Sociology (SOC)
SOC 105 Sociological Perspectives (Units: 3)
Major ideas, concepts, and methods in the study of society: social structure, social interaction, culture, social policy and social change.
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
SOC 110 Sexuality in Society (Units: 3)
Introductory exploration of sexuality in its social context. Critical reflection on conventional and individualizing understandings of sexuality. Includes research articles, documentary films, and mainstream television and magazines.
(This course is offered as SXS 110 and SOC 110. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SOC 200 Changing Cities (Units: 3)
Changing cities in a global world. Multi-disciplinary social science perspectives on city life. Social, cultural, and ethnic diversity. Metropolitan regions. Strategies for creating social justice and environmental sustainability. Experiencing the city.
(This course is offered as USP 200 and SOC 200. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SOC 245 Social Problems (Units: 4)
Identification and analysis of contemporary social problems: the role of power and ideology in defining social problems, their causes and consequences, evaluation of proposed solutions, and methods of intervention.
Course Attributes:
- D1: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SOC 272 Social Inequality: Poverty, Wealth, and Privilege (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: ENG 114.
SOC 275 Sociology by the Bay (Units: 2)
Speaker series introducing students to sociological research and related work being done in the San Francisco Bay Area or conducted by Bay Area sociologists. (CR/NC grading only)
SOC 293 The Measure of Society: Creating and Displaying Social Information (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Completion of quantitative reasoning requirement.
SOC 300GW Sociological Analysis - GWAR (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Sociology majors; one SOC course with a grade of C or better; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 with grades of C- or better.
Course Attributes:
- Graduation Writing Assessment
SOC 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as RRS 330 and SOC 330. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
SOC 362 The Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4 requirements.
SOC 370 Classical Theories of Society (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; SOC 300GW*; completion of GE Areas A and B4.
SOC 371 Contemporary Theories of Society (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A and B4; SOC 300GW*.
SOC 375 Sociology of Drugs and Drug Use in the United States (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or consent of the instructor.
SOC 381 Questionnaire Design (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; SOC 300GW, SOC 370, or SOC 371; or consent of the instructor. Concurrent enrollment in SOC 392 is recommended.
SOC 382 Python for Social Scientists (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4 requirements; SOC 392. Students are encouraged to enroll in SOC 393.
SOC 383 R for Social Scientists (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4 requirements; SOC 392; or consent of the instructor. Students are encouraged to enroll in SOC 393.
SOC 392 Introduction to Research Methods (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; SOC 300GW*; GE Areas A and B4; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 393 Quantitative Analysis of Social Data (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; SOC 300GW*, SOC 392*; GE Areas A and B4 requirements; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 394 Sociological Field Methods (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; SOC 300GW*, SOC 392*; GE Areas A and B4 requirements; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 400 Variations in Human Sexuality (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SXS 400, PSY 450, and SOC 400. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Social Justice
SOC 410 Grassroots Organizing for Change in Communities of Color (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as RRS 410 and SOC 410. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
SOC 420 Media and Dissent (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
(This course is offered as SOC 420 and ANTH 420. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 424 Social Movements (Units: 4)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as PLSI 424, SOC 424, and I R 424. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 451 Criminological Theory (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
(This course is offered as SOC 451 and C J 452. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 452 Juvenile Justice (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
(This course is offered as SOC 452 and C J 470. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4.
SOC 457 Sociology of Law (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
SOC 461 Ethnic Relations: International Comparisons (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4 requirements.
SOC 464 Families and Society (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
SOC 467 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Cultures and Society (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
SOC 469 Gender and Society (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
SOC 471 Societal Change and Development (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to students with upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
SOC 476 Medical Sociology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4.
SOC 477 Environmental Sociology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Environmental Sustainability
- Global Perspectives
SOC 480 City in a Global Society (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
SOC 482 Global Immigration and Immigrants (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to students with upper-division standing; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4.
SOC 483 Global Sociology (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Global Perspectives
SOC 484 Population and Social Dynamics (Units: 4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4.
SOC 485 Political Sociology (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 487 Mexican Migrations: A Social History (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SOC 487 and LTNS 487. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Global Perspectives
SOC 490 Sociology of Popular Culture (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
SOC 491 Ancestors or Data? Culture, Conflict, and NAGPRA (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as AIS 490, ANTH 490 and SOC 491. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 494 Sociological Research III: Special Projects (Units: 2-4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4; SOC 392 and SOC 393 (may be taken concurrently) or equivalents.
SOC 500 Senior Seminar (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; SOC 300GW*; SOC 370* or SOC 371*; SOC 392*; GE Areas A and B4; or consent of the instructor.
Topics:
- Class, Ethnicity & Gender: SOC at the Crossroads
- Sociology of Knowledge
- Adolescence: Social Inequality and Self
- Money Image Culture: Soc Identity Mass Market Cap
- Social Change
SOC 501 Internship: Applied Sociology (Units: 2)
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior standing; SOC 300GW*, SOC 370* or SOC 371*, and SOC 392*; GE Areas A and B4; concurrent enrollment in SOC 502. Contact the instructor the semester before registration.
SOC 502 Internship Seminar: Applied Sociology (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to senior standing; SOC 300GW*, SOC 370* or SOC 371*, and SOC 392*; GE Areas A and B4 requirements; concurrent enrollment in SOC 501. Contact instructor for consent the semester before registration.
SOC 503 Research Internship Seminar (Unit: 1)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Sociology majors and minors; SOC 300GW*, SOC 370* or SOC 371*, SOC 392*; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; concurrent enrollment in SOC 504; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 504 Research Internship Experience (Units: 2)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Sociology majors and minors; SOC 300GW*, SOC 370* or SOC 371*, SOC 392*; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; concurrent enrollment in SOC 503; or consent of the instructor.
SOC 510 Analysis of the Felon in Society (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Sociology and Criminal Justice majors; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SOC 510 and C J 510. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 511 Critical Analysis of Re-entry and Housing (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division Sociology, Criminal Justice, or Urban Studies majors; GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SOC 511, C J 511, and USP 511. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 552 Comparative Employment Relations (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as LABR 552 and SOC 552. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 553 Labor Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as LABR 553 and SOC 553. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 554 Themes in Comparative Employment Relations (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing.
(This course is offered as LABR 554 and SOC 554. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 555 Labor Rights in the Global Economy (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LABR 555 and SOC 555. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 580 Educational Equity (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; GE Areas A1*, A2*, A3*, and B4* all with grades of C- or better; or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 580, SOC 580, and RRS 580. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- UD-D: Social Sciences
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
- Social Justice
SOC 601 Sexuality, Ethnicity, and Health (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: SXS 300* or SOC 300GW* or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as SXS 601 and SOC 601. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
Course Attributes:
- Am. Ethnic & Racial Minorities
SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (Units: 3)
Prerequisite: Restricted to upper-division standing or permission of the instructor.
(This course is offered as LTNS 640 and SOC 640. Students may not repeat the course under an alternate prefix.)
SOC 645 Sociology of Latin America (Units: 3)
Prerequisites: Restricted to students with upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4.
SOC 685 Projects in the Teaching of Sociology (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisites: Restricted to upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4; a minimum grade of B+ in course (or equivalent) student will be assisting in; a cumulative GPA of 3.0; consent of the instructor.
SOC 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-4)
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; completion of GE Areas A and B4 requirements; consent of the instructor, major adviser, and department chair.
SOC 899 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)
Prerequisite: Consent of the graduate major adviser, the supervising faculty member, and the department chair. Enrollment by petition.