Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
SOCI 4095. PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL WORK.
Three credit hours. Three hours of lecture per
week. Prerequisite: CISO 3122.
Presentation of the basic principles of social work
as they are illustrated in case studies of groups and
of the community. The student will become
acquainted with the work of the social service
agencies in Puerto Rico.
SOCI 4101. CRIMINOLOGY. Three credit hours
per semester. Three hours of lecture per week each
semester. Prerequisite: CISO 3122 or SOCI 3262
or PSIC 3002.
Basic terminology; the legal, sociological and
cultural aspects of criminality; factors determining
delinquency; psychological and psychophysical
aspects of crime; classification of crimes, and
penology.
SOCI 4115. CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL
THEORY. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: SOCI 3262.
Consideration of major themes in theory and
methodology of selected areas of specialization
within sociology and related disciplines.
SOCI 4125. STRUCTURE OF SOCIETY IN
PUERTO RICO. Three credit hours. Three hours
of lecture per week. Prerequisite: SOCI 3262 or
PSIC 3002 or CIPO 3011 or ANTR 3015.
A survey of Puerto Rico's institutions. Attention is
given both to the structure of each institution and to
the problems which each of them faces today.
SOCI 4145. SOCIAL PLANNING. Three credit
hours. Three hours of lecture per week.
A comprehensive analysis of the principles of
social planning and the special problems inherent to
planning in a democratic society.
SOCI 4165. SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN THE
CONTEMPORARY WORLD. Three credit hours.
Three hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
SOCI 3265.
Discussion and special reports on theoretical and
methodological approaches to human group
behavior, with emphasis on acquainting the student
with the work of social agencies. Participation in
an original research project is required.
SOCI/PSIC/CIPO 4991. INDEPENDENT
STUDY I. One to three credit hours. Two to four
hours of research per week per credit.
Prerequisites: 12 credit hours in psychology or
sociology or political science, respectively, and
authorization of the Director of the Department.
Research project under the supervision of a faculty
member.
SOCI/PSIC/CIPO 4992. INDEPENDENT STUDY
II. One to three credit hours. Two to four hours of
research per week per credit. Prerequisites: PSIC
4991 or SOCI 4991 or CIPO 4991, respectively,
and authorization of the Director of the
Department.
Research project under the supervision of a faculty
member.
Advanced Undergraduate Course
SOCI 5005. SOCIAL ORGANIZATION IN
LATIN AMERICA. Three credit hours. Three
hours of lecture per week. Prerequisite:
Authorization of the Director of the Department.
Sociological processes in Latin America; the racial,
ethnic and cultural elements and their fusion;
characteristics and trends of Latin American
population; European colonization in America; the
structure and functioning of social institutions.
SOCI 4155. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL
CHANGE. Three credit hours. Three hours of
lecture per week. Prerequisite: SOCI 3262 or PSIC
3002 or CIPO 3011 or ANTR 3015.
An examination of the basic sociological principles
of social change. The major points of view will be
presented, and data will be used from the fields of
anthropology, sociology, psychology and history.
Special attention will be given to problems of
cultural contact and several specific areas of change
which involve fundamental social institutions.
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