These requirements apply to students entering UMass Amherst in Fall 2026 or later.
Please note: There is no "double dipping" within the major, meaning that a single course cannot fulfill more than one requirement.
7 Required Courses
2 Distribution Requirements
Students will take ONE (1) Social Inequality & Diversity elective,
and ONE (1) Culture, Organizations, & Institutions Elective.
4 Criminology, Law, and Deviance Courses
One (1) Required Course:
- SOCIOL 241: Criminology
Students must take One (1) of the following three courses:
- SOCIOL 248: Conformity & Deviance
- SOCIOL 323: Sociology of Law, OR
- SOCIOL 342: Deviance & Social Order
Students must take TWO (2) Criminology, Law, and Deviance Courses: