Sociology

Faculty

Michael J. Jenkins, Ph.D., Chair
Sinchul Back, Ph.D.
Mehmet F. Bastug, Ph.D.
Ismail Onat, Ph.D.
Meghan Ashlin Rich, Ph.D.
James C. Roberts, Ph.D.
Jason A. Shrive, Esq.
Loreen Wolfer, Ph.D.

Overview

Courses in Sociology are designed to meet the intellectual and career interests of students who are concerned about a variety of issues that are integral in our society including race, ethnicity, gender, age, education and social class. The program is designed to help the student interested in social work, human services, industrial organization, urban planning, etc., to attain a pre-professional orientation to these fields.

Students interested in Applied Sociology and Research are advised to include: SOC 220 , SOC 224 , SOC 317 , and SOC 331 ; for Social Services, SOC 112 , SOC 210 , SOC 220 , and SOC 317 .

The Department of Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology also administers the Criminal Justice, BS , Cybercrime & Homeland Security Major , Applied Sociology Minor , Crime Analysis Minor , Criminology Minor , Sociology Minor , and Legal Studies Track . More information on each of them can be found on their respective pages.

Course Information

Courses for Sociology are listed under the prefixes SOC and S/CJ . For more information on these courses, visit our Sociology Department Courses and Criminal Justice Courses pages. For more information and all courses offered, visit our Course Descriptions page.

For more information about the Sociology/Criminal Justice and Criminology Department, visit its website.