DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor of Arts
• Minor
• Concentrations

BACHELOR OF ARTS

Students majoring in sociology are required to complete a minimum of 36 units of course work in sociology. Included within the 36 units are 12 units of courses required of all majors and 24 units of adviser approved electives tailored to each student's career objectives. In addition to the minimum of 36 units, students must satisfy the 3 unit writing requirement listed below. At least 27 units must be upper division. A total of nine adviser-approved units may be transferred from a community college.

Required Courses (12.5 units)**
Sociology 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Sociology 302 Social Research Methods (3)
Sociology 303 Statistics for the Social Sciences (3)
Sociology 410 Theories of Social Behavior (3)

** Sociology majors who started their college career prior to Spring 2002 are also required to take Sociology 309. Such students are required to take only 21 units of electives in Sociology and 15 units of Required Courses.


Writing Requirement (3 units)
Sociology 308 Writing for Sociology Students (3)

Electives (24 units)
Students are to select a minimum of 24 units of elective course work in sociology consistent with their career objectives.

NOTE: All courses counting toward the major must be taken for a letter grade. Students under Fall 1991 and later catalog years must pass required core courses and the writing requirement course with a grade of  “C'' (2.0) or  higher .

For more information please contact Dr. Hilla Israely (Sociology undergraduate advisor).

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MINOR

A student must have a GPA of C (2.0) or better in the minor.

Required Courses (9 units)
Sociology 101 Introduction to Sociology (3)
Sociology 302 Social Research Methods (3)
Sociology 410 Theories of Social Behavior (3)

Elective Courses (12 units)
Students select 12 units of upper-division course work in sociology. 

For more information please contact Dr. Hilla Israely (Sociology undergraduate advisor).

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CONCENTRATIONS

Sociology majors have the option of selecting one of the following concentrations in consultation with the undergraduate adviser; sociology majors also have the option of not selecting a concentration.

A concentration consists of twelve units selected from the courses listed within each concentration below. Students must take the required course (or one of the required courses) as one of the four courses.

Family Concentration

Required Course (3 units)
Sociology 351 Sociology of Families (3)

Electives (9 units)
Choose nine units from the following:
304 The Black Family
341 Social Interaction
350 Social Relationships and Emotions
353 Sociology of Childhood
354 Gender, Sex, and Society
381 Sociology of Human Sexualities
385 Family Violence
443 Sociology of Aging
459 Sociology of Marital Dissolution
495 Internship OR
499 Independent Study

Aging and the Life Cycle Concentration

Required Course (3 units)
353 Sociology of Childhood OR
443 Sociology of Aging

Electives (9 units)
Choose nine units from the following:
360 Sociology of Death and Dying
433 Aging and Social Services
455 Medical Sociology
495 Internship OR
499 Independent Study

SOCIAL WORK CONCENTRATION

Required Course (3 units)
Sociology 300 Social Work

Electives (9 units)
Choose nine units from the following:
305 Social Work Practice
353 Sociology of Childhood
356 Social Inequality
357 Minority Group Relations
385 Family Violence
408 Sexual Abuse in American Society
413 Juvenile Delinquency
416 Sociology of Alcoholism
433 Aging and Social Services
443 Sociology of Aging
455 Medical Sociology
459 Sociology of Marital Dissolution
495 Internship OR
306 Applying Sociology in the Community OR
499 Independent Study

EDUCATION CONCENTRATION

Required Course (3 units)
Sociology 352 Sociology of Education

Electives (9 units)
Choose nine units from the following:
341 Social Interaction
350 Social Relations and Emotions
351 Sociology of Families
353 Sociology of Childhood
356 Social Inequality
413 Juvenile Delinquency
473 Formal Organizations
495 Internship OR
499 Independent Study

Deviance and Social Control Concentration

Required Course(s) 3-6 units)
Sociology 411 Criminology OR
Sociology 413 Juvenile Delinquency

Electives (6-9 units)
Choose from the following:
348 Collective Behavior
365 Law and Society
385 Family Violence
408 Sexual Abuse in American Society
415 Sociology of Corrections
416 Sociology of Alcholism
466 Deviant Behavior 
495 Internship OR
499 Independent Study

Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Concentration

Required Course(s) (3 units)
356 Social Inequality

Electives (3-9 units)
Choose from the following:
304 The Black Family
354 Gender, Sex, and Society
355 Women in Contemporary Society
357 Minority Group Relations
381 Sociology of Human Sexualities
443 Sociology of Aging
495 Internship OR
499 Independent Study

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