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 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 245 | The Urban Context for Policy and Planning | 4 | 
| PPD 439 | Housing and Community Development | 4 | 
| PPD 478 | Social Innovations | 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 342 | Crime and Public Policy | 4 | 
| PPD 402 | Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations  | 4 |