Society and Genetics Minor

Entry to the Minor

Admission

Admission to the Society and Genetics minor is by application and competitive, using courses, grades, grade-point averages, and personal statements as minimum standards for consideration. Applicants must be in their junior year and have an overall grade-point average of 2.5 or better. Only a limited number of students are admitted each year. Applicants are not automatically accepted into the minor.

Students must apply for admission to the minor at the beginning of fall quarter of their junior year. No applications are considered after that.

Information about the application process is available on the minor website and by consultation with the undergraduate counselor in 3360 Life Sciences.

Minor Requirements

The Minor

Required Upper-Division Courses

Complete seven upper-division courses (30 to 34 units) as follows:

Society and Genetics

Electives

Select at least four additional upper-division electives (minimum 16 units) from:

ANTHRO 111 - Theory in Anthropological Archaeology ANTHRO 124P - Human Behavioral Ecology ANTHRO 124Q - Evolutionary Psychology ANTHRO 124S - Evolution of Human Sexual Behavior ANTHRO 128P - Primate Behavior Nonhuman to Human ANTHRO M148 - (When) Do Leaders Make Differences?ANTHRO M150 - Language in Culture EE BIOL 120 - Evolution EE BIOL 121 - Molecular Evolution EE BIOL 180A - Seminar: Biology and Society EE BIOL 180B - Seminar: Biology and Society GENDER M114 - Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies GENDER 134 - Gender, Science, and Theory GENDER M162 - Sociology of Gender GENDER M180B - Historical Perspectives on Gender and Science GEOG M142 - (When) Do Leaders Make Differences?HIST 179B - History of Medicine: Foundations of Modern Medicine HIST M180B - Historical Perspectives on Gender and Science HIST 180C - Science and Technology in 20th Century HIST 191I - Capstone Seminar: History—Science/Technology HNRS M152 - (When) Do Leaders Make Differences?HUM GEN C144 - Genomic Technology LGBTQS M114 - Introduction to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies LING M146 - Language in Culture MIMG CM156 - Human Genetics and Genomics MCD BIO CM156 - Human Genetics and Genomics PHILOS 153A - Topics in Ethical Theory: Normative Ethics PHILOS C154B - Topics in Value Theory: Moral Responsibility and Free Will PHILOS 155A - Medical Ethics PHILOS C156 - Topics in Political Philosophy PHYSCI 140 - Hormones and Behavior in Humans and Other Animals PSYCH M140 - Introduction to Study of Aging SOC GEN 120 - Genetics and Human History SOC GEN 121 - Race, Science, and Citizenship SOC GEN 130 - Biotechnology and Society SOC GEN 131 - Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Algorithms in the Biosciences SOC GEN M133 - Environmental Sociology SOC GEN M144 - Stress and Society: Biology and Inequality SOC GEN 160 - Politics of Heredity SOC GEN 161 - Controversy and Behavior Genetics SOC GEN 162 - Biotechnologies, Law, and Body SOC GEN 163 - Science and Popular Movements: Controversy, Conflict, and Collaboration SOC GEN 164 - Ethics in Health and Research SOC GEN 165 - Introduction to Bioethics SOC GEN 175 - Current Directions in Social and Historical Study of Science SOC GEN 180 - Special Courses in Society and Genetics SOC GEN 188 - Special Courses in Society and Genetics SOC GEN 197 - Individual Studies in Society and Genetics SOC GEN 199 - Directed Research in Society and Genetics SOC WLF M140 - Introduction to Study of Aging SOCIOL 143 - Human Health and Society SOCIOL M162 - Sociology of Gender SOCIOL 170 - Medical Sociology

Policies

The Minor Policies

Students may petition to have a course not on the approved list applied toward the four-course elective requirement. Contact the undergraduate counselor in 3360 Life Sciences.

A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.

Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade of C– or better. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.