Jun 16, 2024  
2016-2017 CSU East Bay Catalog 
    
2016-2017 CSU East Bay Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


Course Numbering Key

The numbering of courses is intended to describe the level at which they are offered. Any student, however, may enroll for any course if he or she has completed the listed prerequisites, except for certain graduate courses.

Course Number Description
0800-0999 Remedial courses (not for baccalaureate degree credit)
1000-1999 Freshman level courses
2000-2999 Sophomore level courses
3000-3999 Junior level courses
4000-4999 Senior level courses
5000-5999 Postbaccalaureate and professional level courses
6000-6999 Graduate level courses
7000-7699 Upper division level Continuing Education courses1
7700-7999 Graduate level Continuing Education courses1
8000-8999 Doctoral level courses

1. See the quarterly schedule of the Continuing Education website for classes offered each quarter.

Class Hours per Week

The number of class hours a course meets per week equals the number of units listed for the course, unless otherwise indicated in the course description. (A “class hour” is 50 minutes.) Supervision courses (e.g., independent study, project, thesis) have no prescribed correspondence between class hours per week and units.

 

Recreation

  
  • REC 3510 - Management and Supervision in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism


    Units: 4
    The art and science of managing and supervising employees, including seasonal, contract and full time professionals with different bureaucratic constrictions on job duties and responsibilities. Exploration of hiring, training, motivation, discipline, legal, ADA and ethical concerns in public leisure settings.
  
  • REC 3701 - Evaluation and Research in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism


    Units: 4
    Explore the use of data to make informed decisions as a manager in Leisure and Hospitality settings. Students will learn how to conduct a literature review, design surveys, collect and analyze data, and create reports using both quantitative and qualitative data. Community survey methods and techniques will be taught through active learning. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 3800 - Introduction to Recreation Therapy


    Units: 4
    Introduction to theory and techniques used in the practice of therapeutic recreation. Activity analysis, disability awareness, mainstreaming and integration, empowerment, learned helplessness, risk management, and quality assurance.
  
  • REC 3999 - Issues in Hospitality and Leisure Services


    Units: 1-4
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in leisure and hospitality. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • REC 4000 - Administration and Budgeting in Recreation


    Units: 4
    Study of organizational management including human resources, financial strategies (including introduction to preparing budgets), strategic planning, organizational culture, risk management, ethics, and legal aspects of management. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000 , REC 3000 , REC 3300 , REC 3510 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 4011 - Youth Development through Leisure


    Units: 4
    Principles of working with elementary age children using sports and recreation to develop character and self-esteem. First part of course will encompass lecture/activities. Second part includes participation in youth programs. Written assignment required. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • REC 4050 - Social Justice in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism


    Units: 4
    Understanding our diverse society through an in-depth analysis of attitudes and beliefs about people, our differences and similarities (culture, ethnicity, disability) and how to treat everyone with dignity and respect. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 4100 - Professional Issues in Hospitality, Recreation and Tourism


    Units: 2
    Critical examination of issues including professional certification, accountability, ethics, diversity, environmental health and safety. Exploration of professional groups supporting the profession and the role of maintaining professional knowledge and personal responsibility. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 4300 - Facilities Management and Administration in Leisure


    Units: 4
    Management of leisure and hospitality areas and facilities: clientele considerations, facility and outdoor area site planning; day-today operations of common recreation areas and facilities. Agency visitation required. Two lectures, 3 days of field trips to recreation centers, aquatic center, and parks. Spring break class. Must attend ALL class sessions. Contact instructor for Online requirements if necessary. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 4501 - Special Events Management 1


    Units: 4
    Planning and implementing special events and conferences. Topics include event planning, coordination, research, marketing, logistics, themes, programming, volunteers, risk management, and evaluation. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • REC 4600 - Recreation Therapy Documentation and Assessment


    Units: 4
    Assessment procedures and instruments used to assure competence in assessment of client function in leisure. Documentation, assessment, regulations in different settings (i.e., community, hospital, and clinical settings), protocols and development of individual treatment plans. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 4601 - Recreation Therapy Treatment and Program Planning


    Units: 4
    Theory, techniques and modalities used in recreation therapy. Foundations of leisure counseling and leisure education. Systems theory of program design including individual and group program plans, risk management and quality assurance. Fifty (50) hours of practicum required.
  
  • REC 4602 - Recreation Therapy Processes


    Units: 4
    Theory and application of leisure modalities including leisure education, activity adaptation, and equipment modification. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • REC 4603 - Recreation Therapy Programming


    Units: 4
    Non-competitive activities to promote self-esteem and self efficacy. Active student learning and participation to demonstrate effective programming techniques. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • REC 4604 - Recreation Therapy: Advancing the Profession


    Units: 4
    Professional development of knowledge needed to practice recreation therapy including licensure, certification standards, accreditation standards in clinical settings and the recreation therapist’s role.  Advocacy and legislation pertaining to RE practice, and links to higher education and internship placements to promote RE. Online course. Grading: A-F only.
  
  • REC 4605 - Recreation Therapy: Treatment and Diagnostic Groups


    Units: 4
    In-depth study of disabling conditions recreation therapists work with including brain injury, spinal cord injury, mental illness, stroke, cognitive difficulties, and challenges of aging. The standard treatment protocols of each disability will also be discussed. The ramifications of the disabilities on a person’s mental, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being. Prerequisites: HOS 1100 , REC 1000 , REC 2050 , REC 2400  or REC 3000  or permission of instructor. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • REC 4702 - Facilitating Adventure-Based Outdoor Leadership Programs


    Units: 4
    Current principals, procedures, techniques and foundations in facilitating outdoor adventure-based counseling and leadership programs. Developing curriculum, group preparation, implementing and processing safe adventure experiences using low and high element ropes courses and natural resources. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • REC 4705 - Outdoor Adventure Recreation


    Units: 4
    Lecture, discussion, and participation in outdoor recreation activities. Includes rock-climbing, sailing, sea kayaking, orienteering, hiking, and mountain biking. Classes on five Saturdays, dates and locations to be announced.
  
  • REC 4896 - Recreation Management Internship Placement


    Units: 2
    Internship placement, must meet with advisor two quarters before intended internship, interview with intern sites, get a signed contract. MUST successfully complete LiveSCAN, including background check and fingerprinting. Interviewing techniques, networking and professional expectations will be discussed with advisor. Prerequisites: Completion of all core and elective classes, or permission of instructor.
  
  • REC 4897 - Recreation Therapy Internship Placement


    Units: 2
    To secure an internship placement in an approved site with a certified therapist, students must meet with advisor a minimum of two quarters before intended internship, interview with intern sites, and get a signed contract. Written assignments are required to successfully complete this process. Students MUST successfully complete LiveSCAN, including background check and fingerprinting. Interviewing techniques, networking and professional expectations will be discussed with advisor. Online requirements are similar with interaction with faculty done virtually. Prerequisites: All major and department core classes complete or permission of the chair and the instructor. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • REC 4900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 12 units.
  
  • REC 4910 - Recreation Management Internship and Senior Project


    Units: 4-12
    Field experience in recreation organizations in preparation of a professional role. Supervision by agency and university personnel. Minimum of 400 hours and senior project. Student must complete a minimum of 12 hours of credit and a total of 400 hours. Prerequisites: Completion of all core and elective classes, or permission of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated six times for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 24 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • REC 4911 - Recreation Therapy Internship and Senior Project


    Units: 12
    Field experience in recreation therapy agency. Supervision by agency and university personnel. Minimum of 600 hours and senior project. Supervisor must be NCTRC certified. Prerequisites: Completion of all core and elective classes, or permission of instructor. Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 24 units. Grading: CR/NC grading only.
  
  • REC 4913 - Senior Special Project


    Units: 12
    Large special project designed with the interests of the students and the needs of the department, this project will make a significant contribution to the life of the department, the campus or a community. This is especially designed for those nontraditional students with full time employment who cannot complete our traditional internship. It is NOT for people wanting to pursue future employment in a traditional Parks and Recreation position. Grading: A-F grading only.

Recreation and Tourism: Graduate

  
  • REC 6000 - Research Methods in Leisure Studies


    Units: 4.5
    Theory of qualitative and quantitative research and their design methodologies. Essential elements of applied research in the field of leisure, including statistical analyses. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6100 - Philosophical Foundations and Theories of Leisure


    Units: 4.5
    Examination of leisure theories through time, history of the profession. Organizational and community contexts of leisure, roles and socialization, natural and constructed environments. The relationship of leisure to family, work, subcultures, and resources. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6200 - Strategies in Staff Supervision


    Units: 4.5
    Examination of basic motivation, individual differences (including culture, race, ability, sexual orientation), employee growth, and social interaction. Implications for developmental intervention and human services. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6300 - Organizational Development in Leisure


    Units: 4.5
    Exploration of the strategic role of systems theory in organizational development and the wider scope of creating strong communities through systems in recreation and leisure services. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6400 - Current Management Topics in Leisure


    Units: 4.5
    Examination of post-industrial management practices and emerging fields of study that influence the management of recreation and leisure organizations. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6500 - Critical Analysis of Leisure Research


    Units: 4.5
    An analysis of leisure research and its application in the work of leisure professionals. Examination of recent research in leisure and its appropriate application into the best practices in the field. Prerequisites: REC 6000 , Graduate standing, or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6601 - Planning, Development, and Management of Sustainable Tourism


    Units: 4.5
    Course Content: Tourism’s positive and negative impacts and the importance of best sustainable practices on the effectiveness of protecting, sustaining, and conserving tourism destinations and businesses. Online course. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for REC 6600. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • REC 6700 - Advanced Social Justice and Professional Ethics


    Units: 4.5
    Exploration of theories of social justice and equity underlying societal, political, and economic conditions which affect the leisure field. Strategies to identify and rectify injustices. Investigation of professional ethics. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6800 - Strategic Leadership in Leisure


    Units: 4.5
    Study of leadership of large, multifaceted organizations, including establishment of organizational structure, allocation of resources, and communication of strategic vision. Leisure’s potential positive impact on current societal problems. Prerequisites: REC 6000 , REC 6100 , REC 6200 , REC 6300 , REC 6400 , REC 6500 , REC 6700 ; Graduate standing or consent of instructor.
  
  • REC 6901 - Graduate Synthesis


    Units: 4.5
    Problem definition, review of literature, data collection and analysis, and findings for developing a field-based project in leisure management. Must be advanced to candidacy. Prerequisites: REC 6000 , REC 6100 , REC 6200 , REC 6300 , REC 6400 , REC 6500 , REC 6700 .  Credit Restrictions:  
  
  • REC 6909 - Departmental Thesis


    Units: 4.5
    Development and writing of a research paper for submission to the department, which specifies its format. Supervision by a department committee, at least one of whom must be a member of the graduate faculty. Oral defense is required. Must be advanced to candidacy. Prerequisites: REC 6000 , REC 6100 , REC 6200 , REC 6300 , REC 6400 , REC 6500 REC 6700 . 
  
  • REC 6999 - Issues in Recreation and Tourism


    Units: 4
    Readings, discussion, research, and applications on contemporary and/or significant issues in Recreation and Tourism. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.

Social Work

  
  • SW 4999 - Social Work as a Lifelong Career


    Units: 4
    Introduction to the nature of the Social Work profession to guide students in making an informed decision whether or not this is a career path that meets their goals. Employment opportunities in micro, mezzo, and macro settings after earning the MSW will be discussed. Credit Restrictions: Not for credit in the Social Work major.

Social Work: Graduate

  
  • SW 5900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 8 units.
  
  • SW 6000 - Human Behavior and Social Environment I


    Units: 4
    Theoretical perspectives examining human development and behavior across the life span including the analysis of the influence of social, political, historical, and cultural variables. Processes associated with physiological, psychological, cognitive, and social development over the life span from birth through adolescence. Co-requisites: SW 6010 .
  
  • SW 6001 - Human Behavior and Social Environment II


    Units: 4
    Builds upon knowledge regarding theoretical perspectives explaining human development and behavior across the life span including influences of social, political, historical, and cultural variables. Includes normative physiological, psychological, cognitive, and social development from young adulthood to death. Prerequisites: SW 6000   Co-requisites: SW 6011 .
  
  • SW 6010 - Race, Gender and Inequality in Social Work Practice


    Units: 4
    The impact of race, racism, gender, sexism, and inequality in social work practice on diverse ethnic/racial populations. Effective problem-solving when confronted with institutional barriers and interpersonal conflicts in agency and community-based social work practice with minority populations. Co-requisites: SW 6020 .
  
  • SW 6011 - Generalist Practice I


    Units: 4
    Theoretical and practice foundations for advanced social work. Prevention, crisis, and short-term intervention approaches focusing on translating theoretical understanding into multicultural service delivery and interventions with poor, vulnerable, and oppressed populations. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6021 .
  
  • SW 6012 - Generalist Practice II


    Units: 4
    Assumptions, concepts, principles, and values of generalist practice examined from a cross-cultural perspective regarding professional relationships, social work roles, treatment processes, and service delivery models with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Prerequisites: SW 6011   Co-requisites: SW 6022 .
  
  • SW 6013 - Generalist Practice III


    Units: 4
    Focus on macro-level practice in social work organizations and communities. Examination of administrative practice roles from the perspectives of strength, empowerment, and evidence. Assessment of community and agency capacities and needs. Prerequisites: SW 6011  and SW 6012 .
  
  • SW 6020 - Field Instruction I


    Units: 4
    Supervised practice experience in a community social agency based on students’ learning needs, interests, and option. Development of the foundation of generic interventive modalities in individuals, families, groups, and communities with emphasis on multicultural practice. Co-requisites: SW 6010 .
  
  • SW 6021 - Field Instruction II


    Units: 4
    Continuation of supervised practice in a community social agency on an advanced level with individuals, families, groups, and communities with emphasis on multicultural practice. Prerequisites: SW 6020   Co-requisites: SW 6011 .
  
  • SW 6022 - Field Instruction III


    Units: 4
    Continuation of supervised practice in community social agency on an advanced level of practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities with emphasis on multicultural practice. Prerequisites: SW 6021   Co-requisites: SW 6012 .
  
  • SW 6030 - Social Welfare Policy : History and Philosophy


    Units: 4
    Theoretical and practice foundations for advanced social work with children, youth, women, and families. Prevention strategies, crisis and short-term approaches, specifically as they apply to key problems and issues faced by children, youth, women, and families. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6020 .
  
  • SW 6032 - Social Welfare Policy: Research


    Units: 4
    The role of research in social work, the logic of research, the stages of underlying research process, various types of research designs, techniques of data collection and analysis, and strategies for evaluating service delivery in all areas of practice. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6022 .
  
  • SW 6400 - Title IV-E Seminar


    Units: 1
    Culminating experience integrating policy, practice, and research relating to child protective services. Open to Title IV-E Program students only.
  
  • SW 6405 - Community Mental Health Seminar


    Units: 1
    Culminating experience integrating policy, practice, and research relating to mental health services. Open to CalSWEC II Program students only. Open to Title IV-E Program students only.
  
  • SW 6500 - Advanced Micro Practice: Children, Youth, and Families


    Units: 4
    Strategies of casework management with children, youth, and families. Principles of small and large group management, time management, coordination of services, and interagency cooperation. Issues of controlling, coordinating, directing, and planning services for clients in urban and suburban settings. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530 .
  
  • SW 6505 - Advanced Micro Practice: Community Mental Health


    Units: 4
    Strategies of casework management in a mental health context. Principles of small and large group management, time management, coordination of services, and interagency cooperation. Additional issues include controlling, coordinating, directing, and planning service delivery in urban and suburban communities. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530 .
  
  • SW 6510 - Advanced Mezzo Practice: Children, Youth, and Families


    Units: 4
    Theory and practice with ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse populations utilizing a multi-dimensional multi-cultural framework and case materials to analyze treatment issues and empowerment strategies for children, youth, and families. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6531 .
  
  • SW 6515 - Advanced Mezzo Practice: Community Mental Health


    Units: 4
    Theory and practice with ethnically, racially, and religiously diverse populations utilizing a multidimensional, multicultural framework and case materials to analyze treatment issues and empowerment strategies in community mental health. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6531 .
  
  • SW 6520 - Advanced Policy Practice: Children, Youth, and Families


    Units: 4
    Discussion of child, youth, and family policy in the United States and California. Focus on development of advanced skills in policy analysis and advocacy. Prerequisites: SW 6030 .
  
  • SW 6525 - Advanced Policy Practice: Community Mental Health


    Units: 4
    Discussion of mental health policy in the United States and California. Focus on development of advanced skills in policy analysis and advocacy. Prerequisites: SW 6030 .
  
  • SW 6530 - Field Instruction IV


    Units: 4
    Supervised social work practice in a community agency with focus on advanced direct practice skills and administrative program development areas with emphasis on multi-cultural practice. Prerequisites: SW 6022   Co-requisites: SW 6909 .
  
  • SW 6531 - Field Instruction V


    Units: 4
    Continued supervised social work practice in a community agency at an advanced level in direct practice and administration within student’s area of concentration. Preparation for professional employment with emphasis on multicultural practice. Prerequisites: SW 6530   Co-requisites: SW 6909 .
  
  • SW 6532 - Field Instruction VI


    Units: 4
    Continued supervised social work practice in a community agency at an advanced level in direct and indirect practice and administration within student’s area of concentration. Preparation for professional employment emphasizing multicultural practice. Prerequisites: SW 6531   Co-requisites: ACCT 6540 .
  
  • SW 6550 - Social Work Psychosocial Rehabilitation


    Units: 4
    Concepts of philosophy of psychosocial rehabilitation as the dominant modality in contemporary community mental health programs. Principles of crisis intervention, particularly in relation to the prevention of suicide and family violence. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530  or SW 6532 .
  
  • SW 6552 - Legal Issues in Social Work Practice


    Units: 4
    Legal aspects concerning children, family, and the aged, considering issues such as abortion, illegitimacy, right to treatment, mental health commitment procedures, rights of the elderly, children’s rights, marriage, and divorce. Familiarity with legal assistance programs. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530  or SW 6532 .
  
  • SW 6553 - Assessment and Treatment of Substance Abuse


    Units: 4
    Social work practice with individual alcoholics and substance abusers, their family systems, and their community network. Awareness of the prevalence of alcoholism and substance abuse and significance for clinical social work practice. Dynamics and treatment of disease. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530  or SW 6532 .
  
  • SW 6555 - School Social Work


    Units: 4
    Social work and the public school as a process in school-community-pupil relations. Attention to school as a social institution and its organization. Social work services in schools as a specialized field of social work practice. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530  or SW 6532 .
  
  • SW 6556 - Human Sexuality and Social Work


    Units: 4
    Exploration of human sexuality and how social workers relate to sexually-oppressed groups. Surveys a range of sexuality-related issues encountered in therapeutic relationships as part of administrative duties and at the policy level. Prerequisites: SW 6010   Co-requisites: SW 6530  or SW 6532 .
  
  • SW 6560 - Family Violence Across the Lifespan


    Units: 4
    Advanced study of violence against children, partners, and the elderly. Prerequisites: Successful completion of first two quarters of M.S.W. program.
  
  • SW 6561 - Advanced Psychosocial Assessment and Diagnosis


    Units: 4
    Advanced study in psychosocial assessment and diagnosis of children, adolescents, and adults. Examination of person-in-environment and DSM IV-TR diagnosis. Prerequisites: Successful completion of first two quarters of M.S.W. program.
  
  • SW 6879 - Clinical/Casework Intervention with Military Personnel and their Families


    Units: 4
    Explores the many ways in which issues related to military service, combat and deployment affect service members and their families. A bio-psycho-social framework will be used in developing strategies to assist military service personnel and their families.
  
  • SW 6900 - Independent Study


    Units: 1-4
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit with consent of instructor, for a maximum of 16 units.
  
  • SW 6909 - Departmental Thesis


    Units: 4
    Developing and writing a research paper for submission to the department, which specifies its format. Supervision by a departmental faculty member. Oral defense is required. Prerequisites: SW 6935 , advancement to Candidacy, and consent of faculty advisor.
  
  • SW 6910 - University Thesis


    Units: 4
    Completion of a formal research paper for submission to the university in the specified format. Supervision by a faculty committee, chaired by a regular member of the department. Oral defense required. Prerequisites: SW 6932 , advancement to Candidacy, and consent of faculty advisor. Repeatability: Must be repeated once for credit for a total of 8 units.
  
  • SW 6932 - Qualitative and Qualitative Analysis


    Units: 4
    Social work practice research paradigms, models, and methods. Emphasis on quantitative and qualitative analyses in evaluation of social work practice. Prerequisites: SW 6032 .
  
  • SW 6935 - Program Evaluation


    Units: 4
    Application of social work knowledge, values, and skills in planning and conducting an independent, substantive evaluation of a human services program. Prerequisites: SW 6932 .
  
  • SW 6959 - Integrative Seminar


    Units: 4
    Capstone experience integrating knowledge in practice, policy, and research. Written project required. Prerequisites: SW 6935 , advancement to Candidacy, and consent of faculty advisor.
  
  • SW 6962 - Writing for Social Work


    Units: 2
    Support of student writing by reviewing the basic tenets of APA format and working on the most important tenets of good writing: developing a clear thesis, accessing and citing published research, building content, and writing proficiently.
  
  • SW 6963 - Disabilities and Social Work


    Units: 4
    Social work practice with individuals and families across spectrum of disability including, genetic conditions, developmental delay, intellectual disability, physical disability, chronic medical conditions. Working with individuals in social service systems, such as regional centers, mental health, and primary medical care.
  
  • SW 6964 - Practice with Lesbian, Bi-Sexual, Gay, Transgendered and Questioning Populations


    Units: 4
    Introduction to the LGBTQ culture, exploration of the heterosexist aspects of society and the ethics and diversity issues that arise when working with the LGBT community. Review of the research and practice models that define homosexuality in relation to human sexuality and development.
  
  • SW 6999 - Issues in Social Work


    Units: 1-4
    Readings, discussion, and research on contemporary and/or significant issues in social work. Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when content varies, for a maximum of 8 units.

Sociology

  
  • SOC 1000 - Introduction to Sociology


    Units: 4
    Introductory analysis of (a) the structure and functioning of human groups and (b) interrelations between groups; changes in (a) and (b). Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for  SOC 1002 .
  
  • SOC 1002 - Introduction to Sociology of Individual and Society


    Units: 4
    Introductory analysis of (a) the structure and functioning of human groups and (b) interrelationships between groups emphasizing influences on the individual; changes in (a) and (b). Credit Restrictions: Not open to students with credit for SOC 1000 .
  
  • SOC 3000 - Introduction to Sociological Research


    Units: 4
    Methodological problems in sociology in relation to the analysis of social organizations; research strategies; utilization of associated laboratory exercises to illustrate the important aspects of the research process in sociology. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3100 - Seminar in Human Ecology


    Units: 4
    Introduction to theory and research on human ecosystems, with their interrelated components of population, environment, technology, and organization. Forms of social organization which result from the interaction of the components. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3200 - Social Demography


    Units: 4
    Population growth, distribution and composition. Introduction to population theories and analytic techniques. Individually supervised student projects. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3230 - Sociology of Food


    Units: 4
    Social processes in what, how and why we eat with emphasis on food production and consumption as instruments of social differentiation, identities and power. Prerequisites: SOC 1000   or consent of instructor.
  
  • SOC 3310 - Sociological Theory


    Units: 4
    Critical analysis of the works of leading sociological theoreticians from the middle of the 19th century to the present. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3410 - Sociology of the Family


    Units: 4
    The family with respect to its institutional, organizational and interactional character. Comparative study and analysis. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3411 - Sociology of Gender


    Units: 4
    Focus on theory and research that explains the formation of gender identities and the institutionalization of gender inequality. Addresses the cultural and structural dimensions of gender patterns in private and public spheres. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1001,  SOC 1002 , SOC 2001 or SOC 2002).
  
  • SOC 3412 - Marriage and Sex


    Units: 4
    Social norms and practices surrounding marriage, love, and sex in American society. Emphasis on premarital sex, mate selection, marital compatibility, marital power, and marriage in the middle and later years.
  
  • SOC 3413 - Sociology of Parenting


    Units: 4
    Exploration of practical and theoretical issues in contemporary parenting. Various approaches to childrearing examined and critiqued from a sociological perspective. Parent-child interaction, working mothers, nurturing fathers, single parenting, joint custody, family systems, blended families, and society’s impact on parenting.
  
  • SOC 3415 - Sociology of the African American Family


    Units: 4
    Sociological analysis of the African American family and family life. Emphasis on sociological theory and research focusing on African American families and family life. Application of social systems approach emphasizing the interrelationships of social and institutional structure with the various subsystems of the African American family. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3418 - Mediation


    Units: 4
    In-depth theoretical and practical training in the mediation process and mediation skills; approaches to conflict resolution in diverse families and communities, and between individuals and companies. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • SOC 3419 - Death and Dying


    Units: 4
    Trends and patterns in death and dying including historical perspectives, death in popular culture, demography of death, medical technology and dying, dying patient’s perspective, survivors, and ethical dilemmas of death and dying.
  
  • SOC 3420 - Social Inequality


    Units: 4
    Nature, origins, forms, and consequences of structured inequalities. Focus on the material circumstances, life styles, and life chances of social classes, including minorities. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3424 - Sociology of Sport


    Units: 4
    Sociological analysis of sport as a social institution that exists in relationship with other local and global social institutions.  Examines reciprocal linkages between sport, and culture, systems of inequality, and social mobility. Grading: A-F grading only.
  
  • SOC 3425 - Prejudice and Discrimination


    Units: 4
    Identifying overt, covert, and subtle discrimination, prejudice, stereotyping, and scapegoating on the basis of such factors as race, sex, class, disability. Legislative and social policy remedies, outcomes.
  
  • SOC 3431 - Global Society


    Units: 4
    Sociological examination of the global world with an emphasis on one or more of the following topics: culture, social identity, and global forces; global economic and political practices; technology and local/global labor markets; economic crises and political unrest; power relations and global inequalities; the environmental impacts of globalization.
  
  • SOC 3480 - Violence and Conflict


    Units: 4
    Conduct, causes, and consequences of violent conflicts between individuals, groups, organizations, communities, societies. Resolution techniques utilizing violence, nonviolence, mediation, peacekeeping. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3500 - Social Psychology


    Units: 4
    Current theory and research on the individual in society, small groups, complex organizations, and interpersonal interaction. Socialization, social structure, attitude formation, and group structure. Prerequisites: SOC 1000  (or SOC 1002 ).
  
  • SOC 3507 - Filipino American Communities


    Units: 4
    Sociological analysis of the construction of Filipino American communities. Emphasis on the economic realities of Filipino American communities in the Bay Area.
  
  • SOC 3510 - Sociology of Identity


    Units: 4
    The social nature and bases of identity formation in groups and individuals, including the changing identities of race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, consumption, and class. Historical perspective on the problematization of identity resulting from shifts in social, cultural, economic, technological, and power relations in the United States and the world including the phenomenon of transnationalism.
 

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