USC Catalogue: The Schools: USC School of Social Work: Undergraduate Minor Program

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Undergraduate Minor Program

Minor in Children and Families in Urban America

Twenty-two units of course work are required for the completion of the minor; a total of 16 of these units must be upper division course work.

Required courses Units

SOWK 304 Children and Families in Urban America Gateway Course 4

SOWK 305L Children and Families in Urban America Integrative Seminar 2

SOWK 400 Children and Families in Urban America Capstone Course 4

Required courses	Units
SOWK 304	Children and Families in Urban America Gateway Course	4
SOWK 305L	Children and Families in Urban America Integrative Seminar	2
SOWK 400	Children and Families in Urban America Capstone Course	4

Students choose three elective (4-unit) courses, one from each of the following three content areas. Of the three electives, only two may be taken from the same school or department.

Families and Children

OT 330	Perspectives on the Daily Life of Families	4
PSYC 336L	Developmental Psychology	4
PSYC 338	Adolescent Development	4
SOCI 303	Sociology of Human Development	4
SOCI 305	Sociology of Childhood	4
SOCI 369	The Family in a Changing Society	4

Communities and Culture

ANTH 370	Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective	4
COMM 324	Intercultural Communication	4
EDCO 102x	Human Diversity: People, Power and Politics	4
PPD 100	Los Angeles, The Enduring Pueblo	4
PPD 439	Housing and Community Development	4
PPD 478	Planning, Policy-Making and Social Change	4
SOWK 200x	Institutional Inequality in American Political and Social Policy	4

Professions and Partnerships

COMM 320	Small Group and Team Communication	4
COMM 388	Ethics in Human Communication	4
EDPA 308	Politics and American Education	4
PPD 340	The American System of Justice	4
PPD 402	Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations	4
PSYC 295	Urban Psychology	2

Minor in Urban Neighborhood Studies

The focus of this minor is on the quality of urban life at the scale of the neighborhood or district. The minor is supported by the four “urban schools” of USC: Architecture, Education, Social Work, and Policy, Planning, and Development. See Interdisciplinary Programs for requirements.