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Major Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology
Nine sociology courses to include: SOCI 313, SOCI 314, SOCI 370, and may include one lower division course (SOCI 200). The elective upper division sociology courses are grouped into four theme areas: Theme Area I: Deviance, consisting of SOCI 350, SOCI 351 and SOCI 353; Theme Area II: Social Inequality, consisting of SOCI 342, SOCI 355, 356, SOCI 360, SOCI 364, SOCI 366, SOCI 376, SOCI 386, SOCI 435, SOCI 437, SOCI 455; Theme Area III: Social Organization, consisting of AMST 357, SOCI 315, SOCI 331, SOCI 340, SOCI 345, SOCI 375, SOCI 422, SOCI 430, SOCI 445, SOCI 470, SOCI 475; and Theme Area IV: Population and Family Studies, consisting of SOCI 303, SOCI 305, SOCI 320, SOCI 335, SOCI 369, SOCI 385, SOCI 425, SOCI 460. Students must choose their sociology electives from a minimum of two theme areas.Sociology Minor Requirements
The department offers four emphases within the minor in sociology. There are no prerequisites before adding the minor.Students choosing the general emphasis take four upper division sociology courses (16 units) and one course from each of the four theme areas. See Major Requirements for the theme areas.
Those pursuing the health and social welfare emphasis will take four upper division courses, three of which must be from the following cluster:
| SOCI 305 | Sociology of Childhood | 4 |
| SOCI 360 | Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power | 4 |
| SOCI 369 | The Family in a Changing Society | 4 |
| SOCI 475 | Medical Sociology | 4 |
Plus one other upper division course from any theme area. | ||
Students selecting the industrial relations and human resources emphasis complete three courses from the following cluster:
| SOCI 340 | Organizations: Bureaucracy and Alternatives to Bureaucracy | 4 |
| SOCI 342 | Race Relations | 4 |
| SOCI 360 | Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power | 4 |
| SOCI 430 | Work and the Workplace | 4 |
Plus one other course from any theme area other than social organization. | ||
Students in the deviant behavior and the law emphasis take four upper division courses, three of which must be from the following cluster:
| SOCI 350 | Deviant Behavior | 4 |
| SOCI 351 | Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System | 4 |
| SOCI 353 | Sociology of Crime and of the Criminal Justice System | 4 |
| SOCI 360 | Social Inequality: Class, Status and Power | 4 |
Plus one other upper division course from any theme area other than deviance. | ||
See an undergraduate advisor for further details on requirements for the minor.
Minor in Forensics and Criminality
The interdisciplinary minor in Forensics and Criminality was designed for students interested in the study of law, deviant behavior or careers in the criminal justice system. In this program, students study psychological and/or ethical issues related to criminal behavior, consider criminality in the context of social class analysis, and learn about the American system of criminal justice. Twenty units are required, 4 at the lower division and 16 at the upper division level.Students should choose a curriculum for their minor based on their academic interests. Those students interested in white collar crime, for example, might choose POSC 130 Law, Politics, and Public Policy at the lower division level, REL 375 Conflict and Change and the Ethics of Business, SOCI 350 Deviant Behavior, PHIL 340 Philosophy of Law and PPD 342 Crime and Public Policy.
Those who are interested in the criminal justice system might choose LAW 200x Law and Society, REL 341 Ethics in a Technological Society, SOCI 351 Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System, POSC 340 Constitutional Law and POSC 432 The Politics of Local Criminal Justice.
Those interested in individual and social determinants of deviancy might take PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology, PSYC 360 Abnormal Psychology, or PSYC 463 Criminal Behavior, or PSYC 465 Introduction to Forensic Psychology; SOCI 360 Social Inequality: Class, Status, and Power, LAW 402 Psychology and Law and SOCI 353 Sociology of Crime and of the Criminal Justice System.
| Lower-division requirement (4 units) | units | |
|---|---|---|
Choose one course from: | ||
| AMST 101 | Race and Class in Los Angeles | 4 |
| LAW 200x | Law and Society | 4 |
| PHIL 140 | Contemporary Moral and Social Issues | 4 |
| POSC 130 | Law, Politics, and Public Policy | 4 |
| PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 155 | Psychological Perspectives on Social Issues | 4 |
| PSYC 165L | Drugs, Behavior, and Society | 4 |
| SOCI 142 | Diversity and Racial Conflict | 4 |
| SOCI 150 | Social Problems | 4 |
| SOCI 200 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| Upper division requirements (16 units) | units | |
|---|---|---|
Choose one course from each group below: | ||
The Individual in Society | ||
| PSYC 355* | Social Psychology, or | |
| SOCI 320 | Social Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 360* | Abnormal Psychology | 4 |
| PSYC 463* | Criminal Behavior | 4 |
| PSYC 465* | Introduction to Forensic Psychology | 4 |
| REL 341 | Ethics in an Technological Society | 4 |
| REL 375 | Conflict and Change and the Ethics of Business | 4 |
Social Class and Criminality
| SOCI 350 | Deviant Behavior | 4 |
| SOCI 351 | Sociology of Juvenile Delinquency and the Juvenile Justice System | 4 |
| SOCI 360 | Social Inequality: Class, Status, and Power | 4 |
The System of Criminal Justice
| LAW 402 | Psychology and Law | 4 |
| LAW 403 | Mental Health Law | 4 |
| PHIL 430 | Philosophy of Law | 4 |
| PHIL 437 | Social and Political Philosophy | 4 |
| POSC 340 | Constitutional Law | 4 |
| POSC 426 | The United States Supreme Court | 4 |
| POSC 444 | Civil and Political Rights and Liberties | 4 |
| PPD 340 | The American System of Justice | 4 |
Crime and Punishment
| POSC 432 | The Politics of Local Criminal Justice | 4 |
| PPD 342 | Crime and Public Policy | 4 |
| SOCI 353 | Sociology of Crime and of the Criminal Justice System | 4 |
Total requirements: five courses (20 units) | ||
Interdisciplinary Minors
Law and SocietyChildren and Families in Urban America
Education in a Pluralistic Society
Bioethics
American Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano-Latino Studies
Race, Ethnicity and Politics