2016-2017 Academic Catalog

Nov 24, 2024

2016-2017 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SOC 250 - Community and Health: Non-Profit Grant Writing

Students will focus on medically underserved communities by gaining skills in grant writing and grant making that will further their understanding of strategic giving for social change. The goals of the course are: 1) to develop a community-based research experience that will strengthen students’ substantive understanding of community health and the organizations that serve their populations; 2) to offer students the opportunity to hone their social science research skills; 3) to strengthen students’ communication skills by offering them an alternative venue and audience for their writing; and 4) to foster collaboration among students on a project of consequence

Prerequisites: SOC 202 OR SOC 204 OR SOC 206 OR PERM

Anticipated Terms Offered: periodically