SOC GEN 101Genetic Concepts for Human Sciences
Society and Genetics · 5 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Not open for credit to students with credit for Life Sciences 4. Focused treatment of selected complex genetic concepts from molecular biology, population and quantitative genetics, and evolutionary biology, with emphasis on gene-environment interaction at various levels and culminating in exploration of notion of coevolution of genetics and society. Basic science concepts presented through real-world issues and research problems. Current research on cancer, immune system and development, and how this research is performed and adds to knowledge.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
SOC GEN 101
- SOC GEN 105BProblems of Identity at Biology/Society Interface
- SOC GEN 191RCapstone Seminar: Human Biology and Society
- SOC GEN 120Genetics and Human History
- SOC GEN 191Variable Topics Research Seminars: Perspectives in Society and Genetics
- SOC GEN 191SCapstone Seminar: Society and Genetics
4 courses list this as a requisite. The whole downstream is here — 5 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.