Sociology, B.A. - 120 units

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Summary of Units:

Lower Division Major Requirements	12
Upper Division Major Requirements	23
Upper Division Major Electives Requirements	15
Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements	70
Total Units	120

The Sociology Major is a 120 unit major, of which 50 units are earned in Sociology. Students are encouraged to declare a second major or minor in a related discipline, depending on their interests.

Lower Division Requirements - 12 units

SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology Units: 3
SOC 201 - Social Problems Units: 3
SOC 202 - Introduction to Research Methods Units: 3
Complete one from the following:
MATH 201 - Elementary Statistics Units: 3 (preferred)
MATH 202 - Biostatistics (Cross-listed as PSY 202) Units: 3

Upper Division Requirements - 23 units

SOC 300 - Social Stratification Units: 3
SOC 303 - Statistical Applications in the Social Sciences (Cross-listed as PSY 303) Units: 4
SOC 305 - Writing In The Social Sciences (Cross-listed as ENGL 305) Units: 3
SOC 310 - Research Methods in Sociology Units: 4
SOC 311 - Classical Sociological Theory Units: 3
SOC 315 - Contemporary Sociological Theory Units: 3
SOC 499 - Capstone Units: 3

Sociology Electives - 15 units

SOC 309 - Topics in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies Units: 1
SOC 322 - Sociology of Popular Culture (Cross-listed as ENGL 322, COMM 322) Units: 3
SOC 330 - Political Sociology (Cross-listed as POLS 330) Units: 3
SOC 331 - Narratives of the Working Class (Cross-listed as ENGL 331, ECON 331) Units: 3
SOC 333 - Education and Social Inequalities (Cross-listed as EDUC 333) Units: 3
SOC 343 - The Long Civil Rights Movement (Cross-listed as HIST 343) Units: 3
SOC 352 - Social Movements Units: 3
SOC 355 - Environmental Sociology Units: 3
SOC 360 - Race & Ethnicity Units: 3
SOC 370 - Crime and Society Units: 3
SOC 372 - Urban Sociology Units: 3
SOC 374 - Sociology of Organizations Units: 3
SOC 410 - Sociology of Gender Units: 3
SOC 412 - Sex, Love, and Money: The Family Units: 3
SOC 415 - Sociology of Religion Units: 3
SOC 416 - Money, Work, and Social Life: The Economy Units: 3
SOC 418 - Sociology of Education Units: 3
SOC 425 - Contemporary Immigration Issues (Cross-listed as CHS 425) Units: 3
SOC 426 - Medical Sociology Units: 3
SOC 429 - Social Change in Spain (Cross-listed as SPAN 429) Units: 3
SOC 440 - Population Studies (Cross-listed as ESRM 440) Units: 3
SOC 448 - Globalization and Development (Cross-listed as ECON 448, BUS 448) Units: 3
SOC 490 - Topics in Sociology Units: 1 - 3
SOC 494 - Independent Study Units: 1-3

Additional General Education and other Graduation Requirements

To graduate, students must complete 120 units minimum (40 units must be upper division), including the following General Education (GE) and Graduation Requirements :

Additional lower division GE Area A-E requirements not met within major
American Institutions Requirement
Language Requirement (C- or better grade)
Multicultural Perspectives (MP) Mission Pillar Requirement
Nine units of Upper Division General Education (UDGE) courses, one each in Areas UDGE-B, UDGE-C, and UDGE-D
Free electives as needed to meet minimum units for graduation