2013-2014 Catalog - Virginia Wesleyan College

164 SOCIAL WORKSOCIOLOGY/CRIMINAL JUSTICE165400 Social Work Methods withGroups and Communities (4)Builds skills in group and communityintervention techniques in social work. Prerequisites:junior status and consent. Offered each spring.401 Social Work with Individualsand Families (4)WThe focus of this course will be on learningappropriate intervention skills for helpingindividuals, couples and families. Understanding thetheory on which these interventions are based isprerequisite to developing skills. The course providesopportunities to practice beginning level methodsthrough role playing, observation and feedback,written and oral assignments, and in an experientiallearning situation. There will be a fee associated withthis class. Prerequisites: ENG 105 with a grade of Cor higher, senior status, and consent. Offered eachfall.450 Research Methods in Social Work (4) QOffers an overview of data collection methods andanalysis procedures within the context of social work.Both positivistic and naturalistic paradigms areexamined. Students learn how to pose researchquestions, design studies, collect data, and analyze,interpret, and report their data. Prerequisites:junior/senior status, successful completion of mathrequirement, and consent. Offered each spring.472 Social Work Internship (12)The training of social work professionals involvesan extensive period of study in the field, known asinternship. At Virginia Wesleyan, internship refers tothe assignment of students to an agency for a fullsemester, for thirty-six hours a week. This experienceinvolves working under the weekly supervision of aqualified agency supervisor and performing functionstypically performed by generalist social workprofessionals in the agency. The academic internshipsupervisor is involved in periodic conferences withthe student and the agency supervisor to review thestudent’s learning and progress. Prerequisites: seniorstatus; C or higher in all required social work courses;completion of application and consent of all full timesocial work faculty. Corequisite: SW 475. Offeredeach spring.475 Social Work Seminar (4) IThis course is designed to provide the vehicle forthe formal integration of theory and practice as acompanion to the Social Work internship. Theseminar is also designed to provide professional andpeer support and supervision as a complement to thesupervision provided by the agency supervisor.Students will be expected to share their learning inaddition to their questions. Emphasis will also beplaced on student growth as it relates to the use of selfas a helping professional. Ethical questions from theinternship experience will be discussed in addition tothe theoretical study of ethics as they relate to practicesituations. Prerequisites: senior status; same as SW472. Corequisite: SW 472. Offered each spring.ELECTIVESclassifications of drugs of abuse, their addictivepotential and the continuum of use, misuse, abuseand addiction are addressed. The short and long termconsequences of drug use are studied in addition tothe dangers of drug interactions. Offered most fallsemesters.385 Substance Abuse andChemical Dependency (4)Examines the effects of drugs of abuse on oursociety. Topics include defining the drug problem andits effects on the abuser, family, economy, legalsystem, and health care, and the issues and impact oftreatment and 12-step support groups. Offered mostspring semesters.theories and techniques of inquiry employed bysociologists, the Sociology Department hopes tofoster the sociological perspective. The departmentoffers a major in sociology and provides a greatnumber of courses that serve other major programsand the general goals of a liberal arts education.Major Requirements: SociologyCOURSE NUMBER AND TITLE307 Death, Dying, Loss, and Grief (4) V,WSOC 100Introduction to SociologyExplores contemporary and historical societalOR 4SOC 270influences, cultural practices, and spiritual beliefsSocial Problems*surrounding the experience of death. Studentsexamine religious rituals related to the preparation ofSOC 3454the body, the burial and the mourning process and402 Women on the Brink (4)Foundations of Sociologyexamine the ethics surrounding end of life decisionsChallenges the student to explore the interaction SOC 3504and how death is determined from a medical andof complex societal and psychological factors as they Introduction to Social Researchlegal perspective. Other topics include current legalrelate to America’s most vulnerable women. Students SOC 353issues and instruments such as advance directives,examine the history of women’s role in American Applied Sociology*wills, and powers of attorney; current ethicalsociety and evaluate how current policies andOR 4SOC 480controversies around life sustaining measures,institutions often keep women vulnerable and Senior Research Projectphysician-assisted death, and organ transplantation;disenfranchised. Conducted in a seminar format onthe impact of loss throughout the life cycle as a resultcampus, with a one-week residential component in a SOC 489of normal developmental transitions and as a result ofhomeless shelter in a major urban area. Prerequisites: Senior Integrated AssessmentOR 4suicide, violence, and disaster; and the needs of thoseconsent and one faculty/staff recommendation. SOC 430identified as disenfranchised grievers such as partnersOffered in selected Winter Sessions.Women’s/Gender Studies Seminarof AIDS patients, families of suicide victims, womenTwo additional SOC courses at the410 Homeless in America (4) I8who have miscarried, and young widows/widowers.300/400 levelPrerequisites: ENG 105 with a grade of C or higherReviews the history of poverty and homelessness Three additional courses at any level,and junior/senior status or consent. Offered fall ofin America and society’s response. Emphasizes the including one or two from the allied 12odd-numbered years.economic, cultural, social, and political factors that course listconverge to create a climate of poverty. Current361 Human Sexuality (4) VSOC electives:societal responses to poverty are studied with SOC 110, 219, 251, 303*, 308*, 311,An exploration of the issues surrounding humanimmersion experiences in the Hampton Roads area. 319, 336, 351, 430, 460sexuality. Historical perspectives from WesternPrerequisite: senior status. Offered in selected Winter *Students seeking an applied emphasiscultures provide a basis for understanding theSessions.should consider taking these courses.construction of gender in modern society. A review ofother cultures shows diverse approaches to gender andInternship (optional)sexual issues worldwide. Legal, moral and ethicalSOCIOLOGY/SOC 483issues related to sexual behavior and gender areInternship Preparation (2 sem. hrs.) 10CRIMINAL JUSTICEstudied, along with the physical aspects of humanSOC 484sexuality and procreation. The disciplines of history,Internship in Sociology (8 sem. hrs.)MR. DWIGHT BOLLING (adjunct)anthropology, sociology, psychology, healthDR. THOMAS F. BROWNSuggested Allied Courses (see advisor):education, medicine, religious studies, women’sMS. WYNTER L. EDWARDS (adjunct)ENVS 106studies, and law inform the exploration. Students areMR. THOMAS SCOTT LIVERMAN,Humans & the Environmentchallenged to explore their own values. Prerequisite:Program CoordinatorGEOG 112junior/senior status or consent. Offered fall of evennumberedyears.DR.DR. THOMAS LOPEZCultural GeographyORALISON MARGANSKIGEOG 113MR. DENNIS SANTOSHuman Geography384 Drugs of Abuse (4)DR. KATHY S. STOLLEYSW 361An introduction to the complex issuesSociologyHuman Sexualitysurrounding both licit and illicit drugs. The mostwidely used/abused drugs are studied in some depthSW 402The sociology program provides real-life occasionsto include an overview of their pharmacology and theWomen on the Brinkand intellectual resources that can help studentsneurophysiology of the brain. The major understand the social and cultural dimensions ofSee continuation of choices next pagehuman behavior. By focusing on the concepts,SEM.HRS.