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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 coursesUnits
SOWK 304Children and Families in Urban America Gateway Course4
SOWK 305LChildren and Families in Urban America Integrative Seminar2
SOWK 400Children and Families in Urban America Capstone Course4

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 330Perspectives on the Daily Life of Families4 PSYC 336LDevelopmental Psychology4 PSYC 338Adolescent Development4 SOCI 303Sociology of Human Development4 SOCI 305 Sociology of Childhood4 SOCI 369The Family in a Changing Society4

Communities and Culture
ANTH 370Family and Kinship in Cross-Cultural Perspective4 COMM 324Intercultural Communication4 EDCO 102xHuman Diversity: People, Power and Politics4 PPD 100Los Angeles, The Enduring Pueblo4 PPD 439Housing and Community Development4 PPD 478Planning, Policy-Making and Social Change4 SOWK 200xInstitutional Inequality in American Political and Social Policy4

Professions and Partnerships
COMM 320Small Group and Team Communication4 COMM 388Ethics in Human Communication4 EDPA 308Politics and American Education4 PPD 340The American System of Justice4 PPD 402Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations 4 PSYC 295Urban Psychology2

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.