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Faculty

Deborah J. Holt, Interim Chair
Associate Professor (2012)
601.925.3299
dholt@mc.edu

Laurie S. Lawson
Assistant Professor (2012)
BSW Program Director
601.925.3298
llawson@mc.edu

Mary T. Johnston-Nicholas
Assistant Professor (1996)
BSW Field Placement Director
601.925.3831
mjohnsto@mc.edu

James W. Wooten
Professor (1990)
601.925.3848
wooten@mc.edu

Support Staff

Sue Farmer
Secretary (1990)
601.925.3207
sfarmer@mc.edu

Department Goals

Recognizing the universality of truth, the department believes its programs are valuable vehicles for discovering truth. The faculty endeavors to aid students’ exploration of self, the social environment, and the interaction between individual and community through examination of culture, social organization, and human personality. Realization of these goals is attained through a broad liberal arts curriculum, innovative classroom instruction, departmental research projects, and “real world” experiences obtained in internship placements. A global perspective is infused throughout the department’s programs of study. The department assumes and nurtures the dignity of all individuals; is committed to the principles of equality, justice, and freedom; and seeks to stimulate a vital interaction among faith, learning, and lifestyle.

Departmental programs of study are designed to refine the student’s communication and analytic skills by providing learning experiences grounded in theoretical analysis, research, and human relations. A student is equipped with marketable skills for a variety of occupations in human relations, as well as for graduate study in Sociology, Social Work, Law, Business, Ministry and other professions.

Two major programs are offered to undergraduate students: Sociology and Social Work. The Social Work program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education.

Student Organizations

The Department of Sociology and Social Work sponsors, in cooperation with the Department of History and Political Science, Pi Gamma Mu, a national honor society  established for the purpose of promoting scholarship in the social sciences.

Students pursuing sociology as a major or minor field of study are invited to join the Sociology Club. The Association of Student Social Workers, an organization which seeks to stimulate scholarship and professional identity, is open to Social Work majors. Phi Alpha Honor Society fosters high standards of education for social workers and invites into membership social work students, faculty, and practitioners.

Honors Courses

By invitation of the Honors Council; see Honors Program  section of Undergraduate Catalog.

Programs

• Social Work, B.S.W.
• Sociology, B.A.
• Sociology, B.S.
• Three-Three Law/Sociology Program, B.S.

Courses

• SWK 099 - Social Work Licensure Exam
• SWK 209 - Contemporary Social Problems
• SWK 225 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
• SWK 331 - Generalist Practice I
• SWK 332 - Generalist Practice II
• SWK 333 - Human Behavior and Social Environment I
• SWK 334 - Human Behavior and Social Environment II
• SWK 401 - Selected Topics
• SWK 402 - Selected Topics
• SWK 403 - Selected Topics
• SWK 422 - Human Diversity and Social Justice
• SWK 426 - Social Welfare Policy and Programs
• SWK 433 - Generalist Practice III
• SWK 434 - Generalist Practice IV
• SWK 438 - Death and Dying
• SWK 446 - Directed Readings
• SWK 448 - Senior Seminar
• SWK 450 - Social Work Practicum

• SOC 123 - Career Development and Life Planning
• SOC 205 - Sociology: An Introduction in Global Context
• SOC 209 - Contemporary Social Problems
• SOC 309 - The Family
• SOC 312 - Social Science Research Methods
• SOC 315 - Personality, Culture and Socialization
• SOC 325 - Social Organization
• SOC 332 - Criminology
• SOC 342 - Social Theory and Critical Thinking
• SOC 401 - Special Topics
• SOC 402 - Special Topics
• SOC 403 - Special Topics
• SOC 419 - Social Psychology
• SOC 420 - Social Stratification: National and International Perspectives
• SOC 427 - Sociology of Medical and Health Care
• SOC 428 - Aging in Modern Society
• SOC 434 - Deviant Behavior
• SOC 435 - Religion, Culture and Society: Cross-Cultural and Global Issues
• SOC 438 - Death and Dying
• SOC 446 - Directed Reading
• SOC 449 - Applied Sociology Internship
• SOC 450 - Seminar in Sociology

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