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SSE 292 Social Services Field Experience
4 cr. hrs. 16 periods (1 lec., 15 lab)
Supervised placement in community social services agencies. Includes completion of written assignments, regular
supervision service with agency supervisors, assistance with resume writing, orientation to agencies in the community,
and evaluation of student performance.
Prerequisite(s): SSE 285.
Recommendation: Consult instructor for alternative prerequisites.
Information:
May be taken two times for a maximum of eight credit hours.
Consent of instructor is required before enrolling in this course.
Students complete 225 clock hours of direct service at a social service organization during the semester.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
SSE 293 Community Health and Development Field Experience
4 cr. hrs. 16-26 periods (1 lec., 15 lab)
Community health and development skills practiced and evaluated in community-based health, human service, education
and community agencies and settings. Includes supervised placement in an appropriate social service agency or
organization, supervisory services and site visits, orientation to community agencies and organizations, field experience
evaluation, and classroom seminars.
Prerequisite(s): SSE 170.
Information: Students complete 225 clock hours of direct service at a community health and development organization
during the semester.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
SSE 296 Independent Study in Social Services
1-3 cr. hrs. 3-9 periods (3-9 lab)
Advanced projects, research and learning in the social services. Content to be determined by conference between student
and instructor.
Information:
Consent of instructor is required before enrolling in this course.
May be taken three times for a maximum of nine credit hours.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
Sociology
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
SOCIAL SERVICES— SOCIOLOGY
SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology SUN# SOC 1101
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the basic concepts of sociology, sociological analysis and research. Includes social structure, status, social
group, social control, social stratification, social class, gender, race, sexuality, ethnicity, aging, learning and physical
challenges, family, religion, education, government, health, technology, corporations, terrorism, environmental
sustainability, social movements and social change, mass society, and postmodernity. Also includes globalization within
and across contemporary societies and cultures.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 109 Introduction to Global Studies
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Survey of modern globalization. Includes the study of dimensions of globalization, global organizations, global politics,
cultural globalization, the global economy, global environmental independence, and global social movements and counter
movements. Also includes global interactions and their current effects on the restructuring of cultural, political, and
economic institutions worldwide.
Information: Same as ANT 109 and GLS 109.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
SOC 110 Introduction to Cities and Global Society
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the study of the urban environment. Includes exploring the city, city form and city culture, urban diversity,
and urban and global dilemmas and possible solutions. Also includes a special emphasis on understanding cities and the
impact of globalization at community, national, and international levels.
Offered: Fall.
SOC 120 Current Social Problems
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Analysis of the causes, effects, and solutions to current social problems. Includes the causes, effects, and the complexity
of solutions to current social problems in behavioral variance, inequality, social institutions, and global issues.
Recommendation: Completion of SOC 101 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
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