Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Generated from University of California, Davis’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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.
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 20 SOC and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 98 more SOC courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
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.
General2 required · verify with the official sheet
Community Health & Counseling2 required · verify with the official sheet
Education & Community2 required · verify with the official sheet
Environmental Policy & Regional Planning2 required · verify with the official sheet
Family & Community2 required · verify with the official sheet
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Psychology; Statistics; Research Methods; Biology; choose an option:; OR, if prerequisites are met, choose:; Recommended, not required:; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Choose two:; Choose two (or the equivalent) of Chinese, Japanese, or other East Asian language study:; Choose a series:; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Soil Science; Economics; Choose 6 units:; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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One additional lower division American Studies course.; Or an equivalent course in racial and ethnic diversity.; Or an equivalent course in social science approaches to culture.; Or an equivalent course introducing critical approaches to literary and visual texts in the humanities.; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in SOC. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at SOC 208
4 courses deep, ending at SOC 288
2 courses deep, ending at SOC 193
2 courses deep, ending at SOC 194HB
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Biological Science; Chemistry; Economics; Psychology; Statistics; Preparatory Subject Matter Subtotal
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Depth Subject Matter2 required · verify with the official sheet
Choose two courses each from two of the following Core Groups and one course each from the remaining two Core Groups. Total upper division units should equal at least 40 units between core group courses and major elective courses.; Core Group A: Perception, Cognition, & Cognitive Neuroscience; Core Group B: Psychobiology; Core Group C: Social/Personality; Core Group D: Developmental; Depth Subject
Approved Major Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet
Additional units to achieve a total of 40 units of approved upper division major elective coursework. Each course may only be used to satisfy one Psychology major requirement; the same course cannot be used for multiple Psychology major requirements.; Approved Psychology Electives; Any upper division Psychology (PSC) course(s), except PSC 197T, including:; Any course listed in the Core Groups abov
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Choose a minimum of 16 units from any upper division Evolutionary ANT courses:; Choose a minimum of 16 units from any upper division Sociocultural ANT courses:; Depth Subject Matter Subtotal
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Foreign Language Requirement1 required · verify with the official sheet
Students must complete:; Three sequenced quarters (15 units) of courses in one foreign language:; • SPA 001 or SPA 001V or SPA 001Y & SPA 002 or SPA 002V or SPA 002Y & SPA 003 or SPA 003V or SPA 003Y OR SPA 001A or SPA 001S in combination with other courses to complete 15 units.; • FRE 001 or FRE 001Y & FRE 002 or FRE 002Y & FRE 003 or FRE 003Y , or FRE 001A .; • CHN 001 , CHN 002 , CHN 003 .; • P
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American Studies Elective; Three additional upper division American Studies courses.; Emphasis; In consultation with the American Studies Undergraduate Advisor, the student designs a program of 20 units (typically five courses) of upper division course work around a unifying theme, period, or subject matter in American cultures. The courses should come from two or more departments or programs and
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Arabic; Chinese; OR; OR; French; &; &; &; &; German; Hebrew; Hindi/Urdu; AND; Italian; AND; AND; AND; and; OR; AND; AND; Japanese; OR; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; AND; AND; AND; AND; OR; Foreign Language Subtotal
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All SOC courses in the UC Davis catalog
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