Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Urban Professions

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Oscar Miller, Ph.D., Department Chair
212 Jane E. Elliott Hall
615-963-5511

Michael A. Wright, PhD., LAPSW Director of Social Work
310 Jane E. Elliott Hall
615-963-7641

Faculty: R. Evenson-Newhouse, B. Kilbourne, M. Mahmoud, O. Miller, E. Rhodes, E. Sanford, J. Scales

General Statement: The Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Urban Professions offers three curricula leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Sociology, the Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work, and the Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Studies. Since these are distinct degree programs, they are discussed under separate headings.

Programs

• Social Work, B.S.
• Sociology, B.S.
• Urban Studies, B.S.

• Nonprofit Management Minor

Courses

• ANTH 2100 - Human Prehistory (3)
• ANTH 2300 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 2350 - Principles of Cultural Anthropology (3)
• ANTH 3100 - Comparative Social Structures (3)
• ANTH 3400 - Religion of Primitive Peoples (3)
• ANTH 3800 - Language and Culture (3)
• ANTH 4001 - Special Topics (3)
• ANTH 4100 - Indians of the Southwest United States (3)
• ANTH 4550 - Indians of the Southeast United States (3)

• NPMN 2100 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations (3)
• NPMN 3100 - Volunteer Management and Board Development (3)
• NPMN 3500 - Fundraising and Grant Writing (3)
• NPMN 4100 - Finance and Management (3)
• NPMN 4500 - Marketing and Community Awareness (3)

• SOCI 2010 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
• SOCI 2110 - Honors Introduction to Sociology (3)
• SOCI 2300 - Social Problems (3)
• SOCI 2400 - Courtship and Marriage (3)
• SOCI 3000 - Social Statistics (3)
• SOCI 3101 - Sex, Gender, and Social Interaction (3)
• SOCI 3200 - Anthropology (3)
• SOCI 3330 - Sociology of Law (3)
• SOCI 3350 - Sociology of Health (3)
• SOCI 3450 - Cultural and Social Aspects of Health (3)
• SOCI 3500 - Social Psychology (3)
• SOCI 3550 - Social Movements (3)
• SOCI 3600 - The Family (3)
• SOCI 3700 - Minority Group Problems (3)
• SOCI 3750 - Sociology of Sports (3)
• SOCI 3800 - Industrial Sociology (3)
• SOCI 3850 - Political Sociology (3)
• SOCI 3950 - Racism: A Sociological Analysis (3)
• SOCI 3990 - Comparative Law.
• SOCI 4000 - Criminology (3)
• SOCI 4100 - Juvenile Delinquency (3)
• SOCI 4150 - Sociology and the Future (3)
• SOCI 4200 - Population Problems (3)
• SOCI 4300 - Sociology of Child Development (3)
• SOCI 4400 - Rural Sociology (3)
• SOCI 4450 - Sociology of Religion (3)
• SOCI 4510 - Introduction to Social Research (3)
• SOCI 4600 - Urban Sociology (3)
• SOCI 4650 - Complex Organizations (3)
• SOCI 4700 - Social Stratification (3)
• SOCI 4750 - Introduction to Medical Sociology (3)
• SOCI 4900 - Classical Sociological Theory (3)
• SOCI 4910 - Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)
• SOCI 4920 - Black Thought: Social Theory I (3)
• SOCI 4930 - Black Thought: Social Theory II (3)
• SOCI 4950 - Independent Studies and Reading (3)
• SOCI 4955 - Independent Studies and Reading (3)
• SOCI 4956 - Independent Studies and Reading (3)
• SOCI 4957 - Independent Studies and Reading (3)
• SOCI 4958 - Internship (3)
• SOCI 4960 - Topics in Sociology (3)
• SOCI 4990 - Senior Project (3)

• SOWK 2010 - Introduction to Social Work (2)
• SOWK 2100 - Social Work Interviewing Skills (3)
• SOWK 3300 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)
• SOWK 3350 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
• SOWK 3400 - Social Welfare Policy (3)
• SOWK 3450 - Social Welfare Policy Analysis (3)
• SOWK 3500 - Social Work Practice I (3)
• SOWK 3601 - Ethnic and Minority Concerns in Social Work (2)
• SOWK 4000 - Social Work Intervention in Health (2)
• SOWK 4100 - Field Education (8)
• SOWK 4200 - Field Education Seminar (3)
• SOWK 4401 - Child Welfare 1: Introduction to Programs, Policies and Practice (3)
• SOWK 4461 - Child Welfare II: Skills for Solutions and Permanency for Children and Families (3)
• SOWK 4601 - Social Work Practice II (3)
• SOWK 4700 - Gerontological Social Work (3)
• SOWK 4800 - Social Work Research I (3)
• SOWK 4850 - Social Work Research II (2)
• SOWK 4900 - Senior Seminar in Social Work (1)
• SOWK 4950 - SW Readings and Research (3)

• URBS 2010 - Introduction to Urban Studies (3)
• URBS 3000 - Community Leadership and Public Service (3)
• URBS 3030 - Urban Policy and Issues (3)
• URBS 3670 - History of Urban America (3)
• URBS 3910 - Urban Politics (3)
• URBS 4050 - Urban Design (3)
• URBS 4520 - Urban Economics (3)
• URBS 4600 - Urban Sociology (3)
• URBS 4850 - Urban Geography (3)
• URBS 4890 - Applied GIS for Urban Studies (3 credit hours)
• URBS 4900 - Senior Project (3)
• URBS 4905 - Internship (3)
• URBS 4990 - Independent Study in Urban Studies (1-3)

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