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Human Psychology, Culture and Society
UC Santa Cruz offers a wide range of majors focused in human psychology, culture and society. The following information is for majors in anthropology, community studies, Latin American and Latino studies, legal studies, politics, psychology and sociology. In addition to the college core course or first year seminar, first quarter UCSC students choose two lower-division courses (1 - 99), most of which satisfy a general education requirement.
Initial placement examinations:
Students must take the following placement examinations, (unless prerequisites are satisfied the with a college-level course or AP exam):
Language (Latin American and Latino Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology combined major) - if you plan to study a language, or if the major requires you to have a second language, you must take an appropriate language placement examination (previous courses or AP exams will not serve as prerequisites).
Mathematics (Psychology) - indicates the mathematics course where you should begin: MATH 2, MATH 3 or place out of the requirement. If you have no college or AP credits in mathematics, you must take the math placement exam.
First year courses:
You should also enroll in courses that will allow you to explore a major. General, introductory courses are listed below by department and title.
ANTH 1: Introduction to Human Evolution
ANTH 2: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
ANTH 3: Introduction to Archaeology
ANTH 4: Public Life and Contemporary Issues, or a course in the ANTH 80 series
CMMU 10: Introduction to Community Activism
CMMU 80 courses (any)
LALS 1: Introduction to Latin American and Latino Studies
Languages: Latin American and Latino Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology combined major require Spanish, Spanish for Spanish Speakers or Portuguese
LGST 10: Introduction to Legal Process
POLI 1-79
PSYC 1: Introduction to Psychology
MATH 3: Precalculus (or sufficient score on math placement exam or transferable college credit)
PSYC 2: Introduction to Psychological Statistics (requires completion of PSYC 1 and MATH 3)
PSYC 3: Research Methods in Psychology (requires completion of PSYC 2)
PSYC 10: Introduction to Developmental Psychology (requires completion of PSYC 1)
SOCY 1: Introduction to Sociology
SOCY 10: Issues and Problems in American Society
SOCY 15: World Society
Contact information:
Anthropology
Program Advisor, anthro_ugradadv@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-3320
361A Social Sciences I
http://anthro.ucsc.edu
Community Studies
Program Advisor, peterson@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2371
231 Oakes College
http://communitystudies.ucsc.edu
Latin American and Latino Studies
Latin American and Latino Studies/Sociology combined major
Program Advisor, lals@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2119
32 Merrill College
http://lals.ucsc.edu
Legal Studies
Program Advisor, legalstudies@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2056
27 Merrill College
http://zzyx.ucsc.edu/Pol/legal.html
Politics
Program Advisor, polimajor@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2505
27 Merrill College
http://politics.ucsc.edu
Psychology
Program Advisor, psyadv@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-2481
273 Social Sciences 2
http://psych.ucsc.edu
Sociology
Program Advisor, susanw@ucsc.edu, (831) 459-4497
224 College Eight
http://sociology.ucsc.edu
Last updated on 8/2009.
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