Recent SemestersSpring 2027, Spring 2026Class Size40 studentsCredits3PrerequisiteSOC 001 As required in course descriptors in C-ID as identified for AA-T in Sociology and Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 4 · IGETC Area 4J · CSU GE Area D0DescriptionIntroduction to empirical research for the social sciences: Nature of theory, hypotheses, variables, ethics of research; application of qualitative and quantitative analytic tools including survey, observational, experimental, case study, and comparative historical research. 