Sociology Undergraduate Courses
(All courses carry 4 credits unless otherwise noted.)
103 Social Problems (SB DU)
105 Self, Society and Interpersonal Relations (SB DU)
106 Race, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity (SB DU)
107 Contemporary American Society (SB DU)
110 General Introduction to Sociology (SB DU)
203 Sports, Labor, and Social Justice
204 Labor and the Global Economy (SB)
212 Elementary Statistics (R2)
213 Data Collection and Analysis
218 The Law, Logic, and Social Science of Courtroom Evidence (R2)
220 Sociology of American Culture
222 The Family (SB DU)
223 Work & Society (SB DU)
224 Social Class Inequality (SB DU)
225 Food as Culture
232 Sociology of Higher Education
240 Sociology of the Asian American Experience (SB DU)
241 Criminology
242 Drugs and Society (SB)
244 Sociology of Immigration (SB)
245 Race & Society (SB DU)
248 Conformity & Deviance
252 Introduction to Human Rights
261 Population Studies (R2)
262 Globalization and Inequality (SB)
271 The Global City
281 Society & the Individual (SB DU)
283 Gender & Society (SB DG)
284 Sociology of Identity
287 Sexuality & Society (SB DU)
288 Introduction to Latin American Society
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.
Courses could include: 292W Labor & Work in the U.S.
301 Writing in Sociology
302 Foundations of Sociological Theory (IE)
313 Survey Design and Analysis
314 Field Research Methods
316 Environment and Society
320 Sociology of Eating Disorders
321 Sociology of Religion (SB)
322 Sociology of Education (SB)
323 Sociology of Law
325 Political Sociology
326 Asian Americans: Media and Pop Culture
328 Introduction to Social Work
329 Social Movements
330 Asian American and Inequalities
331 Food and Labor
334 Sociology of International Crises & Disasters
335 Radical Movements
337 Sociology of Aspirations
340 Probation and Parole
341 Social Welfare (3 credits)
342 Deviance and Social Order
343 Hate Crime
344 Gender and Crime
345 Juvenile Delinquency
346 Communities and Crime
347 Corporate Crime
348 Mass Incarceration
349 Race, Class, and Crime
350 Policing and Surveillance
351 Social Networks and Analysis
352 Media, Technology, and Society
353 Sociology of Medicine
356 Social Forces, Health, and Lifecourse
357 The Wire & Urban Inequality
360 Urban Sociology
361 Demography of Minority Groups
364 Sociology of Mental Health
374 Gender, Crime, and Family
382 Sociology of Childhood
384 Sociology of Love
385 Gender and Family
386 Complex Organizations (3 credits)
388 Gender and Globalization
389 Sexuality by the Numbers
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.
Courses could include: 391R Research Insights (1 credit), 392J Race & Policing, 393E Economic Sociology, 397CT Introduction to Caribbean Thought
410 Public Sociology
420 Getting a Job: Social Forces Behind Modern Economy
424 Sex Works in Global Perspectives
430 Next Steps: Preparing for Life After UMass (1 credit seminar - does not count toward major requirements)
461 Seminar on Race & Racism
491-497 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.
Courses could include: 492P Civil Resistance & Social Change, 497P Pubic Sociology