This course is a general study of human social behavior drawing upon empirical research in order to explain the process of socialization, the role of culture, and the function of social institutions. IAI Code: S7 900

Enables the student to understand death and dying as a part of the life process. Topics covered include attitudes toward death and dying, the role of the family, and suicide and terminal illness.

This course surveys the basic areas of specialization within anthropology: archeology, physical anthropology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology. These studies reveal the unique development of humans within the natural world. The varied ways humans have and do live provides an opportunity to re-think the possibilities for living a vibrant life. Students will also come to see the intricate connections between the elements that compromise a given society and culture. The course concludes with the thoughtful examination of at least one comprehensive examination of a unique group. IAI Code: S1 900N

This course provides a historically and culturally grounded overview of drugs and drug use in society. The focus is on the United States although cross-cultural issues will be considered. There is an emphasis on the structural causes and social impact of substance use and dependency including: alcohol, illegal drugs and prescription drugs.

This intro course provides a historical perspective of the social work profession and discusses social work values, knowledge, and skills. It also provides an overview of an integrative approach to generalist social work practice, emphasizing the individual, community, and societal levels. This course will explore marginalized populations such as women, racial and ethnic minorities, the LGBTQIA+ community, older adults, and the physically challenged. Students will prepare for the social work field, building professional identity, communication skills, and professional goal-setting.

This course provides an overview of sociological perspectives on gender as a basis of social stratification, gender role acquisition, and individual and social consequences of changing social definitions of gender roles. The course examines gender in contemporary society as well as gender-based inequalities. The course focuses on gender and its intersections with race, class, and sexuality and the impact of various social institutions on gender and gendered inequality. IAI Code: S7 904D

This course allows the student to examine and critically think about how it is that groups of people come to define elements of their social environment as negative enough to require a collective response. Emphasis is on causes, consequences, and possible solutions to current social problems associated with families, schools, workplaces, communities, and the environment. Upon completion, students should be able to recognize, define, analyze, and propose solutions to these problems. IAI Code: S7 901

Designed for full- or part-time students who are interested in a better understanding of social welfare services. Lecture materials include a history of American social work and discussion of related social problems, emphasizing the origin and types of problems in social welfare. Consideration will be given to the need for, and functions of, social agencies.

Provides undergraduate practicum in the general field of social work. Students commit to a minimum of 50 hours per semester of documented field experience with one or many mutually agreed upon agencies, along with the assigned journaling and other coursework.

This course offers the student the opportunity to examine the family as a social institution within the perspective of sociology. The course of study looks at and investigates the family cross-culturally and historically. We address the question of the nature of the family in terms of its relationship to culture and other social institutions (economy, religion, the state, technology, and social science itself). IAI Code: S7 902

This course draws upon basic research findings giving insight into human behavior, the dynamics of group behavior, and the forces operating when groups come into contact with one another. These insights are applied to a wide array of historical accounts of various minority groups' experiences initially and long-term in American. Of central concern are matters of conflict over various resources in a highly competitive environment alongside an ideology that simultaneously prescribes plurality and assimilation. IAI Code: S7 903D