.
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SW 5301 - History of Social Welfare Policy and Introduction to Policy Practice
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW program. History, philosophy, ethics, functions and structures of social welfare institutions and the social work profession within sociopolitical, economic and cultural systems and analysis of policies designed to address social problems. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5302 - Community Organizing
(3)
Prerequisite: SW5301. Social work interventions with natural and formed groups; understanding of community development, especially in low-income and under-represented communities; community organizing theories and analysis. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5303 - Administration of Social Service Agencies
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5301. Issues in management and organizational behavior within human service systems; leadership; decision making; conflict resolution; program and staff development; fiscal management; working with boards and volunteers. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5304 - Advanced Policy Analysis and Practice
(3)
Prerequisite: SW5301. Analysis of federal, state, and local policies affecting social welfare populations; impact of demography, diversity, and intergenerational claims on shaping policies; advocacy to promote social justice in policy-making and implementation. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5400 - Overview of Social Welfare Research and Statistics
(2)
Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW program. Overview of research designs and methodologies in social work; problem formulation, sampling techniques, instrument construction, evaluation research, descriptive and inferential statistics, and data analysis.
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SW 5401 - Social Welfare Research and Statistics
(3)
Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW program. Research designs and methodologies in social work; problem formulation, sampling techniques, instrument construction, evaluation research. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5491 - Field Practicum I
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to MSW Program. This course is a supervised field placement for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups and communities.
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SW 5492 - Field Practicum II
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5491. This course is a supervised field placement for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups and communities.
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SW 5501 - Diversity, Cultural Humility, and Social Justice in Social Work
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. Using the lens of intersectionality, the course provides students the opportunity to gain knowledge and develop skills to engage in cultural competent practice at all levels, while maintaining cultural humility. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5540 - Selected Topics in Social Work
(1-3)
Current topics of special interest in social work, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.
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SW 5802 - Recovery and Empowerment in Mental Health
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. This course examines the recovery process in mental health, a consumer empowerment model. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5804 - Trauma, Substance Abuse and Violence
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. Examines advanced social work practice interventions with clients impacted by trauma, physical and sexual violence, and substance abuse. Emphasis is placed upon effective cross-cultural service delivery of contemporary, integrative interventions that are innovative and evidence based.
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SW 5805 - Policy and Practice in Public Child Welfare
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. This course examines contemporary practice in California’s public child welfare systems in the context of current policy and administrative issues. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5806 - Grief and Loss in Later Life
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. This course examines historical, cultural, societal, and personal perspectives on grief and loss in contemporary society and, in particular, how it impacts older adults.
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SW 5808 - Financial Empowerment Practice with Vulnerable Populations
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program. This elective course examines financial empowerment as applied to self, clients and various social service organizations. Site visits through a service learning project will help students understand a practice issue and advance social work practice interventions with clients impacted by poverty and lack of asset building capability. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5950A - Field Practicum I
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to MSW Program. This course is a supervised field placement for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups and communities. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5950B - Field Practicum II
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5950A. This course is a supervised field placement for generalist practice with individuals, families, groups and communities. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5950C - Field Practicum III
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5950B. Advanced case and group management and community planning responsibilities in a supervised field setting. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5950C - Field Practicum III
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5950B. Advanced case and group management and community planning responsibilities in a supervised field setting.
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SW 5950D - Field Practicum IV
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5950C. Advanced case and group management and community planning responsibilities in a supervised field setting. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5950D - Field Practicum IV
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5950C. Advanced case and group management and community planning responsibilities in a supervised field setting.
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SW 5960 - Graduate Studies
See the Comprehensive Examination in the requirements for the Master’s Degree section of this chapter.
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SW 5970 - Advanced Social Welfare Research
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5401. This course provides instruction on advanced research designs and methodologies in Social Work in preparation for the Master’s Project/Thesis. Research questions and hypotheses, protection of human subjects, advanced quantitative and qualitative research methods will be covered in this course. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 5970 - Advanced Social Work Research
3
Prerequisites: Instructor consent to act as sponsor and approval of Associate Dean. Independent research under guidance of faculty member. Acceptable final written report required. May be repeated for credit with approval of instructor and Associate Dean. Graded CR/NC.
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SW 5980 - Graduate Directed Study
(1-3 units)
Prerequisite: Admission to MSW Program and Instructor consent to act as sponsor. School approval of topic prior to registration. Independent directed study of advanced topics; regular conferences with sponsor before presentation of final written report. May be repeated up to a maximum of 9 units.
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SW 5990 - Thesis
(3)
Prerequisite: SW 5970. This course is the second in a series of two courses that culminate in the production of a three chapter Master’s Project/Thesis. The course addresses the application of research to Social Work policy and practice.
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Sociology (Undergraduate) SOC 2010 normally is prerequisite to all upper division courses in sociology and may be waived only with instructor consent.
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.
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SOC 1001 - Individual Development in Diverse Contexts
(3)
Social, psychological, and socialization processes, and intersections among gender, LGBT, class and race/ethnicity affecting identity formation throughout the lifespan. Understanding differential opportunity structures and success strategies in life-long problem-solving. Community-based activity is required. Graded ABC/NC.
GE E; (d)
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SOC 1010 - Social Problems
(3)
Methods that social institutions and interest groups use to define “social problems,” including poverty, substance abuse, delinquency, racism, sexism, crises in education and health care, and urban/environmental issues; policy implications.
C-ID SOCI 115:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
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SOC 1200 - Intimate Relationships in Our Diverse Society (also listed as CHDV 1200)
(3)
Developing personal awareness, knowledge and skills in communication styles, conflict management, and interaction principles among intimate partners/friends/siblings. Intersectional gender, LGBT, class, and race/ethnicity issues within relationships and in social context. Some sections may be offered in online or hybrid format.
C-ID SOCI 130:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
GE E; (d)
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SOC 2010 - Introduction to Sociology
(3)
Social institutions, social interaction, and group behavior; social order and change. Issues include inequality, globalization, pluralism, distribution of privilege and power, sources of cooperation and conflict, deviance and social control.
C-ID SOCI 110:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
GE D; (d)
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SOC 2100 - Elementary Statistics
(3)
Prerequisite: Recommend basic college mathematics course. Introduction to social statistics, covering univariate descriptive statistics, level of measurement, hypothesis testing for mean differences, using Excel and SPSS for data management and analysis, tables and charts. Some course sections may be offered as online or hybrid format.
C-ID SOCI 125:
The University course listed above articulates with any California Community College (CCC) course that is approved by the C-ID program and given the corresponding “C-ID Course” designation listed here. The articulation is one-way articulation, meaning the approved community college course will articulate for the indicated course credit at the four-year university. Articulation does NOT apply from the four-year institution to the community college or between the four-year institutions.
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SOC 2630 - Asian-American Experience (also listed as AAAS 2630)
(3)
Comparative experiences of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, Pacific Islander, Southeast Asian refugee and other Asian groups in the United States. Immigration, adaptation, discrimination, identity, alienation, stratification and other contemporary issues. Some sections may be offered in online or hybrid format.
GE D; (re)
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SOC 3000 - Cultural Emotions
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and one course each from Blocks C and D. Cultural diversity of emotions in context of racial/ethnic cultures, socialization, relationships and social movements worldwide. Social structural causes of racial/ethnic conflict and harmony as analyzed through emotional feeling and expression.
GE UD D; (re)
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SOC 3100 - Intermediate Statistics
(3)
Prerequisite: SOC 2100. Intermediate level social statistics, covering causal hypothesis, hypothesis testing, and bivariate associational statistics such as cross-table analysis, gamma, pearson correlation, and Analysis of Variance(ANOVA). Some course sections may be offered as online or hybrid format.
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SOC 3220 - Socialization: Childhood and Adolescence
(3)
Social-psychological approaches to socialization, from early childhood to adolescence. Emphasis on basic issues of social control and change. Topics are correlated with the California standards for the Multiple Subject Credential.
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SOC 3230 - Adult Life in a Diverse World
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and one course each from Blocks C and D. Social psychology of identity and maturity across the adult life-death span. How LGBT, gender, class, race/ethnicity and age intersect emotional, intellectual, familial, and work experiences in diverse global cultures.
GE UD D; (d); (cl)
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SOC 3300 - Social Issues in the Urban Setting
(3)
Completion of Block A and B4 and one course each from Blocks B, C, and D. Social issues in urban setting; technological and economic changes; ethnic, cultural and class diversity; cross-cultural comparisons; population and environmental concerns; and social planning.
GE UD D
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SOC 3310 - The Dynamics of Poverty
(3)
Service Learning Course Some sections to be offered online with required community service. Extent and characteristics of poverty in the United States. Analysis of the social construction of poverty, including theoretical background and myths. Socio-structural responses, change models, and community action are discussed. This course requires service learning. Student placements arranged through EPIC with community agencies are part of the course requirements.
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SOC 3410 - Sociology of Gender
(3)
Completion of Block A and B4 and one course each from Blocks B, C, and D. Gender issues in society in light of sociological theories and research; focus on intersectionality with race/ethnicity, class, and sexuality.
GE UD D; (d)
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SOC 3480 - Sociology of Race/Ethnicity, Class, and Gender
(3)
Completion of Block A and B4, and one course each from Blocks B, C, and D. Sociological examination of race/ethnicity, social class, and sex/gender as bases of inequality and the processes by which inequalities are maintained or reproduced; emphasis on race/ethnicity and intersectionality of factors. Some course sections to be offered in online or hybrid format.
GE UD D; (re); (cl)
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SOC 3830 - Violence and Society
(3)
Completion of Blocks A and B4, an additional course from Block B, and one course each from Blocks C and D. Conceptualization and explanation of violence in human societies. Of particular concern are the social conditions associated with violence and its various forms - such as torture, robbery, terrorism, and rape.
GE UD D
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SOC 3980 - Cooperative Education (see UNIV 3980)
(1-3)
Cooperative Education
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SOC 4050 - Sociology Internships and Service Learning
(3)
Students link sociological concepts, empirical studies, public and applied sociology, and field research with internships and service learning in organizations outside CSULA, writing papers on service projects and sociological research. Service learning required. Lecture 1 hour, field work 4 hours. May be repeated once for credit. Graded CR/NC.
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SOC 4120 - Sociological Theory
(3)
Critical examination of significant sociological analytic perspectives in classical and contemporary sociological theory, with special emphasis in the development of Western social thought.
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SOC 4121 - Special Topics in Sociological Theory
(3)
Prerequisite: SOC 4120. Critical examination of selected contemporary theoretical topics with a focus on global, critical, engaged, cultural, feminist and post-colonial perspectives on social justice. Some course sections may include service learning. May be repeated once for credit.
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SOC 4150 - Political Sociology
(3)
Social factors underlying democracy and totalitarianism, social movements and revolutions, conflict and conflict resolution, voting behavior, and political socialization.
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SOC 4160 - Feminist Theories and Contemporary Society (also listed as WGSS 4160)
(3)
Examination of the various feminist theories, all of which focus on some aspect of gender inequality. Implications of each theory and its applications to contemporary society are also discussed. Some course sections may be offered in online or hybrid format.
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SOC 4180 - Crowd Behavior and Social Movements
(3)
Analysis of crowd types, formation, and dynamics, including mobs, riots, panics, mass hysteria, rumors, fads, and fashion. Development, tactics, ideologies, and effects of social movements, cults, and rebellions.
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SOC 4200 - Group Processes
(3)
Inequality, power, justice, status, authority, conformity, and conflict in small groups; emphasis on understanding theory development; use of experimental methods in the process of developing theories.
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SOC 4210 - Social Sources of Human Sexuality
(3)
Effects of social environment on emergence, justification, and maintenance of sexual attitudes and behavior; social factors influencing sexual behavior; changing sociosexual mores and behavioral patterns, and emerging sexual life styles.
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SOC 4220 - Social Psychology
(3)
Inquiry into social-psychological dimensions of group behavior, emphasizing interactive processes involved in communication, group behavior, perception, attitude formation, motivation, socialization, and evolvement of self-concept.
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SOC 4230 - Sociology of Globalization and Resistance
(3)
Sociological analysis of globalization as a contested process; emergence of global societies, political structures, and movements; social forces advancing global neoliberalism; resistance by workers’, indigenous, women’s, and environmental transnational movements.
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SOC 4250 - Medical Sociology
(3)
Role of the hospital and socialization process on professional development of personnel in the healing professions; social epidemiology of physical and mental disorders.
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SOC 4260 - Deviant Behavior
(3)
Basic theoretical orientations to social and personal disorganization resulting from role conflict, social conflict, normlessness, or alienation; individual and social deviance related to group processes and structures.
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SOC 4270 - Society and Mental Illness
(3)
Lay and professional ideas about mental illness in historical and cross-cultural perspective; organizational treatment of the mentally ill; identity, stigma, and adaptations.
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SOC 4280 - Self and Identity
(3)
The development and maintenance of the sense of self or identity among children and adults, particularly emphasizing how understanding theories of the self contributes to community service. Service learning required.
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SOC 4300 - Urban Sociology
(3)
Urban community and urbanization as contemporary social process; consideration of urban areas, institutions, values, and problems; social and demographic characteristics, urban and suburban change and planning.
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SOC 4330 - Bioethics and Sociology
(3)
Sociological analysis of ethical and legal issues concerning health, including dilemmas in health care delivery, reproduction, the beginning and end of life, institutional ethics committees, genetic testing, and new medical technologies.
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SOC 4350 - Asian Societies
(3)
Comparative analysis and exploration of transformations in Asian societies, through historical and contemporary examination of institutions, education, development, urbanization, and deviance/crime.
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SOC 4380 - Sociology of Sport
(3)
Analysis of sport as a social institution and its interrelationship with other, dominant American social institutions and the process of globalization. Examining social diversity, stratification, and social construction in sports.
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SOC 4390 - Aging and Family Life
(3)
An overview of theory and research on family relations in adulthood and later life from a sociological perspective; examines how diversity (race/ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual orientation) affects older families.
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SOC 4400 - Partnership, Marriage, and Families
(3)
Family as a diverse social institution (same-sex couples, adoption, blended families, interethnic/interracial families, single-parent families, cohabitants, and kinship families). Relationship styles between intimates, parenting styles, grandparent roles, and sibling relationships.
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SOC 4410 - Researching Gender in Social Institutions
(3)
Advanced sociological analysis of sex role differences; conducting research on differential treatment in social institutions; application of theoretical perspectives on gender.
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SOC 4420 - Social Change
(3)
Classical and contemporary theories of sources and consequences of social change; revolutions and alternative routes to modern world; issues in historical sociology; change and social contexts of creative achievements in arts and sciences.
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SOC 4430 - Social Policy, Inequity and Non-Traditional Families
(3)
Examine inequitable impact of laws, government, and employer policies on non-traditional families (e.g. single-parents, cohabitors, step- and same-sex parents, offspring of sperm donors, surrogate mothers, foster children) in cross-cultural context.
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SOC 4440 - Sociology of Popular Culture
(3)
Art, film, literature, music, and television are examined in terms of social roles, social processes, context, and the construction of meaning. Popular culture is studied as reflecting, reinforcing, or challenging norms.
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SOC 4450 - Sociology of Religion
(3)
Social bases of religion, religious institutions, and their modern organizational life; comparative analysis and theories of religious behavior; religious institutions, their representatives, religious conflict, and public law.
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SOC 4460 - Sociology of Business Organizations
(3)
The sociological understanding of control in different technical, structural, and commercial settings. Corporate culture, work subcultures, role constructions, and network processes are emphasized. Case studies are used.
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SOC 4470 - Work and the Workplace
(3)
Analysis of the social world of work: occupational trends and mobility, education and skills, meaningful work, alienation and stress, inequality and discrimination, globalization; study of selected occupations, professions, and workplaces.
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SOC 4480 - Social Class and Inequality
(3)
Examination of sociological theory and research bearing on social stratification; social differentiation: class position, class interests, correlates of social class; trends in occupational mobility; comparison of stratification systems.
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SOC 4490 - Professionals in Society
(3)
Lawyers, doctors, and other professionals and their relationships with clients, managers, and unions; professional ethics, white-collar crime, and whistle blowing; stratification by class, race, and gender; technology and professional control.
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SOC 4500 - Sociology of Aging
(3)
Aging as a social process; emphasis on sociological theories of aging and social problems of the aged; nature of aging process, work, retirement, family relationships, housing, income maintenance; societal response to aged.
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SOC 4520 - Life Span Transitions: The Retirement Years
(3)
Critical evaluation of issues involved in planning for retirement; changing place of work and retirement in value system; anticipatory behavior, patterns and modes of adjustment, maladjustment; proposals and issues.
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SOC 4530 - Social Aspects of Death and Bereavement
(3)
Concepts and theories of dying; meaning of death and its implications for dying persons, survivors, and professionals who attend them.
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SOC 4540 - Selected Topics in Sociology
(1-4)
Current topics of special interest in sociology, as announced in Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.
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SOC 4550 - Older Adults’ Life Stories
(3)
Examination of sociological theories of aging through service to older adults in the community. May use interviewing techniques (such as reminiscence) or other methods to record life stories. Service learning required.
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SOC 4560 - Global Aging
(3)
Examination of population aging as a global phenomenon; welfare policies of developed and developing nations; repercussions of policies for the health and well being of the elderly and their families.
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SOC 4570 - Women and Aging
(3)
Examination of challenges and rewards faced by middle-aged and older women including issues of work and retirement, family roles and transitions, health, economic status, psychological well-being, and living arrangements.
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SOC 4600 - Race and Ethnic Relations
(3)
Structure and change of minorities in society; theories and research: historical, contemporary, and comparative; processes of adjustment: patterns of immigration, prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, pluralism, conflict, and social movements.
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SOC 4790 - Drug Use and Public Policy
(3)
Theoretical analysis, historical trends, and current use of recreational psychoactive drugs. Crime and economics of the drug trade. Macro-social preventions, legal responses, and alternative solutions to drug use problems.
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SOC 4800 - Criminology
(3)
Criminal law, crime, and deviance. Social and psychological factors in criminal behavior, criminal law, and criminal justice; prevention and control; trends in theory and correctional procedures.
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SOC 4810 - Sociology of Policing
(3)
Social role of the police; historical, political, and social contexts of policing. Selected issues include police violence, police cultures, community policing, international policing, and cross-cultural comparisons of police behavior.
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SOC 4820 - Sociology of Genocide
(3)
Sociological analysis of ethnically based mass killings and related phenomena; theories of genocide; major cases of genocide; participation in genocide; responses to genocide.
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SOC 4830 - Sociology of Human Rights
(3)
Social, historical, political, legal, and cultural developments in the Sociology of Human Rights field; the role of moral boundaries in governance, politics, and the law in the exercise of power.
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SOC 4850 - Domestic Violence
(3)
Sociological aspects of violence in families (e.g., violence against children, intimate partners, siblings, and the elderly); ethnic, social, cultural, historical, economic, and political factors that affect individual behavior.
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SOC 4870 - Environmental Policy, Law, and Society
(3)
Sociological aspects of environmental policy and law; relationship between societies and environmental problems regarding air and water quality, endangered species, toxic chemicals, energy, and natural resources; policy tools and analysis.
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SOC 4880 - Sociology of Law
(3)
Sociological perspectives on the relationship between law, culture, politics, the economy, and community; creation of law and its impact on class, race, and gender relationships; impact of globalization on law.
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SOC 4930 - Sociology Honors Thesis
(3)
Prerequisites: Senior class standing, minimum of 3.5 grade point average, and completion of specific courses required for the major (SOC 2010, SOC 3900 or SOC 3910, SOC 4120, at least five upper division courses in the sociology major); instructor consent. Students develop an appropriate research question or hypothesis and conduct an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member in the sociology department and write a senior honors thesis.
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SOC 4950 - Senior Capstone Seminar
(3)
Prerequisite: Senior Sociology standing. Students will critically reflect upon, integrate, and apply the concepts learned in previous sociology courses. Involves in-class discussion of the discipline, completion of individual papers, and individual oral presentations.
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SOC 4960 - Law and Society Honors Thesis
(3)
Prerequisites: Senior standing and admission to Law and Society Option Honors Program. Independent sociological research in law and society; regular consultations with faculty research adviser and written thesis required. Graded CR/NC. May be repeated once for credit.
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SOC 4980 - Cooperative Education (see UNIV 4980)
(1-3)
Cooperative Education
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SOC 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study
(1-3)
Prerequisites: Senior standing, 2.75 overall grade point average, consent of a faculty sponsor, approval of proposed project prior to registration, and ability to assume responsibility for independent research and analysis. Regular discussion of progress with sponsor before presentation of final written report. May be repeated for credit.
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Sociology (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 for all 5000-level courses.
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SOC 5000 - Introduction to Graduate Studies, the Discipline, and the Profession
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to MA program or consent of instructor. Must be completed with a grade of B or better before taking SOC 5020 and SOC 5021. Survey of the institutional history of sociology; current state of the field; careers and professional associations; competing conceptions of sociology.
Repeatability: To satisfy SOC 5020 and 5021 prerequisite requirements of a grade of B or better in this course, students who fail to earn the required grade of B or better may repeat SOC 5000 only once. The repeated course will not increase the unit-count toward graduation and the repeated course grade will not replace the earlier grade earned in GPA calculations.
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SOC 5010 - Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology
(3)
Prerequisite: SOC 3900 or SOC 3910 and admission to the MA Program or consent of instructor. Qualitative social research techniques: field research, problems of participant observation and interviewing, document and media analysis, typology construction, coding, interpreting and reporting qualitative data. Written, oral and visual presentation.
Repeatability: To satisfy the SOC 5030 and SOC 5991 prerequisite requirement of a B or better in this course, students may repeat SOC 5010 if they fail to get a B or better. Students may only repeat this course one time. The repeated course will not increase the unit count toward graduation, nor will the repeated course grade replace the earlier grade in GPA calculations.
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