Sociology

Website	www.umb.edu/academics/cla/sociology

Office	Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, Room 12
	617.287.6251

Department Chair	Paul Benson, PhD
	Paul.Benson@umb.edu
	617.287.6253
	Wheatley Hall, 4th Floor, Room 13

Programs

Master’s

Applied Sociology (MA)

Doctorate

Sociology (PhD)

Courses

SOCIOL 598 - Field Experience Project
SOCIOL 600 - Foundations of Applied Sociology
SOCIOL 601 - Complex Organizations
SOCIOL 604 - Classical Sociological Theory
SOCIOL 605 - Applied Sociological Theory
SOCIOL 607 - Contemporary Sociological Theory
SOCIOL 608 - Urban Sociology
SOCIOL 609L - Qualitative Methods and Field Research
SOCIOL 610 - Teaching Sociology: Theory & Practice
SOCIOL 618 - Psychiatric Epidemiology and Forensic Services
SOCIOL 621 - Social Psychiatry
SOCIOL 623 - Alcohol,Drugs&Crime
SOCIOL 630 - Applied Social Psychology
SOCIOL 642 - Issues in Contemporary Social Policy
SOCIOL 643 - Immigration Policy: Global and North American Perspectives
SOCIOL 644 - Gender, Ethnicity, and Migration
SOCIOL 646 - Sociology of Gender
SOCIOL 647 - Sociology of Race and Racism
SOCIOL 650 - Meth Of Research I
SOCIOL 651 - Methods of Research II
SOCIOL 652 - Advanced Quantitative Methods
SOCIOL 655 - Evaluation Research
SOCIOL 660 - Fundamentals of Survey Methodology
SOCIOL 661 - Designing and Evaluating Survey Questions
SOCIOL 662 - Applied Survey Sampling - Design and Analysis
SOCIOL 664 - Practicum in Survey Research Techniques
SOCIOL 665 - New Techniques in Survey Data Collection
SOCIOL 667 - Sociology of Law
SOCIOL 681 - Health Care Policy
SOCIOL 682 - Sociology of Health and Illness
SOCIOL 691 - Contemporary Issues in Responding to Crime
SOCIOL 694 - Master’s Research Seminar
SOCIOL 696 - Independent Study
SOCIOL 697 - Special Topics in Applied Sociology
SOCIOL 698 - Field Work
SOCIOL 699 - Thesis Research in Applied Sociology
SOCIOL 700 - Proseminar I: Introduction to Graduate Sociology
SOCIOL 701 - Proseminar II: Planning a career in Sociology
SOCIOL 702 - Proseminar III: Developing professional skills and preparing for job market
SOCIOL 894 - Dissertation Seminar
SOCIOL 897 - Special Topics
SOCIOL 899 - Dissertation Credits