2022-2023 Catalog

Requirements

 

Major

Eleven courses (44 units) are required to complete the major.

SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

4 units

Or

SOC 102Introduction to Sociology: Global Perspectives

4 units

 

And

SOC 304Sociological Inquiry

4 units

SOC 490Senior Seminar in Sociology

4 units

Theory

Students must select one course from below:

SOC 200Classical Sociological Theory: Marx, Weber, Durkheim

4 units

SOC 205Contemporary Sociological Theory

4 units

Methods

Students must select one from the list below:

SOC 305Quantitative Research Methods

4 units

SOC 306Qualitative Research Methods

4 units

Electives:

Choose six additional courses from within the department

The Sociology Department encourages students to declare the major by the end of their first year.

Honors in the Major

A distinctive ("PD") comprehensive senior thesis based on primary research along with a 3.5 grade point average in the department and 3.25 overall.

Minor

Five courses (20 units) in Sociology for which at most one of SOC 101 and SOC 102 may count. The remaining four courses are electives that students may select from all the other courses offered by the department.