THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIAL SCIENCE
Total Course Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree: 120 units
See "Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree" in The University Catalog for complete details on general degree requirements. A minimum of 40 units, including those required for the major, must be upper division.
A suggested Major Academic Plan (MAP) has been prepared to help students meet all graduation requirements within four years. Please request a plan from your major adviser or view it and other current advising information on the CSU, Chico Web.
General Education Requirements: 48 units
See "General Education Requirements" in The University Catalog and The Class Schedule for the most current information on General Education Requirements and course offerings. The course requirements marked below with an asterisk (*) may also be applied toward General Education.
Cultural Diversity Course Requirements: 6 units
See "Cultural Diversity" in The University Catalog. Most courses taken to satisfy these requirements may also apply to General Education.
American Institutions Requirement: 6 units
See the "American Institutions Requirement" under "Bachelor's Degree Requirements." This requirement is normally fulfilled by completing HIST 130 and POLS 155. Courses used to satisfy this requirement do not apply to General Education.
Literacy Requirement:
See "Mathematics and Writing Requirements" in The University Catalog. Writing proficiency in the major is a graduation requirement and may be demonstrated through satisfactory completion of a course in your major which has been designated as the Writing Proficiency (WP) course for the semester in which you take the course. Students who earn below a C- are required to repeat the course and earn a C- or better to receive WP credit. See The Class Schedule for the designated WP courses for each semester. You must pass ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a C- or better before you may register for a WP course.
Course Requirements for the Major: 46 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required of all candidates for this degree. Additional required courses, depending upon the selected option or advising pattern, are outlined following the degree core program requirements.
DEGREE CORE PROGRAM: 7 units
2 courses required:
| SOSC | 110 | Computer Applications for BSS | 3.0 | FS |
| SOSC | 495 | Capstone Sem: Social Science | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, 12 units in social sciences.
1 course selected from:
| SOSC | 490A | Portfolio Assessment for SOSC | 1.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Senior status.
| SOSC | 490B | Portfolio Assessment for SOSC | 1.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Senior status.
| SOSC | 490C | Portfolio Assessment for SOSC | 1.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Senior status.
Advising Pattern Course Requirements: 39 units
The following courses, or their approved transfer equivalents, are required depending upon the advising pattern chosen. Students must select one of the following advising patterns for completion of the major course requirements.
THE BREADTH PATTERN: 39 units
7 courses required:
| ECON | 102 | Principles of Macro Analysis | 3.0 | FS * |
| ECON | 103 | Principles of Micro Analysis | 3.0 | FS * |
| GEOG | 303 | Geography and World Affairs | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| GEOG | 435 | Historical Geog of North Amer | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| HIST | 101 | Ancient Civilizatons | 3.0 | FS |
| HIST | 102 | Medieval & Early Modern Civ | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 341 | International Relations | 3.0 | FS * |
1 course selected from:
| HIST | 332 | American Ethnic Origins | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| SOSC | 302 | Temporal Concepts | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
1 course selected from:
| HIST | 435 | The US in Age of the Wrld Wars | 3.0 | FA |
| HIST | 436 | Hiroshima to Watergate | 3.0 | SP |
| HIST | 437 | From Watergate to the Present | 3.0 | SP |
1 course selected from:
| POLS | 402 | State Government | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 403 | Local Government | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 404 | Interest Groups and Lobbying | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: POLS 402 and POLS 473 are recommended.
| POLS | 423 | Political Parties | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 431 | American Political Thought | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 451A | Found Amer Constitution Law | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 451B | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 472 | The Presidency | 3.0 | SP |
1 course selected from:
| ANTH | 303 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | FS |
| ECON | 375 | Developing Countries | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
| GEOG | 301 | Global Economic Geography | 3.0 | SP NW |
| POLS | 302 | Politics of Third Wrld Nations | 3.0 | FS *NW |
1 course selected from:
| HIST | 103 | The Modern World | 3.0 | FS * |
| HIST | 271 | African History After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| HIST | 276 | East Asia After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| HIST | 362 | Middle East: Society/Culture | 3.0 | SP *NW |
1 course selected from:
| ANTH | 483 | Field Methods in Ethnography | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: ANTH 303 or permission of instructor.
| ECON | 380 | Economic Statistics | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 102.
| GEOG | 417 | Field Techniques | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| HIST | 492 | Archival Research Seminar | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 331 | Intro to Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| SOCI | 310 | Social Research Methods | 3.0 | FS |
| SOSC | 499H | Honors: Behavioral/Social Sci | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: Students must have completed one 499H in a Behavioral and Social Science department prior to enrollment. Open only by invitation to students with 3.5 GPA or higher in the major and
THE DEPTH PATTERN: 39 units
Primary Concentration: 24 units
Secondary Concentration: 15 units
Students are required to select a primary area of concentration for 24 units (15 units minimum at the upper-division level) and a secondary area of concentration for 15 units (9 units minimum at the upper-division level) from the following areas of concentration.
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION: 15 or 24 units
AFRICA: 15-24 units
2 courses required:
| AFRI | 100 | Intro to African Studies | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| AFRI | 300 | Contemporary Probs/Prospects | 3.0 | FS *NW |
3-6 courses selected from:
| ABUS | 390 | World Food and Hunger Issues | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ANTH | 376 | African Cultures | 3.0 | Inq |
| ANTH | 411 | Human Origins | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: ANTH 111, ANTH 300, or ANTH 301.
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| AFAM | 231 | African American History | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| ECON | 375 | Developing Countries | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
| HIST | 270 | African History Before 1800 | 3.0 | FA *NW |
| HIST | 271 | African History After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
| POLS | 413 | Politics of Developing Nations | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 446B | Intl Relations: Africa | 3.0 | SP |
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: 15-24 units
CORE PROGRAM: 12 units
4 courses required:
| MGMT | 345 | Negotiation Techn for Conflict | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 452 | Altern Dispute Resolution | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 454 | Legal Research | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 489K | Internship in Legal Studies1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
See Internship Policy below.
For a primary concentration, select four elective courses for an additional 12 units. For a secondary concentration, select one elective course for an additional 3 units.
ELECTIVES
1-4 courses selected from:
| BLAW | 413 | Employment Law | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: At least junior standing.
| BLAW | 414 | Labor Law/Collective Bargain | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: At least junior standing or faculty permission.
| PHIL | 342 | Roots of War: Phil Survey | 3.0 | FS * |
| PHIL | 344 | Comparative Peace Studies | 3.0 | FS * |
| POLS | 422 | Politic Socialization/Behavior | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 438 | Jurisprudence/Phil of Law | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 442 | International Organizations | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 443 | International Law | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 460D | Collective Bargaining | 3.0 | JA |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| POLS | 462 | Organizational Theory | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 460A or concurrent enrollment.
| POLS | 464 | Administrative Law | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 493 | Community Research | 3.0 | 15.0FS |
Prerequisites: Approval of the Department of Political Science.
ANTHROPOLOGY: 15-24
3 courses required:
| ANTH | 301 | Physical Anthropology | 4.0 | FA |
| ANTH | 303 | Cultural Anthropology | 3.0 | FS |
5-14 units selected from:
Any Anthropology (ANTH) course offerings.
ASIA: 15-24 units
3 courses required:
| ASST | 200 | Cultures of Asia | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ASST | 300 | Asian Studies: Contemp Probs | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| RELS | 110 | Asian Religions | 3.0 | FS *NW |
Note: For a Secondary Concentration you must complete at least one course in two of the three areas: Far Eastern History, Asian Politics, and Asian Culture.
Asian Culture
1 course selected from:
| ANTH | 200 | Cultures of Asia | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ANTH | 373 | Pacific Cultures | 3.0 | Inq |
Asian History
1 course selected from:
| HIST | 375 | Modern China | 3.0 | FA NW |
| HIST | 376 | Modern Japan | 3.0 | SP NW |
Asian Politics
1 course selected from:
| POLS | 415D | Comparative Government: Asia | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 446D | Intl Relations: Pacific Basin | 3.0 | SP |
Asian Religions
1 course selected from:
| RELS | 210 | Chinese Religions | 3.0 | Inq |
| RELS | 211 | Japanese Religions | 3.0 | Inq |
Far Eastern History
1 course selected from:
| HIST | 275 | East Asia Before 1800 | 3.0 | FA *NW |
| HIST | 276 | East Asia After 1800 | 3.0 | SP *NW |
CALIFORNIA STUDIES: 15-24 units
2 courses required:
| GEOG | 105 | California Cultural Landscapes | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
Note: For a Secondary Concentration you must complete at least one course in three of the following four areas:
California Culture
1 course selected from:
| AMST | 264 | Amer Ethnic/Regional Writers | 3.0 | FA *Eth |
| AMST | 335 | American Popular Culture | 3.0 | FS * |
| ARTS | 416 | California Art | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ARTS 101 and ARTS 102 for art majors.
| ENGL | 264 | Amer Ethnic/Regional Writers | 3.0 | FA *Eth |
California Electives
1-2 courses selected from:
| GEOS | 325 | Geology of California | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: GEOS 101 or GEOS 102.
| POLS | 403 | Local Government | 3.0 | FS |
| SOSC | 489 | Internship Social Science | 1.0 | 15.0FS |
Prerequisites: Junior standing, the approval of the Social Science Program Coordinator, faculty permission.
See Internship Policy below.
California History and Politics
1-2 courses selected from:
| HIST | 445 | History of California | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 402 | State Government | 3.0 | FS |
California Populations
1-2 courses selected from:
| ANTH | 362 | California Indians | 3.0 | FA Eth |
| CHST | 358 | Chicanos Contemporary Society | 3.0 | FA Eth |
| SOSC | 302 | Temporal Concepts | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
CAREER AND LIFE PLANNING: 15-24 units
4 courses required:
| SOCI | 465 | Soci of Work & Occupations | 3.0 | FA |
| SOSC | 510 | Test/Measure for Career Guid | 3.0 | SP |
| SOSC | 511 | Prin & Tech of Career Guidance | 3.0 | SP |
| SOSC | 560 | Career/Life Planning Seminar | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
1 course selected from:
| PSYC | 382 | Psychology of Personality | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 395 | Social Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
| SOCI | 360 | Self and Society | 3.0 | FS |
| SWRK | 200 | Multicult Awareness-Hum Svcs | 3.0 | FS Eth |
Prerequisites: No prerequisites or corequisites for non-majors; concurrent enrollment in SWRK 302 for majors.
| SWRK | 302 | Hum Behavr Across the Lifespan | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: No prerequisites or corequisites for non-majors; concurrent enrollment in SWRK 200 for majors.
For the 24-unit concentration, the following additional courses must be taken.
1 course selected from:
| SOCI | 335 | Women, Work, and Family | 3.0 | FS * |
| SOCI | 461 | Sociology of the Life Course | 3.0 | FS |
1 course selected from:
| MGMT | 303 | Managing People/Bus Proc/Chg | 3.0 | FS |
| MGMT | 304 | Human Resource Management | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 462 | Organizational Theory | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 460A or concurrent enrollment.
| PSYC | 494 | Industrial/Organizational Psy | 3.0 | Inq |
| SOCI | 475 | Organizational Theory | 3.0 | FS |
1 course selected from:
| HCSV | 464 | Hlth Communication Programming | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: HCSV 260, HCSV 321.
| MGMT | 441 | Managing Personal Success | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: MGMT 303.
| PSYC | 311 | Iss Pers Growth & Soc Adjust | 3.0 | Inq |
| SOSC | 489 | Internship Social Science | 1.0 | 15.0FS |
Prerequisites: Junior standing, the approval of the Social Science Program Coordinator, faculty permission.
See Internship Policy below.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT: 15-24 units
FOUNDATION: 9 units
3 courses required:
| CHLD | 251 | Observational Techniques | 2.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: concurrent registration or prior completion of CHLD 250 or CHLD 252.
| EDCI | 110 | Field Experience with Youth1.0 | 2.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| PSYC | 355 | Child/Adolescent Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
1 course selected from:
| CHLD | 250 | Child Development | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Registration in CHLD 251 for Child Development majors and minors.
| CHLD | 252 | Child Development | 3.0 | FS * |
Family: 3 units
1 course selected from:
| CHLD | 455 | Seminar in Family Relations | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or CHLD 255.
| SOCI | 235 | Contemporary Families | 3.0 | FS * |
Ages and Stages: 3-6 units
For a secondary concentration, 3 units are required. For a primary concentration, 6 units are required.
1-2 courses selected from:
| BIOL | 318 | Biology of Childhood | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: One biological sciences course.
| CHLD | 354 | School-Aged Child | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or PSYC 355.
| CHLD | 357 | Adolescent Development | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or PSYC 355.
| HCSV | 363 | Child Health | 3.0 | FS * |
NOTE: For a primary concentration only, select one course from each of the following.
Psychology: 3 units
1 course selected from:
| PSYC | 351 | Socio-Cultural Psy Development | 3.0 | FS * |
| PSYC | 353 | Learning in the Young Child | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 456 | Advanced Child Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: PSYC 355 or equivalent.
| PSYC | 457 | Psy of Exceptional Child | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: PSYC 355 or equivalent.
| SPED | 343 | Overview of Special Education | 3.0 | FS |
Social Policy: 3 units
1 course selected from:
| CHLD | 456 | Admin of Child Dev Programs | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: CHLD 250, CHLD 251.
| CHLD | 551 | Staff and Family Relations | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: CHLD 250, CHLD 251.
| SWRK | 320 | Child Welfare | 3.0 | FS |
ECONOMICS: 15-24 units
2 courses required:
| ECON | 102 | Principles of Macro Analysis | 3.0 | FS * |
| ECON | 103 | Principles of Micro Analysis | 3.0 | FS * |
9-18 units selected from:
Any other Economics (ECON) course offerings.
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES: 15-24 units
Note: For a secondary concentration (15 units): after completing the Social Policy Core (12 units), you must take the 3 remaining units from the Science Core.
SOCIAL POLICY CORE: 12 units
4 courses required:
| GEOG | 304 | Environmental Issues | 3.0 | FS * |
| GEOG | 440 | Environ Thought and Action | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| ECON | 365 | Environmental Economics | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 461 | Environmental Politics/Admin | 3.0 | SP |
SCIENCE CORE
3-8 units selected from:
| BIOL | 334 | Conservation Ecology | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: BIOL 101 or equivalent.
| CHEM | 107 | Gen Chem for Applied Sciences | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Intermediate Algebra.
| CHEM | 111 | General Chemistry | 4.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Second-year high school algebra; one year high school chemistry. (One year of high school physics and one year of high school mathematics past Algebra II are recommended.)
| GEOS | 330 | Environmental Science | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of the General Education requirements.
APPLICATIONS
NOTE: You must select at least two courses from one of the following three categories.
0-6 units selected from:
Natural Resources
| GEOG | 389 | Social Science Internship1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 426 | Water Resource Policy/Plan | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: GEOG 304 or equivalent.
| GEOS | 340 | Environmental Geology | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area B1 and one course from Breadth Area B2 of General Education requirements.
| GEOS | 370 | Energy in the Human Environ | 3.0 | SP * |
Prerequisites: One course from Breadth Area B1.
| GEOS | 460 | Water Resources Management | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing; GEOS 330 or GEOS 380.
| GEOS | 530 | Environmental Sys Modeling I | 3.0 | F2 |
Prerequisites: CHEM 112; GEOS 330 or faculty permission; MATH 120; either PHYS 202B or PHYS 204C.
| PSSC | 390 | Food Forever | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| RECR | 310 | Natrl Resource/Inform Citizen | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
Nature, Society, and Human Values
| ANTH | 423 | Human Behavioral Ecology | 3.0 | Inq |
| ANTH | 435 | Medical Anthropology | 3.0 | Inq |
| BIOL | 322 | Science and Human Values | 3.0 | SP * |
Prerequisites: BIOL 101 or BIOL 108.
| GEOG | 389 | Social Science Internship1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 405S | Nature and Restoration | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: GEOG 101 and GEOG 102 or equivalents.
| GEOG | 435 | Historical Geog of North Amer | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
ERROR: unknown course: HIST_341
| PHIL | 329 | Environmental Ethics | 3.0 | FS * |
| RECR | 448 | Mthds/Materials for Environ Ed | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: BIOL 342 or GEOS 130 or equivalent or faculty permission.
| RELS | 347 | Cross-Cultural Environ Ethics | 3.0 | FS * |
Law, Policy, and the Environment
| ANTH | 437 | Anthro/Development Issues | 3.0 | S2 |
| ANTH | 487 | Heritage Resource Planning | 3.0 | Inq |
| ECON | 355 | Economics of Gov Regulations | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: ECON 103.
| GEOG | 389 | Social Science Internship1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 423 | Planning Methods | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: GEOG 315, GEOG 320.
| GEOG | 427 | Environmental Impact Analysis | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: GEOG 320 or equivalent.
| HCSV | 362 | Environmental Health | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 489K | Internship in Legal Studies1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
Permission of Environmental Studies Coordinator also required.
| SOCI | 420 | Environmental Sociology | 3.0 | FA |
FAMILY RELATIONS: 15-24 units
1 course required:
| SOSC | 430 | Family Relations Capstone Sem | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
1 course selected from:
SOCI 435 SOCI 489
SOCI 489 must be taken for 3 units.
Note: For a Secondary Concentration you must complete at least one course in each of the following sections: Child Development, Marriage and Family, and Sex Roles.
Aging
1 course selected from:
| HCSV | 443 | Social Gerontology | 3.0 | FA |
| HCSV | 541 | Health in the Later Years | 3.0 | FA |
| PSYC | 354 | Psychology of Aging | 3.0 | FA |
| SOCI | 461 | Sociology of the Life Course | 3.0 | FS |
| SWRK | 474 | Policy/Progs for Older Adults | 3.0 | SP |
Child Development
1 course selected from:
| CHLD | 250 | Child Development | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Registration in CHLD 251 for Child Development majors and minors.
OR (the following course may be substituted for the above)
| CHLD | 252 | Child Development | 3.0 | FS * |
| PSYC | 355 | Child/Adolescent Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
Marriage and Family
1 course selected from:
| CHLD | 455 | Seminar in Family Relations | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: CHLD 250 or CHLD 252 or CHLD 255.
| PSYC | 393 | Psychology of Marriage | 3.0 | FS |
| SOCI | 235 | Contemporary Families | 3.0 | FS * |
Personality
1 course selected from:
| ANTH | 334 | Body, Self and Emotion | 3.0 | Inq |
| PSYC | 382 | Psychology of Personality | 3.0 | FS |
| SOCI | 360 | Self and Society | 3.0 | FS |
Sex Roles
1 course selected from:
| HCSV | 265 | Human Sexuality | 3.0 | FS * |
| HCSV | 465 | Sexuality Educ: Concepts/Iss | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: BIOL 104.
| SOCI | 133 | Sociology of Sexuality | 3.0 | FS * |
Women and Family
1 course selected from:
| PSYC | 345 | Psychology of Women | 3.0 | FS * |
| SOCI | 230 | Women in Contemp Societies | 3.0 | FS * |
| SWRK | 396 | Social Work Perspective Women | 3.0 | Inq |
GEOGRAPHY: 15-24 units
5 courses required:
| GEOG | 101 | Physical Geography | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 102 | Human Geography | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| GEOG | 219 | Maps, Images and Mapping Data | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 301 | Global Economic Geography | 3.0 | SP NW |
| GEOG | 304 | Environmental Issues | 3.0 | FS * |
0-9 units selected from:
Any Geography (GEOG) course offerings.
GERONTOLOGY: 15-24 units
5 courses required:
| HCSV | 328 | Multicultural Health | 3.0 | FS Eth |
| HCSV | 541 | Health in the Later Years | 3.0 | FA |
| PSYC | 354 | Psychology of Aging | 3.0 | FA |
| RECR | 360 | Therapeutic Recr Older Adults | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in or prior completion of RECR 200, or faculty permission.
| SWRK | 474 | Policy/Progs for Older Adults | 3.0 | SP |
0-9 units selected from:
| HCSV | 443 | Social Gerontology | 3.0 | FA |
| NFSC | 360 | Nutrtn Throughout Life Cycle | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: BIOL 104; NFSC 100 or NFSC 240.
| PHED | 110 | Phys Fitness: A Way of Life | 3.0 | FS * |
| RELS | 264 | Dying/Death/Afterlife | 3.0 | FS * |
| SOCI | 461 | Sociology of the Life Course | 3.0 | FS |
| SOSC | 489 | Internship Social Science | 1.0 | 15.0FS |
Prerequisites: Junior standing, the approval of the Social Science Program Coordinator, faculty permission.
See Internship Policy below.
NOTE: Students wishing to be awarded the Gerontology Certificate must complete a primary concentration, use HCSV 489 and HCSV 490 as part of their 9 units of electives, and have a grade point average of 2.5 overall in their certificate classes.
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES: 15-24 units
5 courses required:
| HCSV | 330 | Mgmt Prin Hlth Svs | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 431 | The Healthcare Delivery System | 3.0 | FA |
| HCSV | 579 | Grant Wrtg/Other Fundraising | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 250 | Intro to Criminal Justice | 3.0 | FS |
| SWRK | 170 | Social Welfare Institutions | 3.0 | FS * |
0-9 units selected from:
| CMST | 370 | Intro to Organizational Comm | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 333 | Medical Economics | 3.0 | FS * |
| HCSV | 435 | Health Care Policy & Politics | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: HCSV 431.
| POLS | 460B | Public Personnel Admin | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 460A or concurrent enrollment.
| SWRK | 302 | Hum Behavr Across the Lifespan | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: No prerequisites or corequisites for non-majors; concurrent enrollment in SWRK 200 for majors.
HEALTH SCIENCE: 15-24 units
5 courses required:
| HCSV | 265 | Human Sexuality | 3.0 | FS * |
| HCSV | 321 | Community Health | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 362 | Environmental Health | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 370 | Drugs in Our Society | 3.0 | FS * |
| NFSC | 303 | Nutrition/Physical Fitness | 3.0 | FS * |
Prerequisites: One lower-division course in biological sciences.
0-9 units selected from:
| HCSV | 320 | Chronic/Communicable Diseases | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: BIOL 104 is strongly recommended.
| HCSV | 323 | International Health | 3.0 | Inq |
| HCSV | 325 | Consumer Health | 3.0 | FS * |
| HCSV | 328 | Multicultural Health | 3.0 | FS Eth |
| HCSV | 368 | Women's Health | 3.0 | FS * |
| HCSV | 450 | Hlth Ed for Elem School Tchrs | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 451 | Hlth Ed for Secondary Tchrs | 3.0 | FS |
| HCSV | 462 | School Health Programs | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: HCSV 369 recommended.
| HCSV | 541 | Health in the Later Years | 3.0 | FA |
For students in the credential program, HCSV 265, HCSV 370, HCSV 451, HCSV 462, and NFSC 303 satisfy the requirements for a supplemental authorization in Health.
HISTORY: 15-24 units
6-9 units selected from:
Any European History course offerings.
6-9 units selected from:
Any American History course offerings.
3-6 units selected from:
Any African, Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, or World History course offerings.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: 15-24 units
12-18 units selected from:
| POLS | 340 | Model United Nations | 1.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: POLS 442.
| POLS | 340B | Model United Nations | 2.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: POLS 340, POLS 442.
| POLS | 341 | International Relations | 3.0 | FS * |
| POLS | 342 | Intl Politics: Methods Anlys | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: POLS 341.
| POLS | 344 | US Foreign Policy Nuclear Age | 3.0 | FS * |
| POLS | 391E | Simulation: Intl Relations | 1.0 | FS |
| POLS | 397 | Tutorial in Political Science | 1.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| POLS | 399 | Special Problems1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 441 | Intl Pols: Theory & Concepts | 3.0 | FA WP |
Prerequisites: POLS 341, ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| POLS | 442 | International Organizations | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 443 | International Law | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 446B | Intl Relations: Africa | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 446C | Inter-American Relations | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 446D | Intl Relations: Pacific Basin | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 446E | Contemp Rus Foreign Policy | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 446F | Intl Relations: Western Europe | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 447 | Vietnam and Foreign Policy | 3.0 | S1 |
| POLS | 448 | Politics of Terrorism | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 449 | Prosem: Intl Relations | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 491D | Simulation: Intl Relations | 1.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.
No more than 6 units of POLS 340, POLS 340B, POLS 391E, POLS 397, POLS 399, POLS 491D, and POLS 498 may be counted.
3-6 units selected from:
| AFRI | 100 | Intro to African Studies | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| AFRI | 300 | Contemporary Probs/Prospects | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| ASST | 300 | Asian Studies: Contemp Probs | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| LAST | 110 | Intro to Latin Amer Studies | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| LAST | 150 | Orientation to Mexico Program | 1.0 | FA |
| LAST | 489 | Intercult Experiential Lrng1.0 | 6.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: LAST 150, faculty permission.
| LAST | 495 | Seminar in Selected Topics | 3.0 | SP WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher, LAST 110.
| POLS | 302 | Politics of Third Wrld Nations | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| POLS | 413 | Politics of Developing Nations | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 415A | Comparative Govt: Middle East | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 415B | Comparative Government: Africa | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 415C | Comparative Gov: Latin America | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 415D | Comparative Government: Asia | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 415E | Comparative Gov: Russ/E Europe | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 415F | Comparative Govt: West Europe | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 417 | Politics: Industrial Societies | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 419 | Seminar: Comparative Govt | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 498 | Special Topics1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
MULTICULTURAL AND GENDER STUDIES: 15-24 units
For a primary concentration: After completing the core, you must take 6 units from Intercultural Study, 6 units from Gender Study, 3 units from Focused Study, and 6 units from any other African American Studies (AFAM), American Indian Studies (AIST), Asian American Studies (AAST), or Chicano Studies (CHST) course offerings selected in consultation with the program coordinator.
For a secondary concentration: After completing the core, you must take 3 units from Intercultural Study, 3 units from Gender Study, 3 units from Focused Study, and 3 units of electives from any other African American Studies (AFAM), American Indian Studies (AIST), Asian American Studies (AAST), or Chicano Studies (CHST) course offerings selected in consultation with the program coordinator.
CORE: 3 units
1 course required:
| MCGS | 155 | Intro Multicultural/Gender Std | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
Intercultural Study: 3-6 units
1-2 courses selected from:
| CMST | 335 | Intercult Comm Theory/Pract | 3.0 | FS Eth |
| MCGS | 324 | Religion/Amer Eth Minorities | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| MCGS | 328 | Multicultural Health | 3.0 | FS Eth |
| MCGS | 332 | American Ethnic Origins | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
Gender Study: 3-6 units
1-2 courses selected from:
| CMST | 334 | Gender and Communication | 3.0 | FS * |
| HCSV | 369 | Health Education Techniques | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: HCSV 260 or equivalent, HCSV 320; HCSV 321 recommended.
| MCGS | 326 | Perspectives on Gender/Disease | 3.0 | FS * |
| MCGS | 345 | Theoretical Perspect Gender | 3.0 | FS * |
| MCGS | 380 | Gender, Science, and Society | 3.0 | FS * |
| WMST | 335 | Women/Gender in Amer History | 3.0 | Inq * |
Focused Study: 3 units
1 course selected from:
| AAST | 152 | Intro Asian-American Exper | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| AFAM | 170 | Intro African American Studies | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| AIST | 170 | Intro to Amer Indian Studies | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| CHST | 157 | Intro to Chicano Studies | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
Electives: 3-6 units
1-2 courses selected from:
Any other African American Studies (AFAM), American Indian Studies (AIST), Asian American Studies (AAST), or Chicano Studies (CHST) course offerings selected in consultation with the program coordinator.
PARALEGAL: 24 units
Note: This pattern is available as a 24-unit Primary Concentration only.
6 courses required:
| POLS | 451B | Civil Rights/Civil Liberties | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 454 | Legal Research | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 455 | Legal Para-Professional | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 489K | Internship in Legal Studies1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
| POLS | 489L | Internship in Public Law | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Faculty permission.
See Internship Policy below.
| POLS | 491F | Simulation: Public Law | 2.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.
1 course selected from:
| BLAW | 302 | Managing the Legal Environment | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: At least junior standing.
| BLAW | 411 | Commercial Law | 3.0 | Inq |
Prerequisites: BLAW 302.
4 units selected from:
| BLAW | 190 | Understanding the Law | 3.0 | SP * |
| BLAW | 414 | Labor Law/Collective Bargain | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: At least junior standing or faculty permission.
| POLS | 399 | Special Problems1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 456 | Legal Analysis | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 458 | Issues in Court Administration | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 464 | Administrative Law | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 465 | Administration of Justice | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 493 | Community Research | 3.0 | 15.0FS |
Prerequisites: Approval of the Department of Political Science.
| SWRK | 480 | Law and Disadvantaged Persons | 3.0 | Inq |
POLITICAL SCIENCE: 15-24 units
3 courses required:
| POLS | 331 | Intro to Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| POLS | 341 | International Relations | 3.0 | FS * |
| POLS | 421 | Methods of Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 331 or permission of instructor.
1 course selected from:
| POLS | 431 | American Political Thought | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 432 | Recent Amer Political Thought | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 434 | Origin West Political Thought | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 436 | Liberal/Conservative Trad | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 437 | Contemporary Political Thought | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 438 | Jurisprudence/Phil of Law | 3.0 | FA |
1 course selected from:
| POLS | 402 | State Government | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 403 | Local Government | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 404 | Interest Groups and Lobbying | 3.0 | FA |
Prerequisites: POLS 402 and POLS 473 are recommended.
| POLS | 422 | Politic Socialization/Behavior | 3.0 | SP |
| POLS | 423 | Political Parties | 3.0 | Inq |
| POLS | 471A | Public Policy Formation | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 472 | The Presidency | 3.0 | SP |
0-9 units selected from:
Any upper-division political science (POLS) course offerings.
Any upper-division Political Science (POLS) course offering, including at least one course from four of the six major areas: American Government, Political Theory and Methodology, Comparative Government, International Relations, Public Law, and Public Administration. For the Secondary Concentration, students should select at least one course from three of the above six areas.
PSYCHOLOGY: 15-24 units
Core: 3 units
1 course required:
| PSYC | 101 | Principles of Psych | 3.0 | FS * |
Personal Growth: 3 units
1 course selected from:
| PSYC | 341 | Cross-Cultural Psychology | 3.0 | FS *NW |
| PSYC | 345 | Psychology of Women | 3.0 | FS * |
| PSYC | 382 | Psychology of Personality | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 391 | Psy of Prejudice/Hate/Violence | 3.0 | FS *Eth |
| PSYC | 393 | Psychology of Marriage | 3.0 | FS |
NOTE: For a primary concentration, take two courses from each of the three areas below. For a secondary concentration, take one course from each of the three areas below.
Developmental: 3-6 units
1-2 courses selected from:
| PSYC | 351 | Socio-Cultural Psy Development | 3.0 | FS * |
| PSYC | 352 | Aids/Aides/AIDS Iss Child Psy | 3.0 | FS * |
| PSYC | 353 | Learning in the Young Child | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 354 | Psychology of Aging | 3.0 | FA |
| PSYC | 355 | Child/Adolescent Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 457 | Psy of Exceptional Child | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: PSYC 355 or equivalent.
Cognition/Biopsychology: 3-6 units
1-2 courses selected from:
| PSYC | 312 | Appl Psy: Learning/Intellect | 3.0 | Inq |
| PSYC | 321 | Brain/Mind/Behavior | 3.0 | FA * |
| PSYC | 323 | Health Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 333 | Human Perception | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 363 | History of Mind | 3.0 | FA * |
| PSYC | 425 | Neuropsychology | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: PSYC 321 or PSYC 324 or PSYC 424, or any course which has covered basic brain anatomy, or faculty permission.
| PSYC | 489 | Internship in Applied Psy1.0 | 6.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: Necessary background for specific internship.
Applied: 3-6 units
1-2 courses selected from:
| PSYC | 362 | Psychology of Learning | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 381 | Abnormal Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 492 | Social Psy of Sport/Play/Games | 3.0 | FS |
| PSYC | 573 | Counseling Psychology | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: PSYC 381 or PSYC 382, senior or graduate standing, faculty permission.
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: 15-24 units
3 courses required:
| POLS | 403 | Local Government | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 460A | Intro to Public Administration | 3.0 | FS |
| POLS | 462 | Organizational Theory | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 460A or concurrent enrollment.
NOTE: For a Secondary Concentration Advising Pattern you must complete one course in the Public Policy and Methods areas.
Methods
1 course selected from:
| POLS | 331 | Intro to Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS WP |
Prerequisites: ENGL 130 (or its equivalent) with a grade of C- or higher.
| POLS | 421 | Methods of Political Inquiry | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: POLS 331 or permission of instructor.
Public Policy
1 course selected from:
| POLS | 471A | Public Policy Formation | 3.0 | FA |
| POLS | 471B | Policy Analysis Capstone Sem | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: POLS 421, POLS 471A.
1 course required:
| POLS | 489A | Intern Public Administration1.0 | 3.0 | FS |
Prerequisites: 3.0 cumulative GPA and faculty permission.
See Internship Policy below.
6 units selected from:
Any Political Science (POLS) course offerings.
RURAL PLANNING: 15-24 units
5 courses required:
| GEOG | 101 | Physical Geography | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 219 | Maps, Images and Mapping Data | 3.0 | FS |
| GEOG | 304 | Environmental Issues | 3.0 | FS * |
| GEOG | 320 | Intro Community & Rural Plng | 3.0 | FA |
| GEOG | 427 | Environmental Impact Analysis | 3.0 | SP |
Prerequisites: GEOG 320 or equivalent.
NOTE: For a secondary concentration you are required to take the 15-unit pattern listed above, and for a primary concentration you must add the 9 units below.
9 units selected from:
Any Geography (GEOG) or other course offerings in resources, environment, or planning, with consent of the Social Science Coordinator.
SOCIOLOGY: 15-24 units
CORE PROGRAM: 9 units
3 courses required:
| SOCI | 100 | Principles of Sociology | 3.0 | FS * |
| SOCI | 300 | Social Theory: Classical | 3.0 | FS |
| SOCI | 310 | Social Research Methods | 3.0 | FS |
For a secondary concentration in Sociology: after completing the Core, you must complete 6 units of any SOCI offerings.
2 courses selected from:
| SOCI | 330 | Sociology of Gender | 3.0 | FS |
| SOCI | 340 | Soci of Wealth & Inequality | 3.0 | FS * |
| SOCI | 350 | Ethnic and Race Relations | 3.0 | Inq *Eth |
| SOCI | 360 | Self and Society | 3.0 | FS |
9 units selected from: Any Sociology (SOCI) course offerings.
NOTE: Up to 3 units of SOCI 489, Applied Sociology Internship, may be applied toward the Sociology area of concentration.
Electives Requirement:
To complete the total units required for the bachelor's degree, select additional elective courses from the total university offerings. You should consult with an adviser regarding the selection of courses which will provide breadth to your university experience and possibly apply to a supportive second major or minor.
Grading Requirement:
All courses taken to fulfill major course requirements must be taken for a letter grade except those courses specified by the department as Credit/No Credit grading only.
Advising Requirement:
Advising is mandatory for all majors in this degree program. Consult your undergraduate adviser for specific information.
Honors in the Major
Honors in the Major is a program of independent work in your major. It involves 6 units of honors course work completed over two semesters.
Your Honors work will be recognized at your graduation, on your permanent transcripts, and on your diploma. It is often accompanied by letters of commendation from your mentor in the department or the department chair. Most importantly, however, the Honors in the Major program allows you to work closely with a faculty mentor in your area of interest on an original performance or research project. This year-long collaboration allows you to work in your field at a professional level and culminates in a public presentation of your work. Students sometimes take their projects beyond the university for submission in professional journals, presentation at conferences, or competition in shows; such experience is valuable for graduate school and later professional life.
Some common features of Honors in the Major program are
1. You must take 6 units of Honors in the Major course work. At least 3 of these 6 units are independent study (499H) as specified by your department. You must complete each class with a minimum grade of B. 2. You must have completed 9 units of upper-division course work or 21 overall units in your major before you can be admitted to Honors in the Major. Check the requirements carefully, as there may be specific courses that must be included in these units. 3. Your cumulative GPA should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5 percent of majors in your department. 4. Your GPA in your major should be at least 3.5 or within the top 5 percent of majors in your department. 5. Most students apply for or are invited to participate in Honors in the Major during the second semester of their junior year. Then they complete the 6 units of course work over the two semesters of their senior year. 6. Your honors work culminates with a public presentation of your Honors project.
While Honors in the Major is part of the Honors Program, each department administers its own program. Please contact your major department or major adviser for further information.
INTERNSHIP POLICY
With the approval of the appropriate academic adviser, it is possible to enroll for academic credit in an internship course which is related to your program of study in the Social Sciences. Internships are permitted or required in about half of the Social Science Depth fields, all of the minors described below, and in the Social Science MA program. In some cases, internships may be repeated for credit more than once.
The general guidelines for internships in the undergraduate and graduate Social Science and Special Programs includes appropriate class standing, the completion of an appropriate amount of program course work prior to the internship, working approximately 135 hours for each 3 units of credit, the submission of a written proposal to the faculty supervisor describing the job duties and educational objectives associated with the internship, demonstration that the host agency/location is willing to accept the intern and that the duties are acceptable to them, have submitted to the faculty supervisor an evaluation of the intern's work by the agency/location supervisor, and submit to the faculty supervisor a paper of adequate length which describes the character of the internship and its relationship to the academic program within which the student is working. Graduate internships require graduate standing, the demonstration that the quality of experience merits graduate credit, and demonstration that the internship fits into the overall graduate program.