Announcements
Join us for the Fourth Annual Conference on Girls, Community, & Justice sponsored by UMass Dartmouth on April 25, 2008 at Woodland Commons. Read the full conference details.
We are pleased to announce the new major in Crime and Justice Studies. If you would like more information about this major, consult this website for more details on the Crime and Justice Studies Major and make an appointment to see the Director of the Crime and Justice Studies Program or Department Chair.
About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Sociology/Anthropology/Crime and Justice Studies. As an interdisciplinary department, we offer students a unique opportunity to explore the social world through distinct but related branches of knowledge in the social sciences.
Program overview
The programs in Sociology, Anthropology, and Crime and Justice Studies all share the broader goal of understanding society and culture through a comparative and historical perspective. Specifically the curriculum is designed to foster students’ understanding of the social construction of difference; entrenched systems of inequality and oppression; and the dynamics of local and global distributions of power. Our wide range of courses explore the complex interconnections between race, class, ethnicity, culture, gender, and sexuality and focus on understanding contemporary social issues, both in the U.S. and around the world.
The Department’s curriculum features multiple opportunities for connecting classroom learning, community engagement, and individual exploration. Students are encouraged to pursue issues of interest to them through community-based research, internships, seminars, as well as independent study and thesis options. Majors learn how to carry out their own research projects as well as how to apply theoretical debates in sociology, anthropology, and crime and justice studies (as appropriate to a student’s selected concentration) to the investigation of social life. The Department’s curriculum also aims to help students develop the essential skills of thinking critically, and expressing themselves clearly and persuasively.
About the major
Students may pursue a BA degree in any of the following areas:
(Students in the Crime and Justice program who declared their major BEFORE 12/07 could opt to complete their degree in Sociology under the "old' requirements.) The Department also offers minors in Sociology and Anthropology. Students may major within the Department - e.g. major in Sociology, minor in Anthropology. Double majors with other related fields are strongly encouraged.
Admission into the department
You can also download and print all the information on this site through our degree requirements PDF.
