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
3 Distribution Requirement
Students will take:
ONE (1) Criminology, Law, & Deviance elective,
ONE (1) Social Inequality & Diversity elective, and
ONE (1) Culture, Organizations, & Institutions elective.
3 Social Demography & Data Analytics Courses
Students will take:
- SOCIOL 261: Population Studies, and
- TWO (2) Social Demography & Data Analytics electives