Child and Adult Advocacy Studies (CAAST) for Majors other than Psychology and Sociology Minor

Child and Adult Advocacy Studies is an 18-credit interdisciplinary undergraduate minor. It is designed for current undergraduate students enrolled at IUP. It provides mandated reporters and first responders in criminology, education, family studies, medicine, nursing, psychology, public health, sociology, social work, and other disciplines with evidence-based, culturally relevant knowledge and skills to improve the outcomes for victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence across the lifespan. A student’s major determines which CAAST minor s/he pursues: one minor has been designed for Psychology majors, one minor has been designed for Sociology majors, and one minor has been designed for all other majors.

Required Courses:

PSYC 101 - General Psychology Credits: 3 (1)
PSYC 322 - Violence Across the Life Span Credits: 3
SOC 151 - Principles of Sociology Credits: 3 (1)
or
SOC 161 - Foundations of Sociology: Social Relations in Groups and Organizations Credits: 3 (1)
SOC 391 - Foundations of Sociological Practice Credits: 3
SOC 392 - Clinical Sociological Practice Credits: 3

Controlled Electives: 9

(2) Three additional courses from the following:

PSYC 313 - Elder Abuse (CAAST) Credits: 3
or
PSYC 314 - Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (CAAST) Credits: 3
PSYC 332 - Community Psychology and Prevention Science (CAAST) Credits: 3
PSYC 380 - Gender and Violence (CAAST) Credits: 3
SOC 357 - Sociology of Aging and the Life-course Credits: 3
SOC 427 - Social Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence Credits: 3
SOC 428 - Child Abuse Credits: 3

Total Minor Requirements: 18

(1) Credits counted in Liberal Studies, not in the minor.

(2) With the aid of a CAAST minor advisor, students will select classes (a) from both PSYC and SOC, and (b) that will cover the spectrum of violence across the lifespan.