Program: B.A., Sociology
Social Welfare and Social Justice
Overview
The Social Welfare and Social Justice Option is intended to provide students with knowledge and skills necessary for entry professional-level employment working within various social service settings, such as hospitals, probation and parole, public welfare, community planning and mental health organizations. Central to our mission statement is our focus on promoting anti-oppressive social work practice and preparing students to be agents of social change in order to strive for ending discrimination, oppression and enhancing human well-being through education, research and community service. Students planning to pursue this option are encouraged to seek advisement prior to their junior year if possible. Students wishing to declare this option as their major should plan to do so in their junior year and are required to see an advisor in the option at least once each semester in order to plan their course load. Students must apply for the SOC 475AS/AF field study internship courses the Spring semester prior to Fall semester placement.
Program Requirements
1. Lower Division Required Courses (10 units)
MATH 140 Introductory Statistics (4)
SOC 150 Introductory Sociology (3)
SOC 202 Sociological Analysis (3)
2. Upper Division Required Courses (41 units)
SOC 356 Social Welfare Institutions (3)
SOC 357 Anti-Oppressive Social Work Practice (3)
SOC 364/L Social Statistics and Lab (3/1)
SOC 368/S Sociological Theory I and Research Seminar in Sociological Theory I (3/2)
or SOC 468/S Sociological Theory II and Research Seminar in Sociological Theory II (3/2)
SOC 426 Social Legislation and Social Policy (4)
SOC 475A/AF Supervised Field Seminar and Field Placement I (2/1)
SOC 475B/BF Supervised Field Seminar and Field Placement II (2/1)
SOC 492 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3)
Specialized Elective
Choose one course from the following:
SOC 440 Sociology of Aging (3)
SOC 459 Child Welfare (3)
SOC 484 Progressive Community Organizing (3)
Courses require field instruction equivalent to 120 hours per semester.
3. General Education (48 units)
Undergraduate students must complete 48 units of General Education as described in this Catalog.
Total Units in the Major/Option: 51
General Education Units: 48
Additional Units: 21
Total Units Required for the B.A. Degree: 120
More information
If you would like more information about this program, please contact moshoula@csun.edu.
Contact
Chair: Karen Morgaine
Santa Susana Hall (SN) 321
(818) 677-3591
www.csun.edu/sociology
Student Learning Outcomes
Completion of the degree in Sociology will provide the student with:
- A knowledge and understanding of the basic data, concepts, theories (classical and/or contemporary) and modes of explanation appropriate to the understanding of human societies.
- A basic knowledge of the four options offered in the department—general sociology, criminology/criminal justice, social welfare (method/practice), and work and society.
- The statistical and methodological skills (both qualitative and quantitative) needed for sociological research, their application to real world problems and the appropriate interpretation of research results.