2024-2025 Academic Catalog

Nov 18, 2024

2024-2025 Academic Catalog

SOC 284 - 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. Formerly SOC 250.

Prerequisites: SOC 202 AND SOC 208 OR PSCI 107 OR GEOG 141 OR PERM (PSYC 105 & PSYC 109 WITH PERM)

Course Designation/Attribute: POP

Anticipated Terms Offered: periodically