Bachelor
of Arts in Sociology
(for
official CSUB catalog description click here)
The
Bachelor of Arts in Sociology emphasizes the systematic study of human
behavior in social groups. It focuses on how people coordinate their
activities to achieve both individual and collective goals. Sociology
is different from the other social and behavioral sciences in two important
ways. First, it places primary importance on the social group within
the larger society. Second, it seeks to explain the broad range of human
behavior as it is influenced by the social context. Thus, sociology
studies the major issues of our times and seeks to understand their
complexity and predict their future. It investigates how patterns of
social activity originate, what sustains them, why they take one form
rather than another, and how they change.
Depending
on the particular interest of the student, an appropriate minor area
of study is selected in consultation with the student’s advisor.
In lieu of the traditional minor, the Department also offers a concentration
in either Ethnic Studies or in Urban Studies and Planning. Qualified
undergraduates are encouraged to seek opportunities as teaching assistants
and as research assistants with the Institute for Social and Community
Research.
Career
opportunities for sociology majors include a variety of agencies at
the federal, state, and municipal levels, as well as with both private
non-profit and private for-profit organizations.
Requirements
for the Undergraduate Major in Sociology
To
fulfill the requirements for the major in sociology, the student must
complete ten courses acceptable to the Department, including at least
nine at the upper division level.
Prerequisites
1. SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (or equivalent course)
2. SOC 200 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences (or equivalent
elementary statistics course)
Major
Requirements
1. SOC 300 Introduction to Research Methods
Prerequisite
a.
SOC 200 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences (or equivalent
elementary statistics course)
2. One of the following, with approval of faculty advisor (each requires
satisfactory completion of SOC 300 Introduction to Research Methods,
passing grade of C- or higher required):
a.
SOC 400 Quantitative Analysis
b. SOC 434 Qualitative Research Methods
c. SOC 451 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Analysis
d. SOC 452 Techniques of Demographic Analysis
e. SOC 453 Vision and Method of Historical Sociology
f. SOC 454 Social Network Analysis
3.
SOC 301 Classical Sociological Theory
4. SOC 302 Contemporary Sociological Theory
5. One of the following:
a.
SOC 440 Social Stratification
b. SOC 327 Race and Ethnic Relations
6. Four additional courses in Sociology (with approval of faculty advisor),
at least three of which must be upper division
7. SOC 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
8. A minor or concentration is required (selected from one of the following
four options):
a.
A minor consisting of at least 20-quarter units within a major program
designed by another discipline
b. A concentration in either Ethnic Studies or Urban Studies and Planning
c. A special minor
d. An interdisciplinary concentration or minor in one of the specially
developed areas (see “Interdisciplinary Concentrations and Minors”).
Requirements
for the Minor in Sociology
Four
courses in Sociology, totaling 20-quarter units, at least three of which
must be upper division, approved by Chair of the Sociology and Anthropology
Department.
Requirements
for the Major with a Concentration in Ethnic Studies
Prerequisites
1. SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (or equivalent course)
2. SOC 200 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences (or equivalent
elementary statistics course)
Major
Requirements
1. SOC 300 Introduction to Research Methods
Prerequisite
a. SOC 200 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences (or equivalent
elementary statistics course)
2. One of the following, with approval of student’s faculty advisor
(each require satisfactory completion of SOC 300, passing grade of C-
or higher required):
a.
SOC 400 Quantitative Analysis
b. SOC 434 Qualitative Research Methods
c. SOC 451 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Analysis
d. SOC 452 Techniques of Demographic Analysis
e. SOC 453 Vision and Method of Historical Sociology
3. SOC 327 Race and Ethnic Relations
4. SOC 301 Classical Sociological Theory
5. SOC 302 Contemporary Sociological Theory
6. One of the following:
a. SOC 440 Social Stratification
b. SOC 444 Social Changes and Social Movements
7. SOC 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
8. Any three courses chosen from the following:
a. SOC 335 The Latino Experience in the United States
b. SOC 336 The Asian-American Experience in the United States
c. SOC 337 The African-American Experience in the United States
d. SOC 338 The Indigenous Experience in the Modern Americas
9. Any four courses (20 units) from the following; Fifteen (15) units
of which must be upper division; and no more than ten (10) units may
come from any one department:
a. ANTH 250 Peoples of Africa
b. ANTH 330 Diversity in the Classroom
c. ANTH 350 Peoples of Mexico
d. ANTH 351 Native Peoples of California
e. BEHS 321 Community Politics
f. ENGL 207 Ethnic-Minority American Literature
g. ENGL 364 Studies in Fiction: The African-American Experience
h. ENGL 370 Literature by Women of Color
i. HIST 466 History of African-Americans Since 1865
j. HIST 468 Mexican American History
k. PLSI 315 Civil Liberties
l. PLSI 329 Chicano Politics
m. SOC 339 Multicutural Diversity and the US Educational System
n. SOC 352 Sex, Life Course, and Human Population
o. SOC 439 The Latin American Experience
p. SPAN 424 Culture and Civilization of Mexico and the Chicano/Mexican
American*
q. SPAN 426 Southwest Hispanic Folklore*
r. SPAN 427 Hispanic-American Culture and Civilization
s. SPAN 428 Hispanic-American Culture and Civilization*
*Requires competency in Spanish.
Requirements
for the Major with a Concentration in Urban Studies and Planning
Prerequisites
1. SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology (or equivalent course)
2. SOC 200 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences (or equivalent
elementary statistics course)
Major
Requirements
1. SOC 300 Introduction to Research Methods
Prerequisite
a. SOC 200 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences (or equivalent
elementary statistics course)
2. One of the following, with approval of faculty advisor (each require
satisfactory completion of SOC 300, passing grade of C- or higher required):
a. SOC 400 Quantitative Analysis
b. SOC 434 Qualitative Research Methods
c. SOC 451 Geographical Information and Systems and Spatial Analysis
d. SOC 452 Techniques of Demographic Analysis
e. SOC 453 Vision and Method of Historical Sociology
3. SOC 301 Classical Sociological Theory
4. SOC 302 Contemporary Sociological Theory
5. SOC 367 Urban Sociology
6. Two of the following:
a. SOC 352 Sex, Life Course, and Human Population
b. SOC 451 Geographical Information Systems and Spatial Analysis
c. SOC 467 Neighborhood and Community
7. One of the following:
a. SOC 440 Social Stratification
b. SOC 444 Social Changes and Social Movements
8. SOC 490 Senior Seminar in Sociology
9. SOC 496 Internship in Applied Sociology
10. Any four classes from the following list, with no more than two
from the same discipline:
a. ANTH 415 Cultural Resource Management
b. ANTH 473 Historical Archaeology
c. BEHS 321 Community Politics
d. BEHS 331 Political Sociology
e. ECON 370 Economics of Environmental and Safety Regulation
f. ECON 395 Economic Geography
g. ECON 435 Public Finance
h. ECON 480 Labor Economics
i. ECON 495 Urban and Regional Economics
j. GEOL 205 Environmental Geology
k. HIST 373 Kern County History
l. HIST 450 Economic History of the United States
m. PLSI 319 California Politics and Public Policy
n. PPA 340 Policy Networks
o. PPA 479 Urban Planning and Public Policy
p. SOC 323 Sociology of Power
Please
Note: Course descriptions can be found in the CSUB 2005-2007 Catalog.
The Catalog can be linked to by clicking
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