Sociology, Community Studies Emphasis, B.A.

In addition to adhering to General Education and School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts Requirements , the Sociology major requires at least 48 units in Sociology and related courses (some of which simultaneously meet general education requirements). Courses in the major emphasis must be taken for a letter grade, and specifically may not be taken on a pass/no pass basis unless the course is only offered on a pass/no pass basis.

Sociology, Community Studies Emphasis, B.A. Four-Year Course Plan

Lower Division Major Requirements [20 Units]

Lower Division Major Core Requirement [12 units]

Complete the following courses:

SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology Units: 4
SOC 010: Statistics for Sociology Units: 4
SOC 015: Sociological Research Methods Units: 4

Lower Division Emphasis Track Requirement [4 units]

Complete the following course:

SOC 009: Community Mobilization and Politics Units: 4

Additional Elective Requirement [4 units]

Complete at least one additional lower division Sociology courses, not including courses numbered in the 090s.

Upper Division Major Requirements [28 Units]

Upper Division Major Core Requirement [8 units]

Complete the following courses:

SOC 100: Sociological Theory Units: 4
SOC 191: Sociology Senior Capstone Units: 4

Community Studies Emphasis Requirement [12 units]

This emphasis builds knowledge and capacity in community organizing and broad-based social movements. Students will gain knowledge of: building civic power, community-engaged research, labor and community coalitions, environmental justice, and policy change. Students will combine a required core class, SOC 009 Community Mobilization and Politics, with three additional electives. Electives are focused on different facets of grassroots power-building (labor advocacy, protest, social movements, local level environmental and climate justice, public policy, and political participation) and cover collective efforts to address threats posed by racism, climate change, educational inequality, and labor exploitation, among other social issues. The Community Studies emphasis area is well-suited to students with academic and career interests in public policy, civic engagement, immigrant rights, law, and equitable and safe labor conditions. Careers in these areas may be in community-based organizations, local and state agencies, labor, environmental justice, and public interest law.

Complete three of the following courses:

SOC 110: Social Movements, Protest and Collective Action Units: 4
SOC 111: Environmental Sociology Units: 4
SOC 112: Climate Change and Society Units: 4
SOC 115: Political Sociology Units: 4
SOC 116: Inequality & Public Policy Units: 4
SOC 123: Indigenous Sociology Units: 4
SOC 135: Sociology of Work Units: 4
SOC 182: Current Topics in Immigration Units: 4

Additional Elective Requirement [8 units]

Complete at least two additional upper division Sociology courses, not including courses numbered in the 190s.

Transfer Students

Transfer students who wish to major in Sociology should complete the Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) at their community college. Transfer students may not be admitted to the Sociology major without specific major preparation. Below are the Transfer Admission Criteria for the Sociology Major.

Transfer Selection Criteria

To be admitted to the Sociology major transfer students must meet the following requirements:

Applicants will, at the time of admission have completed at minimum each of the following courses (or their equivalent) with a “C-” or better:

SOC 001: Introduction to Sociology

AND, at least one of the following courses from the following course ranges:

SOC 011-SOC 014 or
SOC 016-SOC 089

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