Program Overview

Both a scientific and humanistic discipline, sociology is concerned with the study of systems of social action and their interrelations. It attempts to discover the factors that determine social organization and behavior and promotes an understanding of the social world from personal problems to public issues.

Requirements

AA Degree Requirements Major: Core and Selective Requirements
Required Core, 10 units minimum Units
SOCI 100 Introduction to Sociology 3 units
SOCI 105 Social Problems 3 units
STAT C1000 Introduction to Statistics 4 units
List A, Select two courses, 6 units minimum Units
SOCI 141 Ethnicity and Race in Society 3 units
SOCI 205 Social Science Research Methods 3 units
OR
PSYC 205 Social Science Research Methods 3 units
PSYC 300 Social Psychology 3 units
Any list A course not selected above
List B, Select one course, 3 units minimum Units
ANTH 110 Cultural Anthropology 3 units
GEOG 110 Cultural Geography 3 units
PSYC C1000 Introduction to Psychology 3 units
PHIL 200 Introduction to Logic 3 units
PHIL 240 Introduction to Ethics 3 units
ETHN 108 Rethinking Race, Gender, and Nation 3 units
HIST 101 History of Western Civilization II 3 units
HIST 201 U.S. History through 1877 3 units
HIST 202 U.S. History from 1877 to the Present 3 units
COMM 150 Intercultural Communication 3 units
POLS 170 Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 units
POLS C1000 American Government and Politics 3 units
Total Required Major Units: 19

And required General Education coursework and electives as needed to meet the minimum 60 units required for the Associate degree.

Please refer to the AA/AS Degree Requirements for more information.