The Courses

(All courses carry 3 credits unless otherwise noted.)

103 Social Problems 4 cr. (SBU) 

105 Self, Society and Interpersonal Relations 4 cr. (SB)

106 Race, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity 4 cr. (SBU)

107 Contemporary American Society 4 cr. (SBU)

110 General Introduction to Sociology 4 cr. (SBU)

212 Elementary Statistics (R2)

213 Data Collection and Analysis

220 Sociology of American Culture

222 The Family 4 cr. (SBU)

224 Social Class Inequality 4 cr. (SBU)

240 Sociology of the Asian American Experience 4 cr.

241 Criminology

242 Drugs and Society 4 cr. (SB)

244 Sociology of Immigration 4 cr. (SBU)

261 Population Studies

291-297 Special Topics

Different seminars are offered under this general topic each semester. Please see the Sociology Department during preregistration week for the most up-to-date information on these courses.

291L Introduction to Latin American Society

293M Introduction to Human Rights

313 Survey Design and Analysis (R2)

314 Field Research Methods

320 Work and Society 4 cr. (SBU)

321 Sociology of Religion (SBU)

322 Sociology of Education (SBU)

323 Sociology of Law

325 Political Sociology 

328 Introduction to Social Work

329 Social Movements

335 Radical Movements

340 Race Relations 4 cr. (SBU)

341 Social Welfare

342 Deviance and Social Order

343 Hate Crime

344 Gender and Crime

345 Juvenile Delinquency

346 Communities and Crime

347 Corporate Crime

351 Social Networks and Analysis

352 Media, Technology, and Society

360 Urban Sociology

361 Demography of Minority Groups

382 Sociology of Childhood

383 Gender and Society

384 Sociology of Love

385 Gender and Family

386 Complex Organizations

387 Sexuality and Society 4 cr. (SBU)

388 Gender and Globalization

391-397 Special Topics

Different seminars are offered under this general topic each semester. Please see the Sociology Department during preregistration week for the most up-to-date information on these courses.

397CS Sects and Violence: Cults, Religious Innovation, and Social Conflict

401 Theory and Perspectives in Sociology 4 cr. (H)

442 Sociology of Medicine

481 Sociology of Mental Health

497CR Survey of Criminal Justice Fields

497D Next Steps: Preparing for Life After UMASS