Combined Major in Sociology-Anthropology and Geography
The departments of Geography and Environmental Planning and Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice offer a program leading to a bachelor’s degree with a combined major in Geography and Environmental Planning and Sociology-Anthropology, with a concentration in Sociology or Anthropology. The Sociology Concentration course requirements are listed below. For information on the Anthropology Concentration combined major option, see the department chair in Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Lower-Division Courses | ||
| GEOG 101 | PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (counts toward Core Curriculum requirements) | 3 |
| SOCI 101 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (counts toward Core Curriculum requirements) | 3 |
| Statistics Requirement | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| BEHAVIORAL STATISTICS | ||
| BASIC STATISTICS | ||
| Upper-Level Sociology Courses applied to Geography Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL MOVEMENTS | ||
| URBAN SOCIOLOGY | ||
| DEMOGRAPHY | ||
| DEVIANCE AND ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY | ||
| CLASS, STATUS AND POWER | ||
| SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY 2 | ||
| Upper-Level Geography Courses applied to Sociology Electives | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF URBANIZATION | ||
| CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND SOCIETY: A GEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVE (second writing course) | ||
| POPULATION GEOGRAPHY | ||
| URBAN SYSTEMS | ||
| COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING | ||
| SEMINAR: SELECTED TOPICS IN GEOGRAPHY 3 | ||
| TRAVEL AND STUDY | ||
| DIRECTED READNGS IN GEOGRAPHY (with approval of Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice adviser) | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY IN GEOGRAPHY (with approval of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice adviser) | ||
| Geography Major Requirements | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOGRAPHY OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY | ||
| GEOG 221 | INTRODUCTION TO GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY | 3 |
| GEOG 232 | INTRO TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE | 4 |
| GEOG 401 | GROWTH OF GEOGRAPHIC THOUGHT | 3 |
| Select one upper-level regional geography course | 3 | |
| Select two upper-level elective geography courses | 6 | |
| Sociology Requirements | ||
| SOCI 381 | SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY | 3 |
| SOCI 391 | RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
| Select 18 units of electives in sociology, at least 12 of which must be upper division. Two elective courses (6 units) may be in anthropology | 18 | |
| Total Units | 67 | |
| 1 | Any of these courses will count as 3 units in either Geography or Sociology and satisfy the statistics requirement in both programs. Students cannot receive credit in both the first and second major for more than one of these courses. |
| 2 | Topics offered here may be accepted with approval of the Department of Geography and Environmental Planning adviser. |
| 3 | Topics offered here may be accepted with approval of the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice adviser. |
