Sociology, B.A.

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(120 UNITS)

The Bachelor of Arts in Sociology requires 36 units in the major, including 12 units of core courses and 24 units of adviser-approved electives tailored to each student’s career objectives. SOCI 101 is a required prerequisite for most sociology courses. It is recommended that SOCI 302 be one of the first upper-division Sociology courses, and SOCI 410 be taken after 15 units of sociology.

All courses counting towards the major must be taken for a letter grade. Students must pass core courses and the writing requirement with a “C” (2.0) or better.

Core Courses (12 units)

Upper-Division Writing Requirement (3 units)

SOCI 308 - Writing for Sociology Students (3)

Electives (24 units)

Select coursework in sociology consistent with career objectives.

Concentration Options

As part of the electives, sociology majors have the option of selecting one of the following concentrations in consultation with a faculty member: Health and Social Welfare; Social Inequalities; Sociology of Deviance and Crime. Each concentration consists of 12 units.

Sociology of Deviance and Crime (12 units)

Required (3 units)

SOCI 366 - Deviant Behavior (3)

Required Applied Course (3 units)

Electives (6 units)

Social Inequalities (12 units)

Required (3 units)

SOCI 356 - Social Inequality (3)

Required Applied Course (3 units)

Electives (6 units)

Health and Social Welfare (12 units)

Required (3 units)

Required Applied Course (3 units)

Electives (6 units)

SOCI 300 - Social Work (3) *
SOCI 305 - Social Work Practice (3)
SOCI 350 - Social Relationships and Emotions (3)
SOCI 351 - Sociology of Families (3)
SOCI 353 - Sociology of Children and Youth (3)
SOCI 416 - Sociology of Alcoholism (4)
SOCI 443 - Sociology of Aging (3)
SOCI 455 - Sociology of Health and Illness (3) *
SOCI 459 - The Sociology of Marital Dissolution (3)
* May be counted as an elective if not used as a required concentration course

Sociology, B.A.

Core Courses (12 units)

Upper-Division Writing Requirement (3 units)

Electives (24 units)

Concentration Options

Sociology of Deviance and Crime (12 units)

Required (3 units)

Required Applied Course (3 units)

Electives (6 units)

Social Inequalities (12 units)

Required (3 units)

Required Applied Course (3 units)

Electives (6 units)

Health and Social Welfare (12 units)

Required (3 units)

Required Applied Course (3 units)

Electives (6 units)

Total (120 units)