- 40 total units in sociology
- One additional social science class from a discipline other than sociology (economics, political science, psychology, or any other course that fulfills an Understanding Human Behavior requirement in the University Core)
- An average grade of C (2.0) in major courses must be obtained in order to graduate
Required Courses
- SOCL 1000 Principles of Sociology
- SOCL 2000 Qualitative Research Methods
- SOCL 2100 Quantitative Research Methods
- SOCL 3000 Sociological Theory
- SOCL 4900 Sociology Seminar (taken during senior year)
- Five additional upper-division sociology courses. Must take at least one course in each of the following theme areas:
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- SOCL 3100 Metropolitan Los Angeles
- SOCL 3110 Sociology of Sport
- SOCL 3120 Social Organization
- SOCL 3130 Sociology of Law
- SOCL 3140 Sociology of Popular Culture
- SOCL 3141 Media: The Empire of Illusion
- SOCL 3150 Sociology of Health and Illness
- SOCL 3160 Sociology of Marriage and Families
- SOCL 4100 Criminal Justice
- SOCL 4101 Criminal Law
- SOCL 4103 Social Psychology and the Law
- SOCL 4110 Religion, Culture, and Society
- SOCL 4120 Science, Technology, and Society
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- SOCL 3200 Deviant Behavior
- SOCL 3210 Gender and Society
- SOCL 3211 Men and Masculinities
- SOCL 3221 Race and Ethnic Relations
- SOCL 3222 Sociology of the Black Community
- SOCL 3231 Social Stratification
- SOCL 3232 Community
- SOCL 3233 Political Sociology
- SOCL 3240 Sociology of Aging
- SOCL 3250 Health and Social Justice
- SOCL 3260 Human Trafficking
- SOCL 3290 Social Inequalities
- SOCL 4202 Crime and Delinquency
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- SOCL 3300 Urban Sociology
- SOCL 3310 Demography and Population Analysis
- SOCL 3320 Social Psychology
- SOCL 3321 Sociology of Emotions
- SOCL 3340 Social Movements
- SOCL 3341 Politics, Faith, and Civic Engagement
- SOCL 3350 The Life Course
- SOCL 3351 Sociology of Adolescents
- SOCL 3360 Environment and Society
- SOCL 3370 Sociology of Globalization
- SOCL 3371 Gender and Global Migration
- SOCL 3372 Sociology of U.S. Immigration
- SOCL 3373 Immigration and Los Angeles
- SOCL 3390 Work and Economic Justice
Honors in Sociology
Students who are of junior standing and have a 3.3 GPA in all sociology courses and a 3.3 GPA for all university courses will be notified of their eligibility to join Alpha Kappa Delta. In order to be eligible, students must have taken at least four upper division sociology courses at LMU.
Minor Requirements
20 total units in sociology, which includes:
- SOCL 1000 Principles of Sociology
- SOCL 2000 Qualitative Research Methods OR
- SOCL 2100 Quantitative Research Methods
- SOCL 3000 Sociological Theory
- Two additional upper-division sociology courses in any theme area