The Courses

(All courses carry 4 credits unless otherwise noted.)

103 Social Problems (SBU) 

105 Self, Society and Interpersonal Relations (SB)

106 Race, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity (SBU)

107 Contemporary American Society (SBU)

110 General Introduction to Sociology (SBU)

212 Elementary Statistics (R2)

213 Data Collection and Analysis

220 Sociology of American Culture

222 The Family (SBU)

223 Work and Society (SBU)

224 Social Class Inequality (SBU)

240 Sociology of the Asian American Experience

241 Criminology

242 Drugs and Society (SB)

244 Sociology of Immigration (SBU)

245 Race and Society (SBU)

248 Conformity and Deviance

252 Introduction to Human Rights

261 Population Studies, 3cr

281 Society and the Individual (SB)

283 Gender and Society

287 Sexuality and Society 

288 Introduction to Latin American Societies

291F “Doing College” A Sociological Look at the Four Year College Experience, 3cr

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.

301 Writing in Sociology

302 Foundations of Sociological Theory

313 Survey Design and Analysis (R2)

314 Field Research Methods

321 Sociology of Religion 

322 Sociology of Education 

323 Sociology of Law

325 Political Sociology, 3cr 

326 Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture (U)

328 Introduction to Social Work, 3cr.

329 Social Movements

330 Asian American and Inequalities

334 Sociology of International Crises and Disasters

335 Radical Movements

341 Social Welfare, 3cr

342 Deviance and Social Order

343 Hate Crime

344 Gender and Crime, 3cr

346 Communities and Crime

351 Social Networks and Analysis

352 Media, Technology, and Society

353 Sociology of Medicine

356 Social Forces, health and the Lifecourse

357 The Wire and Urban Inequality

360 Urban Sociology

361 Demography of Minority Groups, 3cr

364 Sociology of Mental Health

382 Sociology of Childhood

384 Sociology of Love

385 Gender and Family

386 Complex Organizations, 3cr

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

497D Next Steps: Preparing for Life After UMASS, 1cr