Department of SociologyStudents who major in sociology have the option of declaring a concentration in one of the following three areas of study:
- Medical Sociology: study of social and structural determinants of health and healthcare
- Sociology of Work and Organizations: study of jobs, labor markets, and careers
- Sociology of Crime, Law and Justice: study of legal processes and systems of punishment
Concentrations invite you to explore deeply a sub-discipline of sociology and to work closely with faculty mentors who are experts in that field. To complete an optional concentration, majors must take four or more courses from the options listed in each concentration below. Additionally, capstone courses (SOCIOL 393, 490S, 495, 496) that complete research in Medical Sociology, Sociology of Work and Organizations, or Sociology of Crime, Law and Justice can count as one of the four required concentration courses for that area.
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 196FS | Patient and Research Participant Activism and Advocacy | STS, W, SS |
| SOCIOL 230S | Embodied Blackness | EI, CZ, SS |
| SOCIOL 242S | Bodies at Work | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 250 | Medical Sociology | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 255 | Sociology of Immigration and Health | CCI, SS |
| SOCIOL 257 | From Madness to Mental Disorders: Sociology of Mental Health | CCI, EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 264 | Death and Dying | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 265 | Drug Use and Abuse: Getting High in the United States | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 314S | Race and Medicine | CCI, SS |
| SOCIOL 335 | Comparative Health Care Systems | CCI, EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 351 | Life and Death: Global Perspectives | CCI, EI, CZ, SS |
| SOCIOL 361 | Social Determinants of US Health Disparities | SS |
| SOCIOL 364S | Race, Gender, and Sexuality | CCI, SS |
| Number | Title | Codes |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 210 | Contemporary Social Problems | CCI, SS |
| SOCIOL 214 | Politics of Policing | SS |
| SOCIOL 219 | Juvenile Delinquency | CCI, EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 220 | Causes of Crime | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 222 | Inequalities in the US Criminal Justice System | CCI, EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 228 | Incarceration Nation | CCI, EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 230 | Just Laws: Inequalities in the U.S. Legal System | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 243 | Controlling Women: Women, Crime, & Social Control | SS |
| SOCIOL 256S | Just Work: Restorative Justice Models and Applications | CCI, EI, W, CZ |
| SOCIOL 265 | Drug Use and Abuse: Getting High in the United States | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 272S | Sexuality and the Law | CCI, EI, CZ, SS |
| SOCIOL 283S | Death, Burial, and Justice in the Americas | EI, SS |
| SOCIOL 330S | Bad Behavior | EI, STS, CZ, SS |
| SOCIOL 365D | The Modern Regulatory State | EI, R, CZ, SS |