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Social Work, Community and Health: Sociology & Criminology

The Social Work, Community and Health concentration聽is recommended for students interested in social work, nonprofit administration, counseling, community development, public health, public policy, law, advocacy and other related careers. Internships are required of seniors during their spring semester, and students will be assisted in being matched to an internship site based on their career interests.

Requirements and Internships

Students needing an internship should notify the department in September of their senior year. Participation in an internship requires a 2.75 GPA. An additional 300/400 level course can be used by permission of the Chair, if unable to complete an internship. The concentration requires a total of 18/19 credit hours, consisting of four foundational courses and at least two electives.

Core Courses

  • SC 225 Sociology of the Family聽(3 cr.)
  • SC 273 Public Health in U.S. Society (3 cr.)
  • SC 385 Poverty, Social Justice and Welfare in the U.S. (3 cr.)
  • SC 475 Internship and Seminar (4 cr.)

Select at least two electives from the following courses:

  • SC 115 Masculinities (3 cr.)
  • SC 202 Social Change (3 cr.)
  • SC 215 Individual & Society (3 cr.)
  • SC 255 Prejudice and Discrimination (3 cr.)
  • SC 257 Social Inequalities in Society (3 cr.)
  • SC 260 Consumer Culture in Society (3 cr.)
  • SC 265 Victims of Crime (3 cr.)
  • SC 275 Family Violence (3 cr.)
  • SC 295 Death and Dying (3 cr.)
  • SC 315 Sexuality and Society (3 cr.)
  • SC 320 Sex and Gender (3 cr.)
  • SC 325 Gender, Health & Medicine (3 cr.)
  • SC 335 Prisons and Human Rights (3 cr.)
  • SC 340 Juvenile Delinquency (3 cr.)
  • SC 343 Drugs and