Undergraduates majoring in Sociology may select a program of study emphasizing a subject matter of their choice.

The program provides four sequenced levels of education in Sociology:

1. Introduction to the discipline, its central issues, and ways of thinking.
2. Learning of basic sociological skills and concepts and achievement of breadth of knowledge in substantive subfields of sociology.
3. Concentration in subfield to attain depth of knowledge and analytic skills.
4. A capstone experience to integrate the diverse elements of the General

Emphasis major

Examples of careers pursued by students majoring in sociology: work in public and private research firms; city planners; teachers; political organizations; counseling; social work. Students with this degree often go on to graduate schools in related fields. The possibilities are numerous.

Requirements for the Degree:

Lower Division Required – Preparatory: 29 Units

A. Sociology 1, Introduction to Sociology

B. Select four units from:

• Sociology 2, Self and Society
• Sociology 3, Social Problems
• Sociology 4, Immigration & Opportunity
• Sociology 5, Global Social Change: An Introduction to Macrosociology
• Sociology 11, Sociology of Labor & Employment

C. Sociology 46A, Introduction to Social Research (Data Gathering) (or equivalent PSC 41 or CMN 102)

D. Sociology 46B, Introduction to Social Research (Data Analysis) (or equivalent STA 13)

E. Anthropology – select four units from:

• Anthropology 2, Cultural Anthropology
• Anthropology 20, Comparative Cultures

F. History - select four units from:

• History 4A-C, History of Western Civilization
• History 8, History of Indian Civilization
• History 9A-B, History of East Asian Civilization
• History 10C, World History III
• History 15, Introduction to African History
• History 17A-B, History of the United States

G. Philosophy - select four units from:

• Philosophy 5, Critical Reasoning
• Philosophy 14, Ethnical & Social Problems in Contemporary Society
• Philosophy 24, Introduction to Ethics & Political Philosophy
  

Upper Division - Required: 44 Units

A. Sociology 100, Classical & Modern Sources of Sociological Theory

B. Select one course from each of the following four clusters:

1. Individual, Culture, and Society
   
   • Sociology 125, Sociology of Culture
   • Sociology 126, Social Interaction
   • Sociology 135, Social Relationships
2. Stratification and Social Differentiation
   
   • Sociology 130, Race Relations
   • Sociology 132, Sociology of Gender
   • Sociology 140, Social Stratification
3. Organizations and Institutions
   
   • Sociology 118, Political Sociology
   • Sociology 131, The Family
   • Sociology 146, Sociology of Religion
   • Sociology 180A, Complex Organizations
     
4. Social Dynamics
   
   • Sociology 104, The Political Economy of International Migration
   • Sociology 141, Industrialization and Social Change
   • Sociology 143A, Urban Society
   • Sociology 170, Population

C. Select twelve units from one the following five clusters. *Do no count courses taken to fulfill requirement B.*

1. Individual, Culture, and Society
   
   • Sociology 102, Society and Culture of California
   • Sociology 120, Deviance
   • Sociology 122, Sociology of Adolescence
   • Sociology 125, Sociology of Culture
   • Sociology 126, Social Interaction
   • Sociology 127, Sociology of Death
   • Sociology 128, Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics
   • Sociology 129, Sociology of Black Experience in America
   • Sociology 131, The Family
   • Sociology 132, Sociology of Gender
   • Sociology 134, Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
   • Sociology 135, Social Relationships
   • Sociology 137, African American Society & Culture, 1790-1900
   • Sociology 143B, Sociology of City Life
   • Sociology 148, Collective Behavior
   • Sociology 150, Criminology
   • Sociology 152, Juvenile Delinquency
   • Sociology 153, The Sociology of Childhood
   • Sociology 172, Ideology of Class, Race, and Gender
   • Sociology 173, Sociology Through Literature
   • Sociology 174, Sociology of the Jewish Experience
   • Sociology 175, Mass Communication
   • Sociology 176, Sociology of Knowledge
2. Stratification and Social Differentiation
   
   • Sociology 118, Political Sociology
   • Sociology 128, Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics
   • Sociology 129, Sociology of Black Experience in America
   • Sociology 130, Race Relations
   • Sociology 132, Sociology of Gender
   • Sociology 133, Sexual Stratification and Politics
   • Sociology 134, Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
   • Sociology 140, Social Stratification
   • Sociology145A, Sociology of Third World Development
   • Sociology 145B, Gender & Rural Development in the Third World
   • Sociology 171, Violence and Inequality
   • Sociology 172, Ideology of Class, Race, and Gender
   • Sociology 185, Sociology of Social Welfare
   • Sociology 188, Social Stratification in China
     
     ...and not more than one course can be taken from the following:
     
     AAS 123, The Black Female Experience in Contemporary Society
     ASA 100, Asian American Communities
     CHI 110, Sociology of Chicana/o Experience
     

     NAS 115, Native Americans in the Contemporary World

3. Organizations and Institutions
   
   • Sociology 118, Political Sociology
   • Sociology 124, Sociology of Education
   • Sociology 131, The Family
   • Sociology 133, Sexual Stratification and Politics
   • Sociology 139, Corporations and Society
   • Sociology 144, Agriculture and Society
   • Sociology 146, Sociology of Religion
   • Sociology 149, Religion and American Society
   • Sociology 150, Criminology
   • Sociology 151, The Criminal Justice System
   • Sociology 154, Sociology of Health Care
   • Sociology 155, Sociology of Law
   • Sociology 159, Sociology of Occupations
   • Sociology 160, Environmental Sociology
   • Sociology 180A, Complex Organizations
   • Sociology 180B, Complex Organizations
   • Sociology 181, Social Change Organizations
   • Sociology 182, Experimental and Utopian Communities
   • Sociology 183, Comparative Organizations
   • Sociology 185, Sociology of Social Welfare
     
4. Social Dynamics
   
   • Sociology 104, The Political Economy of International Migration
   • Sociology 123, American Society
   • Sociology 125, Sociology of Culture
   • Sociology 138, Economic Sociology
   • Sociology 141, Industrialization and Social Change
   • Sociology 143A, Urban Society
   • Sociology 145A, Sociology of Third World Development
   • Sociology 145B, Gender & Rural Development in the Third World
   • Sociology 147, Sociological Perspective on East Asia
   • Sociology 148, Collective Behavior
   • Sociology 156, Social Movements
   • Sociology 170, Population
5. Student-Initiated Thematic Cluster (developed with a faculty advisor
   and approved by the Sociology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee)

D. Select eight units of upper division Sociology beyond courses taken to fulfill
the above requirements and outside of course cluster used to fulfill
requirement C.

E. Methodology:

• Sociology 190X, Seminar in Sociological Analysis
• Sociology 191, Workshop in Contemporary Sociological Theory
• Sociology 192/193, Internship & Research Practicum/Field Research Workshop
• Sociology 194HA or 194HB, Special Study for Honors Students
• Sociology 195, Special Topics in Sociological Analysis

TOTAL UNITS FOR GENERAL EMPHASIS: 73 UNITS