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SOC at Oregon State University

Catalog Open in Explore

Courses: 100
Prereq links: 4
Depth: 2 tiers
Feeder courses: 0

Where to start

Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.

SOC 204Z+*introduction to SociologySOC 205Z*social Change and InstitutionsSOC 206Z*social Problems

Intro sequences

The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.

1. SOC 204Z+*introduction to Sociology

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SOC 205Z*social Change and Institutions

SOC 206Z*social Problems

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate SOC coursework.

SOC 204Z+*introduction to Sociologyopens 1 course (0.3 directly)
SOC 205Z*social Change and Institutionsopens 1 course (0.3 directly)
SOC 206Z*social Problemsopens 1 course (0.3 directly)
SOC 315Introduction to Research Methodsopens 1 course (0.3 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate SOC work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 5 SOC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 95 more SOC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on SOC, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

Public Policy Undergraduate Majorother20 SOC courses · ~5 total

Public Policy Undergraduate Major in the Planner

Corechoose 1

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Environmental Policy Specialization; Rural Policy Specialization; Social Policy Specialization; General Policy Specialization

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ECON 352/AEC 352

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Social Service and Advocacy Optionother20 SOC courses · ~7 total

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Crime, Law, and Deviance Optionother14 SOC courses · ~6 total

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Crime and Justice Optionother7 SOC courses · ~5 total

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Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology Optionother7 SOC courses · ~3 total

Environmental and Natural Resource Sociology Option in the Planner

Required Core1 required

Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Select 20 credits from the following courses:; Up to 8 elective credits may be selected from the following non-sociology courses:

Conservation Law Enforcement Optionother6 SOC courses · ~10 total

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Measurement and Analysischoose 1

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CROP 414/HORT 414

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Law and Politics Optionother6 SOC courses · ~6 total

Law and Politics Option in the Planner

Foundation Coursesall required

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Environmental and Energy Politics Optionother5 SOC courses · ~6 total

Environmental and Energy Politics Option in the Planner

Foundation Coursesall required

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Health Teaching Optionother5 SOC courses · ~25 total

Health Teaching Option in the Planner

Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Preventionchoose 1

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Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Optionother5 SOC courses · ~10 total

Human Dimensions in Natural Resources Option in the Planner

Measurement and Analysis1 required

Consensus and Communicationchoose 1

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Natural Resources Undergraduate Majorother5 SOC courses · ~27 total

Natural Resources Undergraduate Major in the Planner

Interdisciplinary Foundationsall required

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Sociology Undergraduate Majorother5 SOC courses · ~2 total

Sociology Undergraduate Major in the Planner

Required Core2 required · verify with the official sheet

PPOL 415 PPOL 460 SOC 204Z SOC 315

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

More upper-level work

SOC 455Education & Inequality

Standalone courses

SOC 199Special TopicsSOC 204HZ+*introduction to SociologySOC 205HZ*social Change and InstitutionsSOC 207Problems in Crime and JusticeSOC 241Introduction to Crime and JusticeSOC 242Crime and MediaSOC 280+introduction to Environment and SocietySOC 299Special TopicsSOC 312*sociology of the FamilySOC 313Sociology of Intimate RelationshipsSOC 316Quantitative Data AnalysisSOC 318^qualitative Research MethodsSOC 340Deviant Behavior and Social ControlSOC 341Police and SocietySOC 345*crimes and Violence in Intimate RelationshipsSOC 349Serial HomicideSOC 350Health, Illness and SocietySOC 351*sociology of Mental IllnessSOC 355Death and DyingSOC 360*population Trends and PolicySOC 371Social Media and Everyday LifeSOC 372*popular CultureSOC 381Social Dimensions of SustainabilitySOC 399Special TopicsSOC 399HSpecial TopicsSOC 401ResearchSOC 403ThesisSOC 405Reading and ConferenceSOC 406ProjectsSOC 407SeminarSOC 410InternshipSOC 413Sociological TheorySOC 424Social PsychologySOC 426*social InequalitySOC 430Gender and SocietySOC 432Sociology of AgingSOC 437Race and Ethnic RelationsSOC 438Us Immigration Issues in theSOC 439Welfare and Social ServicesSOC 440Juvenile Delinquency+ 55 more courses in Explore

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in SOC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

2 courses deep, ending at SOC 455
1. SOC 204Z+*introduction to Sociology
2. SOC 455Education & Inequality

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SOC 312 SOC 313 SOC 340 SOC 341 SOC 345 SOC 350 SOC 351 SOC 355 SOC 432 SOC 437 SOC 442 SOC 449+ 3 more qualify

Experiential Learning1 required

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SOC 207 SOC 241 SOC 242 SOC 340 SOC 341 SOC 345 SOC 349 SOC 410 SOC 440 SOC 441 SOC 442 SOC 444+ 2 more qualify

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COMM 440 PS 381 PS 382 PS 383 PS 384 SOC 440 SOC 442 SOC 448 SOC 449 SSCI 410

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ECON 461 PPOL 413/PS 413 PS 311 PS 312 PS 325 PS 326 PS 331 PS 354 PS 362 PS 363 PS 364 PS 365+ 14 more qualify

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AEC 352/ECON 352 ECON 466 PPOL 474 PS 331 PS 371 PS 372 PS 374 PS 455 PS 470 PS 473 PS 475 PS 476+ 7 more qualify

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Promotion of Health Eating and Physical Activitychoose 1

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Any approved anatomy course

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ES 431 HDFS 447 PSY 201Z PSY 202Z PSY 340 PSY 360 SOC 206Z SOC 313 SOC 345

Promotion of Sexual Health1 required

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Philosophy and Ethics of the Environment2 required · verify with the official sheet

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NR 312 NR 380 PHL 440 PHL 443/REL 443 PHL 448/ES 448/REL 448 PHL 470 SOC 381

Environmental Policy and Lawchoose 1

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Resource Economicschoose 1

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Conservation and Management2 required · verify with the official sheet

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BA 251 FES 365 FES 455/HORT 455 FES 486 FW 251 FW 326 FW 350 FW 462 GEOG 250 GEOG 430 GEOG 451 GEOG 452/ENSC 452+ 5 more qualify

Humans, Society and the Environment2 required · verify with the official sheet

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AEC 122 ANTH 101 ANTH 210 ANTH 477 ANTH 481 ENSC 333/GEOG 333 GEO 332 GEOG 300 GEOG 331 HST 481 OC 203 OC 333+ 15 more qualify

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Biological Scienceschoose 1

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Mathematics; Statistics

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Resource Managementchoose 1

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Difference, Power, and Oppression - Advanced; Natural Resource Policy and Politics; Select two courses from the following, with each course from a different department:; Economics; Social and Ethical Issues; Spatial Analysis

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Specialty Option15 required

Official requirement sheet

Official requirement sheet

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