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Family and Social Welfare (Undergrad) 

Family and Social Welfare (Undergrad)
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Overview

Get a foundation for understanding the complex role of families and family members at multiple levels

Duration

15 hours

Total fee

25,015

Mode of learning

Online

Course Level

UG Certificate

Family and Social Welfare (Undergrad)
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate of course completion from the University of Colorado Denver
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Family and Social Welfare (Undergrad)
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Course details

Skills you will learn
What are the course deliverables?
  • Recognize the diversity of family structures within and across cultures
  • Understand the theoretical perspectives explaining family behavior and relationships, and those addressing differences in the institution of family across cultures and over time
  • Be familiar with current trends in family structure and recent research on family functioning and well-being, as well as how family research informs advocacy and policy work, and social welfare programs
  • Be able to apply the technical skills of their methodological training to conduct analyses about families and family life, and outcomes assessments for social welfare programs aimed at helping families
  • Engage in original research projects involving family-related issues
More about this course
  • Families play a significant part in individuals-lives and society. In sociology, one approach is to view families as a small group, focusing on relational processes like support, socialization, conflict and intimacy that constitute interactions among family members
  • Another approach views the family as a major social institution that interacts closely with other institutions including those affecting education, law, healthcare, religion, the economy, criminal justice and welfare
  • The content and methods courses will prepare students for direct service positions working with individuals and families (e.g., human and social services), or research, policy or advocacy positions addressing family issues (e.g., housing, violence and abuse, parenting, social welfare)
  • Students earning the certificate also will be well-positioned to pursue advanced degrees in social work, public health, counseling, law, sociology or related disciplines
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Family and Social Welfare (Undergrad)
 at 
University of Colorado Boulder 
Curriculum

SOCY 3700 -Sociology of the Family

SOCY 3115 -Quantitative Methods & Analysis

SOCY 3010 -Sociology of Human Sexuality

SOCY 4650 -Sociology of Adulthood and Aging

HIST 4219 -Depression, Affluence and Anxiety: U.S. History, 1929 to the Present

PSYC 4485 -Psychology of Cultural Diversity

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Family and Social Welfare (Undergrad)
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Contact Information

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Regent Administrative Center 125,552 UCB
Boulder, Colorado 80309-0552

Boulder ( Colorado)

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