Major Requirements

The Sociology Major is a 42 Unit major.  Students are encouraged to declare a second major or minor in a related discipline, depending on their interests.

Lower Division Requirements (9 units):

SOC 100: Introduction to Sociology*
SOC 201: Social Problems in a Service Learning Context*
SOC 202: Introduction to Research Methods 

Upper Division Requirements (18 units):

SOC/POLS/PSY 303: Statistical Applications In The Social Sciences
SOC 310: Research Methods in Sociology
SOC 350: Stratification and Social Class
SOC 360: Race, Ethnicity and Power
SOC 420: Sociological Theory
SOC 421: Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOC 499: Capstone.

Emphasis Requirements (12 units)

Select a minimum of 12 units in areas (1), (2) or (3). SOC 490, 492 and 494 must be cleared by instructor.

1. Institutions

SOC/ 330: Political Sociology (3)
POLS
SOC 412: Sex, Love and Money: The Family (3)
SOC 370: Crime and Society (3)
SOC/ 320: Sociology of Popular Culture (3)
ENGL
SOC 490: Topics in Sociology (3)
SOC 492: Field Experience in Sociology (3)
SOC 494: Independent Research (3)

2. Inequalities

SOC/ 331: Narratives of the Working Class (3)
ECON/ENGL/HIST/POLS
SOC 360: Race and Ethnicity (3)
SOC 410: Sociology of Gender and Sexuality (3)
SOC/BUS/ECON
SOC 448: Sociology of Globalization and Development (3)
SOC 490: Topics in Sociology (3)
SOC 492: Field Experience in Sociology (3)
SOC 494: Independent Research (3)

3. Social Processes

SOC/ 330: Political Sociology (3)
POLS
SOC 440: Population Studies (3)
SOC/BUS/ECON
SOC 448: Sociology of Globalization and Development (3)
SOC 340: Social Movements (3)
SOC 490: Topics in Sociology (3)
SOC 492: Field Experience in Sociology (3)
SOC 494: Independent Research (3)

Electives (3 units)

Three upper division elective units in sociology outside the student’s emphasis area (see above).

Required Supporting, GE Elective Courses (78 units)

American Institutions Requirement (6)
Other GE Courses (45)
Electives (27)

Students are encouraged to declare a minor or a second major in related fields based on their career interests. Possible combinations include, but are not limited to, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Spanish and History.

Courses with an asterisk (*) may be double-counted towards GE credit. Students should have completed all lower division course requirements before moving into upper division major requirements.