Interested students should contact the Education Department for advisement. Candidates for a California Secondary Teaching Credential should contact the School of Education Office and the chair of the History Department for a complete list of course requirements for a Single Subject Waiver in Social Science. The study of sociology at California Lutheran University provides students with the many concepts and methods for understanding human social behavior. Sociology is becoming an increasingly relevant field of study as government, church and business leaders confront the technical, resource and human relations challenges of the coming decades. CLU provides a degree program that focuses on many aspects of human behavior.
Courses deal with the topics of group interaction, ethnic relations, and marriage and the family.
Students are free to choose from among a number of courses to fulfill core requirements, plus a number of elective courses that include criminal justice and liberal arts studies. Sociology majors pursue a variety of careers, including personnel work, church vocations, hospital administration, administration of justice, retail sales, urban planning and social work. Many CLU graduates choose to complete graduate studies and have been accepted into universities throughout the country. Sociology 201 . Sociology 311 may not be counted toward the minor.