2003-2004 - The University of Scranton

the medical, psychiatric, family and child welfare,
and guidance fields, community organization,
social research, social planning, social group
work. Current trends in social work.
SOC 116 3 cr.
Community Organization
A general introduction to the process of community
organization, as a field of both social work
and human endeavor. The coordination and
financing of welfare activities, methods of
appraising community needs and resources,
planning and the initiation of welfare services.
Arts and Sciences/Sociology 191
Sociology Curriculum
Department and Number Descriptive Title of Course Fall Cr. Spr. Cr.
First Year
MAJOR SOC 110–112 Intro. to Sociology–Social Problems 3 3
MAJOR SOC ELECT Sociology Elective 3
GE S/BH PSYC 110 Fundamentals of Psychology 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy 3
GE WRTG–SPCH WRTG 107–COMM 100 Composition–Public Speaking 3 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL 120–T/RS 121 Introduction to Philosophy–Theology I 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Elective 3
GE FSEM INTD 100 Freshman Seminar 1
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1
16 16
Second Year
MAJOR SOC 318–224 Soc. Theory–Amer. Minority Groups 3 3
MAJOR SOC 211 Methods of Social Research 3
COGNATE HS 241 Case Management and Interviewing 3
GE S/BH GERO 110 Introduction to Gerontology 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL 210–T/RS 122 Ethics–Theology II 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Electives 3 3
GE QUAN S/CJ 215 Statistics for the Social Sciences 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1 1
16 16
Third Year
MAJOR SOC ELECT Sociology Electives 3 3
COGNATE ELECT 1 Political Science Elective 3
COGNATE ELECT 1 Psychology Elective 3
GE ELECT ELECT 1 Social Science Electives 3 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT Natural Science Electives 3 3
GE PHIL-T/RS PHIL-T/RS ELECT Philosophy or T/RS Elective 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Elective 3
GE ELECT ELECT Free Electives 3 3
18 18
Fourth Year
MAJOR SOC ELECT Sociology Electives 6 3
MAJOR SOC 480–481 or ELECT 2 Internships or Electives 3 3
COGNATE ELECT 1 Social Science Electives 3 6
GE ELECT ELECT Free Electives 3 3
15 15
TOTAL: 130 CREDITS
1 In the cognate Social Science electives, the department recommends a mix of Human Services, Criminal Justice, Gerontology,
Political Science and Psychology electives, especially PSYC 224 (Personality).
2 Department Recommendation: The social-work internship may be taken in either the junior or senior year, or both (not to
exceed a maximum of 6 credits of internship).
Services of a voluntary and governmental nature,
strategies of power.
SOC 118 3 cr.
Child Welfare
Development of child-welfare in the United
States. Educational, health, recreational and
child-labor regulations. Study and treatment of
children in their own homes, foster homes and
institutions. Child care and protective programs
on federal, state and local levels.