Major in Sociology

This program requires completion of forty-four (44) units of course work. To complete core requirements for the Sociology major, students must take SOC 150 and SOC 251 and sixteen (16) additional units of upper-division course work.

Core Requirements for the Sociology Major

(24 units required)

• SOC - 150 Introduction to Sociology

EITHER

• SOC - 302 Global Inequalities and Social Justice OR
• SOC - 304 U.S. Inequalities and Social Justice

AND

• SOC - 306 Sociological Theory
• SOC - 308 Research Methods

Electives

20 units required)

• SOC - 109 Humans and Environmental Change
• SOC - 226 Social Problems
• SOC - 227 Violence in Society
• SOC - 228 Asians and Pacific Islanders in U.S. Society
• SOC - 229 Diversity of American Families
• SOC - 230 Cities and Society
• SOC - 233 Women in Developing Countries
• SOC - 338 Sociology of Education
• SOC - 231 Introduction to Globalization
• SOC - 238 African American Culture and Society
• SOC - 313 Latin@-Chican@ Culture and Society
• SOC - 240 People of Mixed Descent
• SOC - 260 Sociology of Gender
• SOC - 319 Health and Environment
• SOC - 320 Global Environments and Societies
• SOC - 321 Social Psychology
• SOC - 322 Globalization and Resistance
• SOC - 323 Urban Education
• SOC - 324 Sport, Culture and Society
• SOC - 325 Critical Approaches to Race and Ethnicity
• SOC - 326 Sociology of Culture
• SOC - 329 Social Worlds of Children
• SOC - 331 Social Stratification
• SOC - 332 Religion and Society
• SOC - 333 Nationalism and Citizenship
• SOC - 340 Social Change
• SOC - 345 Feminism, Gender, and the Body
• SOC - 347 Sex and Sexualities
• SOC - 350 Social Movements
• SOC - 351 Revolution and Reaction
• SOC - 352 Politics and Society
• SOC - 353 Sociology of Peace and War
• SOC - 354 Sociology of Law
• SOC - 355 Deviance and Social Control
• SOC - 356 Juvenile Delinquency
• SOC - 357 Criminology
• SOC - 360 Urbanization and Development
• SOC - 390 Current Issues in Sociology
• SOC - 392 Community Organizing
• SOC - 395 Fieldwork in Sociology
• SOC - 398 Directed Study
• SOC - 399 Directed Reading
• SOC - 410 Honors Thesis Workshop

Learning Goals/Outcomes for the B.A. in Sociology