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 |
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 437 | 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 |
Minor in Urban Neighborhood Studies
The focus of this interdisciplinary 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.