Sociology Major

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• analyze critically major social practices, structures, and inequalities.
• discuss and differentiate major sociological theories, frameworks and traditions.
• formulate, conduct, and communicate independent social research.
• connect sociological analysis to practical social action.

Major Requirements (44 Units)

Sociology Required Courses (20 units):

• SOC 150 - Intro to Sociology
• SOC 297 - Writing in Sociology

• or

• RHET 297 - Writing in Sociology
• SOC 302 - Global Inequalities/Soc Justic
• SOC 306 - Sociological Theory
• SOC 308 - Research Methods

Senior Thesis Workshop or Capstone Seminar (4 units)

Complete 4 units from the following:

• SOC 410 - Senior Thesis Workshop

• or

• SOC 450 - Sociology Capstone Sem

Electives (20 Units)

• SOC 109 - Environment and Society
• SOC 195 - FYS: First-Year Seminar
• SOC 218 - Latinx/Chicanx Cult & Soc
• SOC 226 - Social Problems
• SOC 227 - Violence in Society
• SOC 228 - Asian/Pac Islndr US Soc
• SOC 229 - Diversity/Amer Families
• SOC 230 - Urban Places, Faces & Spaces
• SOC 231 - Introduction to Globalization
• SOC 233 - Gender,Dev & Globalization
• SOC 238 - Afri-Amer Culture & Soc
• SOC 240 - People of Mixed Descent
• SOC 260 - Sociology of Gender
• SOC 280 - Pop Dance Culture/Subcultures
• SOC 304 - U.S. Inequalities/Soc Justice
• SOC 312 - Knowledge Activism
• SOC 314 - U.S. - Mexico Borderlands
• SOC 320 - Global Environments/Societies
• SOC 321 - Social Psychology
• SOC 322 - Resistance Corp Globalization
• SOC 323 - Urban Education
• SOC 324 - Sport, Culture & Society
• SOC 325 - Critical Approach to Race/Ethn
• SOC 326 - Sociology of Pop Culture
• SOC 327 - Migration/Diversity E.Asia
• SOC 329 - Social Worlds of Children
• SOC 332 - Religion and Society
• SOC 333 - Nationalism & Global Conflict
• SOC 338 - Sociology of Education
• SOC 345 - Feminism and the Body
• SOC 347 - Sex and Sexualities
• SOC 350 - Social Movements
• 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 Justice
• SOC 357 - Criminology
• SOC 358 - Urban Policing
• SOC 360 - Cities in a Global Context
• SOC 361 - Brazilian Culture & Soc
• SOC 363 - Sociology of Hip Hop
• SOC 365 - Credit, Debt and Society
• SOC 367 - Environmental Justice
• SOC 390 - Current Issues in Sociology
• SOC 392 - Community Organizing
• SOC 393 - Career Exploration & Planning
• SOC 395 - Fieldwork in Sociology
• SOC 398 - Directed Study
• SOC 399 - Directed Reading

Major in Sociology with Concentration

To receive an optional concentration designation that will appear on university transcripts (e.g., Major: Sociology, with concentration in Education and Youth), students are required to take at least four courses (16 units) in one of the following clusters. If a student wishes, one of the courses could be a First Year Seminar (on a case-by-case basis) or a Directed Study (SOC 399), as long as the student’s project is relevant to her/his chosen concentration.

Please see the:

• Sociology, Criminology, Law & Society Concentration, Major  
• Sociology, Critical Diversity & Social Justice Concentration, Major 
• Sociology, Education & Youth Concentration, Major 
• Sociology, Globalization, Development & Sustainability Concentration, Major 
• Sociology, Honors Concentration, Major