BA in Sociology

Units required for Major: 43
Total units required for BA: 120

Program Description

The sociology major and minor have few specific requirements, allowing the student flexibility in selecting courses in the various subject areas covered in the program. The areas covered are:

  1. social theory and methods of inquiry;
  2. advanced studies, such as family, immigration, education, politics, religion, sport and environment;
  3. thematic areas of crime and deviance, diversity and inequality, socialization and interaction, globalization, and social change.

Pre-Major Requirements

Pre-major requirements include completing Soc 1 and another lower division class (Soc 3/5/8/10). Students must complete pre-major requirements to declare the major

Required Lower Division Courses (6 Units)
SOC 1Principles of Sociology 13
Select one of the following:3
SOC 3
Social Problems 1
SOC 5
Exploring Issues Facing Contemporary Families
SOC 8
Sense and Nonsense in Social Issues and Research 1
SOC 10
Issues in Crime and Social Control 1
Total Units6
1

Course also satisfies General Education (GE)/Graduation Requirement.

2

Course is required to be taken during first year as a Sociology major.

Program Requirements

Pre-Major Requirements must be completed.

Pre-Major Requirements6
Required Lower Division Courses (1 Unit)
SOC 2You, Sociology and the University 2, 4, 51
Required Upper Division Courses (18 Units)
SOC 101Introduction to Statistics for Sociologists4
SOC 102Research Methods in Sociology4
SOC 125Social Inequalities3
SOC 150Social Psychology3
SOC 192Sociological Theory3
SOC 191Culminating Course in Sociology 3, 41
Upper Division Elective Courses (18 units) 618
Advanced Study
SOC 122
Immigration Studies
SOC 130
Political Sociology
SOC 133
Sport in a Global Perspective 1
SOC/ENVS 138
Environmental Sociology
SOC 140
Sociology of Education
SOC 166
The Family
SOC 171
Sociology of Religion
Crime and Deviance
SOC 155
Criminology 1
SOC 156
Delinquency 1
SOC 157
Issues in Courts and Prisons
SOC 158
Sociology of Deviance
Diversity and Inequality
SOC 118
Chicano Community 1
SOC 120
Ethnic and Race Relations 1
SOC 123
Black Studies in Sociology
SOC/ID 124
Social Justice in Interdisciplinary Perspective
SOC 126
Sociology of Gender 1
SOC 127
Men, Masculinity and Society
SOC 160
Asian Societies 1
SOC 162
Middle Eastern Societies and Culture 1
Socialization and Interaction
SOC 128
Sociology Of Sexuality
SOC 134
Sociology of Film
SOC 135
Sociology of Popular Culture 1
SOC 146
Sociology of Aging
SOC 168
Self and Society 1
SOC 170
Sociology of Children and Adolescents
SOC 190
Sociology of Small Groups
Globalization and Social Change
SOC 106
Births, Deaths and Borders 1
SOC 110
Urban Life and Problems
SOC 129
Social Change and Migration in Latin America (New course in workflow)
SOC 136
Social Movements
SOC 144
Sociology of Health and Illness
SOC 163
Conflict, Oil and Development in the Middle East 1
SOC 164
Sociology of Globalization 1
SOC 169
Changing American Family
SOC 175
Work and Occupations
SOC 176/LBRS 100
Labor and the American Social Structure 1
General
SOC 193A
Mentoring in Sociology
SOC 193B
Peer Mentoring in Sociology
SOC 194
Special Topics in Sociology
SOC 195
Internship and Fieldwork
SOC 198
Linking Statistics Education and Practice
SOC 199
Individual Study Projects
Total Units43

Note: SOC 195 SOC 198, or SOC 199 can each be taken for 1-3 units of credit. A maximum of 3 total units in SOC 195, SOC 198, and/or SOC 199 may be counted toward the major as upper division units. Students may take up to 3 units of upper division courses outside the department in consultation with their undergraduate advisor.

1

Course also satisfies General Education (GE)/Graduation Requirement.

2

Course is required to be taken during first year as a Sociology major.

3

Course should be taken during last year as a Sociology major.

4

Soc 2 and Soc 191 should not be taken during the same semester.

5

Soc 2 is a lower division course specific to Sac State and cannot be transferred over.

6

Upper division electives are categorized but students can take any of the courses listed below.

7

Requirement satisfied by pre-major

General Education Requirements1

Area A: Basic Subjects (9 Units)
A1 - Oral Communication3
A2 - Written Communication3
A3 - Critical Thinking 23
Area B: Physical Universe and Its Life Forms (10 Units)
B1 - Physical Science3
B2 - Life Forms3
B3 - Lab (Note: Lab experience to be taken with one of the following: B1, B2 or B5)1
B4 - Math Concepts 20
B5 - Additional Course (Any B to reach 12 units) - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area C: Arts and Humanities (12 Units)
C1 - Arts3
C2 - Humanities3
C1/C2 - Area C Course3
C1/C2 - Area C Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area D: The Individual and Society (9 Units)
Area D Course3
Area D Course3
Area D Course 30
Area D Course - Take upper-division course to complete Area & upper division requirements.3
Area E: Understanding Personal Development (3 Units)
Area E Course3
Total Units43
1

To help you complete your degree in a timely manner and not take more units than absolutely necessary, there are ways to use single courses to meet more than one requirement (overlap). For further information, please visit the General Education page.

Note: There is no way to list all possible overlaps so please consult with a professional advisor. The Academic Advising Center can be visited online, by phone (916) 278-1000, or email.

2

Department recommends SOC 8 in the Pre-Major Requirements to meet Area A3.

3

Required in Major; also satisfies GE.

Graduation Requirements1

Graduation Requirements (required by CSU) (9 Units)
American Institutions: U.S. History3
American Institutions: U.S. Constitution & CA Government3
Writing Intensive (WI) 23
Graduation Requirements (required by Sacramento State) (12 Units)
English Composition II3
Race and Ethnicity in American Society (RE)3
Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement 36
1

To help you complete your degree in a timely manner and not take more units than absolutely necessary, there are ways to use single courses to meet more than one requirement (overlap). For further information, please visit the General Education page.

Note: There is no way to list all possible overlaps so please consult with a professional advisor. The Academic Advising Center can be visited online, by phone (916) 278-1000, or email.

2

Department recommends SOC Elective that meets the WI Graduation Requirement; see Program Requirements table above.

Note: SOC courses that meet the WI Graduation Requirement are displayed with a pencil icon.

3

If not satisfied before entering Sacramento State, it may be satisfied in General Education Area C2 (Humanities). "C- or better required." The alternative methods for satisfying the Foreign Language Proficiency Requirement are described here: https://www.csus.edu/college/arts-letters/world-languages-literatures/foreign-language-requirement.html