Sociology Major Requirements
The numbers in parentheses adjacent to the course name are the number of course units earned upon satisfactory completion of the course.
I. GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS-10 units
The student must complete the General Education requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences. II. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 12 units The following six courses are required of all Sociology majors:
SOCI 101: Introduction to Sociology (1)
SOCI 495: Sociological Theories (1)
SOCI 496: Social Research Methods (1) SOCI 497: Methods and Styles of Social Science Communication (1)
SOCI 498Q: Tools for Quantitative Analysis (1) One course in each of the following 3 areas:
Area 1: Social Institutions SOCI 255S: Sociology of Families and Intimate Relationships (1)
SOCI 305S: Social Institutions (1)
Area 2: Social Issues and Inequality
SOCI 210B: How Americans Think (1) SOCI 304S: Social Inequality (1) SOCI 307D: Race, Nationality, and Immigration SOCI 312D: Gender and Society (1) SOCI 355: Sociology of the City (1) SOCI 363J-JS: Community-Based Research (1) Area 3: Social Change SOCI 215R: Population, Society, and Environment (1) SOCI 263J: Community Organizing for Social Change (1)
SOCI 309: Collective Behavior and Social Movements (1)
SOCI 337: Sociology of Developing Societies (1) SOCI 372: Social and Cultural Change (1) Sociology majors must take three additional Sociology elective courses. Three of the six area and/or elective Sociology courses must be at the 300 level.
III. OTHER ELECTIVES Units to total a minimum of 32
