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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:
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SW 3620 - From Institutional Racism to Cultural Competency
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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.
GE UD D (d)
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SW 3630 - Immigration and Social Policy
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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)
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SW 3650 - Social Policy and Aging
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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)
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SW 3700 - Field of Social Work
(3)
Prerequisite: Social Work major only. Overview of social work profession; including contemporary practices and policies of social welfare agencies. Minimum C grade required for passing.
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SW 3710 - Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, SW 3700. Instruction in the delivery of culturally competent social work services with diverse groups in society.
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SW 3711 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I : Prenatal Through Early Adolescence
(3)
Prerequisite: Social Work major only. 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.
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SW 3712 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II: Late Adolescence Through Old Age
(3)
Prerequisites: 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.
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SW 3720 - Interviewing Skills for Social Work Practice
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, SW 3700. Examination of knowledge and skill development related to effective communication and interviewing in social work practice.
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SW 3761 - Child Welfare
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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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SW 3762 - Cross Cultural Practice with Older Adults
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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)
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SW 3763 - Forensic Social Work Practice
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. 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.
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SW 3820 - Community Organizing
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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)
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SW 3850 - Homelessness in Society
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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)
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SW 3910 - Social Work Research Methods
(3)
Prerequisite: MATH 1090 or 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.
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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.
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SW 4560 - Multidisciplinary Teams, Child Maltreatment, and Family Violence
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. 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.
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SW 4580 - The Role of Men and Fathers in Families and Civil Society
(3)
Prerequisite: 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.
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SW 4630 - Diversity and Intersectionality in Social Work
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, 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.
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SW 4740 - Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, SW 3700, 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.
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SW 4750 - Social Work Practice with Groups
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, SW 3700, SW 3720 Theory, principles, and skill development concerning direct practice with small groups.This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 4780 - Social Welfare Policy and Social Services
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, 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.
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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.
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SW 4840 - Community Engagement, Service Learning, and Community Practice with Youth
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. 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.
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SW 4850 - Social Work Practice with Military and Veteran Populations
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. This course explores social work practice specific to military and veteran populations. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 4860 - Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Populations
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. 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.
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SW 4870 - Forensic Social Work: Focus on Involuntary Clients
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. 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.
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SW 4900 - Latino Mental Health
(3)
Prerequisite: Upper Division standing. 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.
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SW 4951 - Integrative Field Practicum I
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, completeion of at least 90 semester units; SW 3010, SW 3700, SW 3711, SW 3712, SW 3720 This course is a supervised field placement for generalist social work practice. This course may be offered as an online or hybrid course.
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SW 4952 - Integrative Field Practicum II
(3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major, 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.
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SW 4990 - Undergraduate Directed Study
(1-3)
Prerequisites: Social Work major Senior standing; overall GPA 2.75 or better, 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.
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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 5100 - Overview of Human Behavior and the Social Environment
(2)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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.
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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.
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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.
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SW 5200 - Overview of Ethics, Foundational Principles of Social Work Treatment, and Mental Health Assessment and Diagnosis
(2)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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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SW 5201 - Generalist Practice I
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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)
Prerequisite: 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 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: SW 5301. 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: SW 5301. 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)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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 5501 - Diversity, Cultural Humility, and Social Justice in Social Work
(3)
Prerequisite: Admission to 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 5970 - Advanced Social Work Research
(1-3)
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
(3)
Prerequisites: Admission to MSW Program, 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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SW 5995 - Project
(3)
Prerequisites: Advancement to Candidacy; completed SOC 5010, SOC 5012, SOC 5021 with a grade of B or better; department consent; pre/co-requisite: SOC 5030, SOC 5970. Approved Project Planner form is required for enrollment. Self-directed set of pre-professional experiences in four designated areas demonstrating the achievement of MA Program SLOs. Project must comply with department policy and requires original work and pre-professional activities beyond the classroom.
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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 (cl) (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 GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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 2010. 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 3200 - Pre-Career Sociologists
(3)
Prerequisite: SOC 2010. Developing student and pre-career engagement. Addresses power, cultural capital, stratification, success strategies, and occupational culture. Focuses on sociological imagination, imposter-syndrome, impression-management, communication styles, job searching, networking, and social agency in occupational fields related to sociology.
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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 GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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 (cl) (d)
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SOC 3300 - Social Issues in the Urban Setting
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division 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)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division 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)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, C and D. BA Sociology major requirement. 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. Some sections to be reserved for Sociology Majors only.
GE UD D (cl) (re)
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SOC 3700 - Civic Learning
(3)
Prerequisite: SOC 2010. In this course students will engage in processes related to initiating, supporting, and realizing social change through experiential learning surrounding civic engagement within the on-campus community. Students will develop their civic identities by acting cooperatively and collectively with fellow students, the instructor, and community members to act on common challenges at CalState LA through mutually-beneficial service learning projects. This service will be paired with learning within a relevant special topic area, such as environmental justice, mental health, criminal justice, race/ethnicity, sex/gender, disability, poverty, or immigration. The special topic covered may change each semester, depending on the instructor’s expertise and the community’s current needs.
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SOC 3830 - Violence and Society
(3)
Prerequisites: Completion of GE 4 basic subjects and a course each from lower division Blocks B, 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 (also listed as 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 4320 - Science, Technology, and Social Character
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Effects of scientific and technological development upon social life and culture, especially family, work and leisure, modes of thinking and feeling. Differences among social classes, ethnic groups, women and men.
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SOC 4330 - Bioethics and Sociology
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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 4340 - Population and Society
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Prerequisites: SOC 2010, SOC 2100. An introduction to the field of demography and population studies, including population characteristics, population processes (fertility, mortality, and migration), population theories, types of demographic analysis, demographic data, and population policy. The course emphasizes the interplay between population dynamics and social processes around the globe. Topics include the implications of low birthrates, health disparities, the impact of international migration on societies, population aging, growing diversity in household composition and family structures, and population and environmental degradation.
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SOC 4350 - Asian Societies
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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
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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
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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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