Upper Division Electives

Select 40 units in sociology and other fields, in consultation with adviser; a program may include SOC 398 , SOC 498 , and SOC 499 , But no more than 8 units of any combination of these courses normally may be counted toward the major. With prior approval of adviser, students may select up to 8 units in other fields to complete a comprehensive sociological program with an interdisciplinary emphasis.

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Upper Division Required Course (4 units)

• SOC 488 - Sociology of Law (4)

Upper Division Law and Society Electives (16 units)

Select 16 units from these courses. These may include up to 8 units of independent work in law and society (internship or directed study) or law-related coursework from other departments with the Law and Society adviser’s approval.

• SOC 383 - Violence in American Society (4)
• SOC 426 - Deviant Behavior (4)
• SOC 433 - Bioethics and Sociology (4)
• SOC 449 - Professionals in Society (4)
• SOC 480 - Criminology (4)
• SOC 482 - Juvenile Delinquency (4)
• SOC 485 - Conflict and Domestic Violence (4)
• SOC 486 - Probation and Parole (4)
• SOC 487 - Environmental Policy, Law, and Society (4)

Upper Division General Electives (20 units)

Select 20 units in sociology and other fields, in consultation with adviser; a program may include SOC 398, SOC 498, and SOC 499, But no more than 8 units of any combination of these courses normally may be counted toward the major. With prior approval of adviser, students may select up to 8 units in other fields to complete a comprehensive sociological program with an interdisciplinary emphasis.

Note: SOC 325 and 330 may not be used as electives on the sociology major program.

Upper Division Required Course (4 units)

• SOC 348 - Class, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender (4)

Upper division inequalities/diversity electives (16 units)

Select 16 units from these courses:

• SOC 300 - Cultural Emotions (4)
• SOC 331 - The Dynamics of Poverty (4)
• SOC 341 - Sociology of Gender Roles (4)
• SOC 415 - Political Sociology (4)

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• SOC 416 - Feminist Theories and Contemporary Society (4) also listed as
• WOMN 416 - Feminist Theories and Contemporary Society (4)

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• SOC 421 - Social Sources of Human Sexuality (4)

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• SOC 423 - Political Sociology of Globalization and Resistance (4) also listed as
• SOC 435 - Asian Societies (4)
• SOC 441 - Researching Gender in Social Institutions (4)
• SOC 442 - Social Change (4)
• SOC 443 - Diversity in Alternative Families (4)
• SOC 445 - Sociology of Religion (4)
• SOC 447 - Work and the Workplace (4)
• SOC 448 - Social Class and Inequality (4)
• SOC 460 - Race and Ethnic Relations (4)

Upper Division General Electives (8 units)

Select 8 units of upper division courses in sociology in consultation with adviser; a program may include SOC 398 , SOC 498 , and SOC 499 .

Note: SOC 330 may not be used as electives on the sociology major program.

Upper Division Inequalities and Diversity Electives in Ethnic/Area Studies (12 units)

With adviser approval, select 12 units from outside of sociology that relate to the following areas. Courses must be taken from at least 2 different areas.

• Area I: Asian and Asian American Studies
• Area II: Chicano Studies
• Area III: Latin American Studies
• Area IV: Pan-African Studies

Note on theme courses: Courses from departments other than sociology being used to satisfy the GE Theme requirement cannot also be counted on the major.