The Courses
(All courses carry 4 credits unless otherwise noted.)
103 Social Problems
105 Self, Society and Interpersonal Relations
106 Race, Gender, Class, and Ethnicity
107 Contemporary American Society
110 Introduction to Sociology
204 Labor and the Global Economy
212 Elementary Statistics
213 Data Collection and Analysis
218 The Law, Logic, and Social Science of Courtroom Evidence
220 Sociology of American Culture
222 The Family
223 Work and Society
224 Social Class and Inequality
240 Sociology of the Asian American Experience
241 Criminology
242 Drugs and Society
244 Sociology of Immigration
245 Race and Society
248 Conformity and Deviance
252 Introduction to Human Rights
261 Population Studies
262 Globalization and Inequality
271 The Global City
281 Society and the Individual
283 Gender and Society
287 Sexuality and Society
288 Introduction to Latin American Societies
291F Sociology of Higher Education
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
314 Field Research Methods
316 Environment and Society
321 Sociology of Religion
322 Sociology of Education
323 Sociology of Law
325 Political Sociology
326 Asian Americans in Media and Popular Culture
328 Introduction to Social Work
329 Social Movements
330 Asian American and Inequalities
331 Food and Labor
334 Sociology of International Crises and Disasters
335 Radical Movements
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
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 the Lifecourse
357 The Wire and Urban Inequality
360 Urban Sociology
361 Demography of Minority Groups
364 Sociology of Mental Health
381 Racism at Work
382 Sociology of Childhood
384 Sociology of Love
385 Gender and Family
386 Complex Organizations
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.
420 Getting a Job: Social Forces Behind Modern Economy
424 Sex Work in a Global Perspective
461 Seminar on Race and Racism
497D Next Steps: Preparing for Life After UMASS, 1cr (does not count toward the major)