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 184 published pathways from Foothill College — 24 shown.

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