SOC 1

About this course

Introduction to the field of sociology; the scientific study of human society and the contemporary world, and the interaction of individuals and groups in society. Analysis of major theories, concepts, methods, social institutions, and social processes. Development of a sociological imagination and social context analysis. Society in its social class, racial and gendered dynamics.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in SOC 1H.”

What this course unlocks

Foothill courses that list SOC 1 as a prerequisite.

• SOC 10SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS & DESIGNS

Transfer pathways that use SOC 1

ASSIST maps SOC 1 to a requirement in 185 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

• POLITICAL SCIENCEFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• PUBLIC HEALTHFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• SOCIOLOGYFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Kinesiology B.S. - Pre-Health Professions ConcentrationFoothill → Humboldt State
• SociologyFoothill → Humboldt State
• Social WorkFoothill → San Francisco State
• SociologyFoothill → San Francisco State
• Speech, Language, and Hearing SciencesFoothill → San Francisco State
• African and Middle Eastern StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• Asian StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• CommunicationFoothill → UCLA
• Disability StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• European StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• Global StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• Human Biology and SocietyFoothill → UCLA
• Human Biology and SocietyFoothill → UCLA
• International Development StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• Latin American StudiesFoothill → UCLA
• SociologyFoothill → UCLA
• Interdisciplinary StudiesFoothill → CSU Monterey Bay
• Business EconomicsFoothill → UC Irvine
• Chicano/Latino StudiesFoothill → UC Irvine
• EconomicsFoothill → UC Irvine
• Nursing ScienceFoothill → UC Irvine

The other FHDA college

The district declares these courses cross-listed with SOC 1. That is a district equivalence, recorded in the colleges’ own course data — it is not an ASSIST articulation, and whether it satisfies a particular transfer requirement is a separate question shown on the pathway pages.

• SOC 1Introduction to Sociology · De Anza