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Core Curriculum and Required Courses for All Majors

Core Courses Required for the Major

The following core courses (30 units) are required of majors. It is recommended that students complete SOC 181B, SOC 180A, and SOC 180B in this order.

  1. SOC 1. Introduction to Sociology. Students should take this course early in their program.
  2. SOC 170. Classics of Modern Social Theory
  3. SOC 181B. Sociological Methods: Statistics, or another introductory statistics course such as STATS 60, PSYCH 10, or equivalent.
  4. SOC 180A. Foundations of Social Research
  5. SOC 180B. Evaluation of Evidence
  6. SOC 200. Junior/Senior Seminar for Majors. It is recommended that students take this course in Spring Quarter of the junior year or Autumn Quarter of the senior year. This course fulfills the Writing in the Major (WIM) requirement. Students considering honors are encouraged to enroll in SOC 202, Preparation for Honors Thesis, in the junior year; see Honors Program.

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Foundation Courses Required for the Major

In addition to core courses, students must complete at least three foundation courses (15 units). Each foundation course must represent a different field of study. For detailed information about Sociology concentration areas, see Areas of Study. Foundation courses, classified by field of study, are as follows:

  1. Organizations, Business, and the Economy: SOC 114 or 160
  2. Race and Ethnic Relations: SOC 145 or 147A or 148
  3. Social Movements, Comparative Politics, and Social Change: SOC 110 or 118 or 130
  4. Social Psychology and Interpersonal Processes: SOC 120 or 121
  5. Social Stratification and Inequality: SOC 140

Units and Grading

To graduate with a B.A. in Sociology, students must complete:

  1. A minimum of 65 units of course work in the major. Units applied to the major must be taken for a letter grade (except for SOC 190-193).   Related course work from other departments may fulfill part of this requirement; such work must be pre-approved by the Sociology student services office and a faculty adviser and may not exceed 15 units.

  2. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) or better must be achieved.

 

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