<p>Hi sphan95,</p>
<p>I’m assuming you’re an incoming freshmen? I just finished my first year at UCLA and during the year, I heavily considered trying to pursue this major. Currently I’m still undeclared in the Life Sciences department, so my situation is a bit easier than yours. If this major doesn’t work out for me, I can easily go into a different Life Science major. </p>
<p>The difficult thing about this major is that it’s very very new. There’s a only a handful of people who have graduated with this major so it’s not easy to get a lot of information about it. I even talked to the department head (society and genetics) about this major, and he emphasized that as well. </p>
<p>With that said, I’ve taken an Asian American studies class, an Intro to Sociology, and an Anthropology class. Unlike you, I am more of a science/math driven student, so any humanities classes is a bit difficult for me. However, I did find my Anthro 7 class very engaging. My class specifically focused on human evolution, and the material along with the professor made this class very enjoyable. The lectures and readings were usually quite interesting and the exams were reasonable. Introduction to Sociology (Sociol 1) was also not too bad. We were required to do readings every week, which most of them were actually fun to read. They talked about things from sexuality to national crime perceptions…most people find these interesting, but just didn’t like to take the time to read haha. Some may beg to differ, but I went into this class thinking it’d be an Easy-A class, but it is something you have to work for. There are multiple small one-page papers that aren’t too hard, but depending on your TA, it they might be harshly graded. Do your readings promptly and go to lectures 
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<p>As for Asian American Studies, I took AAS 30, and this was definitely not one of my favorite classes. It’s pretty heavy on the readings with weekly short journals, a midterm paper, a final paper, and a small group assignment (+ a midterm and final exam). Personally, I just found this class boring. Of course there were moments in the class that I found engaging, but for the most part I just wasn’t interested in past asian american literature and culture. The TA’s (like many other humanities classes) will make or break your grade. The professor I had (Bascara) was fine, although alot of times it’s a bit difficult to understand him as he mumbles and goes off in his train of thought sometimes. This class isn’t required for the HB&S major though. </p>
<p>One class that all human biology and society BS majors have to take is Society and Genetics 5. Supposedly this class will tell you if you’re “fit” for the major or not, and many freshmen take it in the fall. There are also people like me who decide DURING their first year to try this major, and will take it fall of their second years. </p>
<p>Even now, I don’t completely understand what this major entails. It won’t be until higher level courses during your junior year that’ll set this major apart from other life science majors. That’s when you’ll focus more on the society and genetics aspects. Lower division classes are mostly science based. Definitely get more input from others, but my advice for you would be to take Soc and Gen 5 in the fall to see if you like it, then you can take science classes your following quarters. It all sounds a bit risky because this is a new major, but you’ll probably find people in your boat in that class Hope all this gibberish helped!</p>