UNDERGRADUATE COURSE CLUSTERS
The Sociology department has organized some of its common course offerings in “clusters” reflecting substantive themes or emphases, designed to guide undergraduate students interested in a particular topic. Two of these clusters (Crime, Law and Power and Global Economy, Organizations and Work) are also official concentrations. The other clusters do not appear on transcripts; instead they are merely informal groupings to help students see which courses are related. Courses can be listed in multiple clusters. While the courses below are taught by current faculty, with some predictably taught every semester or year, there is no guarantee that a given course will be offered in a particular semester or year. Undergraduates may contact faculty to ask if a particular course might be on the horizon. We hope this helps your planning!
Crime, Law and Power:
Soc 2210: Drugs & Society
Soc 2055: Law and Society
Soc 2220: Social Problems
Soc 2230: Criminology
Soc 2380: Violence & Gender
Soc 4230: Deviance & Social Control
Soc 4260: Race Crime & Punishment
Soc 4660: Sociology of Power & Authority
Soc 4055: Law, Inequality and Social Change
Culture, Art and Media:
Soc 2559: Sociology of Culture
Soc 3056: Culture and Power
Soc 3490: Cities and Cultures
Soc 3559: Sociology of American Film
Soc 4070: Sociology of Art
Family, Intimacy and the Self:
Soc 2052: Sociology of the Family
Soc 3310: Sociology of the Self
Soc 4057: Family Policy
Soc 4058: Unequal Families
Global Economy, Organizations and Work:
Soc 2900: Economy and Society
Soc 3559: Sociology of Innovation
Soc 3440: Chinese Society
Soc 3470: Sociology of Development
Soc 3480: Sociology of Globalization
Soc 3710: Organizations
Soc 4140: Sociology of Consumption
Soc 4190: Gender and Work
Soc 4290: Sociology of Money
Soc 4480: Sociology of Professions
Soc 4510: Topics in Sociology of Work: The Ethics of Insecurity
Globalization and Development:
Soc 2630: Environmental Sociology
Soc 3440: Chinese Society
Soc 3470: Sociology of Development
Soc 3480: Sociology of Globalization
Soc 4350: Comparative Gender Stratification
Health, Wellness and Emotions:
Soc 2559: Drugs and Society
Soc 3180: Sociology of Emotions
Soc 3700: Health and Society
Soc 4280: Sociology of Mental Health & Illness
Politics, Memory and Social Change:
Soc 3640: Human Society in History
Soc 3820: Social Movements
Soc 4054: Political Sociology
Soc 4740: Trauma, Atrocity & Responsibility
Religion, Morality and Knowledge:
Soc 3059: Sociology of Science & Knowledge
Soc 3090: Philosophical Foundations of Social Theory
Soc 4052: Sociology of Religious Behavior
Soc 4410: Sociological Phenomenology
Soc 4690 Scientists & Intellectuals in Society
Soc 4860: Sociology of Religion
Social Inequalities:
Soc 2220: Social Problems
Soc 2230: Criminology
Soc 2320: Gender and Society
Soc 2442: Systems of Inequality
Soc 2595: Immigration & Society
Soc 3290: Sociology of Childhood
Soc 3410: Race and Ethnic Relations
Soc 4053: Sociology of Education
Soc 4100: Sociology of the African-American Community
Soc 4190: Gender and Work
Soc 4230: Deviance and Social Control
Soc 4350: Comparative Gender Stratification
Soc 4559: Race, Crime and Punishment
Soc 4640: Urban Sociology
Soc 4750: Racism