Schedule - Online BA in Sociology | Extension and International Programs

Program Schedule

You can finish Cal State Fullerton’s online Bachelor of Sociology degree on a pace of three years.

The program consists of 17 total classes. Each class lasts 8 weeks (summer classes last 5 weeks), and you take one class at a time — ideal for employed students. Classes are scheduled back-to-back in the fall and spring, and there is some slight overlap in the summer.

You will go through the program with a cohort, giving you the opportunity to build relationships and a professional network. Since all classes and exams are online, you have no commute, and can study anywhere and anytime.

Program Schedule
Term	Course Dates	Weeks	Course	Course Title	Units
Year 1	Fall	8	SOCI 308	Writing for Sociology Students × Writing for Sociology Students Composition, sources of information and sociological writing for different audiences. Satisfies the classroom portion of the upper-division writing requirement for sociology majors.	3
	Fall	8	SOCI 341	Social Interaction × Social Interaction Social and socio-psychological dimensions of group behavior and the socialization of the individual. Social interaction and its impact on the individual and personality formation.	3
	Spring	8	SOCI 302	Social Research Methods × Social Research Methods Qualitative and quantitative perspectives on social research. Purpose and components of qualitative and quantitative research design, including the role of theory in research, sampling, reflexivity, the practice of mixed methods of data collection, analysis and writing results.	3
	Spring	8	SOCI 354	Gender, Sex and Society × Gender, Sex and Society Critical examination of gender as a social and institutional construct, including analyses of identity, sexuality, media, family, work, economy, the state and global relations.	3
	Summer	5	SOCI 371	Sociology of City Life × Sociology of City Life Development, patterns, structures and consequences of social inequality, with emphasis on social class, race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality in the U.S. Dynamics of resistance and social change.	3
	Summer	5	SOCI 473	Social Behavior in Organizations × Social Behavior in Organizations Sociological analysis of formal organizations (industrial, governmental, welfare, military, medical, educational, correctional, etc.) as systems of social interaction. Topics include blueprinted vs. informal organization, structure, authority, decision-making, role conflicts, communication and morals.	3
Year 2	Fall	8	SOCI 303	Statistics for the Social Sciences × Statistics for the Social Sciences Techniques for the elementary statistical analysis of social data. Description and inferential measures include tests, chi-square, analysis of variance, contingency table analysis and linear regression.	3
	Fall	8	SOCI 325	The American Drug Scene × The American Drug Scene Uses sociological research and theory to understand drug use in the U.S. Drug subcultures, moral panics, the social consequences of drug policies, crime and trends in drug use.	3
	Spring	8	SOCI 410	Theories of Social Behavior × Theories of Social Behavior Main schools of sociological thought, both European and American. Systems of theory, methodology of theorists, cultural change and social institutions.	3
	Spring	8	SOCI 357	Race and Ethnic Relations × Race and Ethnic Relations Development and current conditions of minority/majority relations through study of social, political and economic causes and consequences of prejudice and discrimination. Evolutionary and revolutionary movements for change.	3
	Summer	5	AFAM 356	African-American Music Appreciation × African-American Music Appreciation Black music in America; the sociological conditions that help produce various forms of black music.	3
	Summer	5	SOCI 356	Social Inequality × Social Inequality Development, patterns, structures and consequences of social inequality, with emphasis on social class, race, ethnicity, gender and sexuality in the U.S. Dynamics of resistance and social change.	3
Year 3	Fall	8	SOCI 366	Deviant Behavior × Deviant Behavior Social construction, nature and patterns of deviance. Topics include theories of deviance, research on deviance, types of deviance, constructing deviance, deviant identity, relations among deviants, deviant acts, and deviant careers.	3
	Fall	8	SOCI 351	Sociology of the Family × Sociology of the Family The family as a social institution. Historical and cross-cultural perspectives; social change affecting marriage and the family; analysis of American courtship and marriage patterns; the psycho-dynamics of family life.	3
	Spring	8	SOCI 443	Sociology of Aging × Sociology of Aging Population age structure; theories of aging; aging in family, economic, political, religious, educational, leisure/esthetic institutions, aging and ethnicity, social policy and the future of aging.	3
	Spring	8	SOCI 411	Criminology × Criminology Extent, causes and control of criminal behavior. Criminal law, causal factors and theories, correctional institutions, probation and parole and preventive efforts.	3
	Summer	5	SOCI 360	Death and Dying × Death and Dying Dying as a social process; functions of bereavement behavior; the grief process; fear of death and dying; death related rituals, demographic aspects of mortality; American death acceptance-denial controversy.	3
TOTAL UNITS					51