# Sociology (SOC) courses

College of Alameda · 2026-2027 Catalog · 6 courses

Source: https://coa.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/47221/47359/47397/47490/47493

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### SOC 2 — Social Problems

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md)

Study of society through the application of sociological principles and critical thinking skills to the identification and analysis of selected social problems: Poverty, racism/sexism, drug abuse, crime, population control.

### SOC 3 — Sociology of Women

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** ENGL C1000
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md)

An exploration of various conceptual frameworks regarding the status of women including structural functionalism, role dynamics, dominant subordinate minority group interaction and concepts of oppression-liberation with emphasis on current trends of the movement.

### SOC 5 — Minority Groups

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 4;

Analysis of racial, religious, and ethnic minority groups; general principles of dominant-minority group relations.

### SOC 11 — The Sociology of Health and Illness

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** SOCI C1000
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/college-of-alameda/schedule/fall-2026/soc.md)
- Peralta GE Areas 4;

Health and Illness: Introduction to the social determinants (race, class, and gender) of health, social construction of illness, and political economy of medicine.

### SOC 49 — Independent Study in Sociology

- **Units:** .5-5
- **Hours:** .5 hours lecture
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

In-depth exploration of an area or problem of the student's choice not covered by regular catalog offerings in Sociology. Student must obtain approval from an appropriate faculty member. For more details, see the section on independent study in the college catalog.

### SOC 120 — Introduction to Research Methods

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** SOC 001 As required in course descriptors in C-ID as identified for AA-T in Sociology and
- **Advisory:** STAT C1000 or MATH C1000
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Introduction to empirical research for the social sciences: Nature of theory, hypotheses, variables, ethics of research; application of qualitative and quantitative analytic tools including survey, observational, experimental, case study, and comparative historical research.