SOCIOLOGY
GENERAL EMPHASIS (A.B.)
The general emphasis enables students to develop a broader
perspective of sociology by providing three sequenced levels of
education in Sociology:
I. Introduction to the discipline, its central issues, and
ways of thinking.
II. Learning of basic sociological skills and concepts and achievement of breadth of knowledge in
substantive subfields of sociology.
III. Concentration in subfield to attain depth of knowledge and analytic skills.
SOCIOLOGY: GENERAL EMPHASIS* - A.B. Degree Requirements
LOWER DIVISION REQUIRED – PREPARATORY (ALL BOXES REQUIRED)
___ SOC 1, Introduction to Sociology
Select 1
___ SOC 2, Self and Society
___ SOC 3, Social Problems
___ SOC 4, Immigration & Opportunity
___ SOC 5, Global Social Change: An Introduction to
Macrosociology
___ SOC 11, Sociology of Labor & Employment
___ SOC 25, Sociology of Popular Culture
___ SOC 30A, Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies
(Macro)
___ SOC 30B, Intercultural Relations in Multicultural Societies
(Psycho)
___ SOC 46A, Introduction to Social Research (Data Gathering)
___ SOC 46B, Introduction to Social Research (Data Analysis)
29-30 UNITS
ANTHROPOLOGY – select 1
___ ANT 2, Cultural Anthropology
___ ANT 20, Comparative Cultures
PHILOSOPHY – select 1
___ PHI 5, Critical Reasoning
___ PHI 14, Ethnical & Social Problems in
Contemporary Society
___ PHI 24, Introduction to Ethics
HISTORY – select 1
___ HIS 4A-C, History of Western Civilization
___ HIS 6, Introduction to the Middle East
___ HIS 7A-C, History of Latin America
___ HIS 8, History of Indian Civilization
___ HIS 9A-B, History of East Asian Civilization
___ HIS 10C, World History III
___ HIS 15, Introduction to African History
___ HIS 17A-B, History of the United States
UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED – DEPTH (ALL BOXES REQUIRED)
44-45 UNITS
___ SOC 100, Origins of Modern Sociological Theory
INDIVIDUAL, CULTURE, &
SOCIETY – select 1
___ SOC 125, Sociology of
Culture
___ SOC 126, Social
Interaction
___ SOC 135, Social
Relationships
STRATIFICATION & SOCIAL
DIFFERENTIATION – select 1
___ SOC 130, Race Relations
___ SOC 132, Sociology of
Gender
___ SOC 140, Social
Stratification
ORGANIZATIONS &
INSTITUTIONS – select 1
___ SOC 118, Political
Sociology
___ SOC 131, The Family
___ SOC 146, Sociology of
Religion
___ SOC 180A, Complex
Organizations (Analysis)
SOCIAL DYNAMICS – select 1
___ SOC 104, Political
Economy of International
Migration
___ SOC 141, Industrialization
and Social Change
___ SOC 143A, Urban Society
___ SOC 170, Population
Required to graduate: 180 total units including 64 upper division units | For GE and/or College of Letters & Sciences requirements, please see a dean’s office advisor
*Emphasis will NOT appear on either official transcript or diploma. Both will state a major in “Sociology.”
2013-14 Catalog | Updated Spring 2014
UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED - SOCIOLOGY CLUSTER (SELECT 3 COURSES FROM ONE OF CLUSTERS)
CLUSTER 1: INDIVIDUAL, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY
___ SOC 102, Sociology and Culture of California
___ SOC 120, Deviance
___ SOC 122, Sociology of Adolescence
___ SOC 125, Sociology of Culture
___ SOC 126, Social Interaction
___ SOC 127, Sociology of Death
___ SOC 128, Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics
___ SOC 129, Sociology of Black Experience in America
___ SOC 131, The Family
___ SOC 132, Sociology of Gender
___ SOC 134, Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
___ SOC 135, Social Relationships
___ SOC 137, African American Society & Culture, 1790-1900
___ SOC 143B, Sociology of City Life
___ SOC 148, Collective Behavior
___ SOC 150, Criminology
___ SOC 152, Juvenile Delinquency
___ SOC 153, The Sociology of Childhood
___ SOC 172, Ideology of Class, Race, and Gender
___ SOC 173, Sociology through Literature
___ SOC 174, American Jewish Identities and Communities
___ SOC 175, Mass Communication
___ SOC 176, Sociology of Knowledge, Science, & Scientific
Knowledge
CLUSTER 3: ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS
___ SOC 118, Political Sociology
___ SOC 124, Education and Inequality in the U.S.
___ SOC 131, The Family
___ SOC 133, Sexual Stratification and Politics
___ SOC 139, Corporations and Society
___ SOC 144, Agriculture and Society
___ SOC 146, Sociology of Religion
___ SOC 149, Religion and American Society
___ SOC 150, Criminology
___ SOC 151, The Criminal Justice System
___ SOC 154, Sociology of Health Care
___ SOC 155, Sociology of Law
st
___ SOC 159, Work, Employment, and Careers in the 21 c.
___ SOC 160, Environmental Sociology
___ SOC 180A, Complex Organizations (Analysis)
___ SOC 180B, Complex Organizations (Design)
___ SOC 181, Social Change Organizations
___ SOC 182, Experimental and Utopian Communities
___ SOC 183, Comparative Organizations
___ SOC 185 or 185Y, Social Policy
CLUSTER 2: STRATIFICATION AND SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION
___ SOC 118, Political Sociology
___ SOC 128, Interracial Interpersonal Dynamics
___ SOC 129, Sociology of Black Experience in America
___ SOC 130, Race Relations
___ SOC 132, Sociology of Gender
___ SOC 133, Sexual Stratification and Politics
___ SOC 134, Sociology of Racial Ethnic Families
___ SOC 140, Social Stratification
___ SOC 145A, Sociology of Third World Development
___ SOC 145B, Gender & Rural Development in the Third
World
___ SOC 171, Violence and Inequality
___ SOC 172, Ideology of Class, Race, and Gender
___ SOC 185 or 185Y, Social Policy
___ SOC 188, Social Stratification in China
Not more than 1 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
CLUSTER 4: SOCIAL DYNAMICS
___ SOC 104, The Political Economy of International
Migration
___ SOC 123, American Society
___ SOC 125, Sociology of Culture
___ SOC 138, Economic Sociology
___ SOC 141, Industrialization and Social Change
___ SOC 143A, Urban Society
___ SOC 145A, Sociology of Third World Development
___ SOC 145B, Gender & Rural Development in the Third
World
___ SOC 147, Sociological Perspectives on East Asia
___ SOC 148, Collective Behavior
___ SOC 156, Social Movements
___ SOC 157, Social Conflict
___ SOC 158, Women’s Social Movements in Latin America
___ Student- Initiated Thematic Cluster
Must be developed with a faculty advisor and approved
by the Sociology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.
UPPER DIVISION REQUIRED – ELECTIVES (ALL BOXES REQUIRED)
___ Select two courses of upper division Sociology not used to fulfill the above requirements and outside of chosen cluster used
to fulfill requirement B.
___ Any 4-unit upper division Sociology course not used to fulfill above requirements (may include SOC 192, 194H, or 195 units)
TOTAL FOR GENERAL EMPHASIS
73-75 UNITS
Required to graduate: 180 total units including 64 upper division units | For GE and/or College of Letters & Sciences requirements, please see a dean’s office advisor
*Emphasis will NOT appear on either official transcript or diploma. Both will state a major in “Sociology.”
2013-14 Catalog | Updated Spring 2014