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The '''Department of Sociology and Criminology''' is an academic department within the [[College of Arts and Sciences]].<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/about/sociology-criminology-ub.html</ref> It is primarily located in [[North Campus#Park Hall|Park Hall]].

== Academic Programs ==

=== Undergraduate ===
The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers two undergraduate degree programs and four minors.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/overview.html</ref>

* Bachelor of Arts in Sociology (BA)
* Bachelor of Arts in Criminology (BA)
* Minor in Sociology
* Minor in Criminology
* Minor in Social Justice
* Minor in Society, Medicine, and Health

The department also offers an undergraduate Prison Studies Certificate as well as micro-credentials in Understanding Diversity through Sociology and Crime and Justice in a Diverse Society.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/prison-studies-certificate.html</ref>

The department is part of UB's partnership with the Singapore Institute of Management; students from SIM can pursue a BA in Sociology, BA in Psychology and Sociology, or BA in Communication and Sociology, and UB students can study abroad in Singapore.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/study-abroad/singapore-program.html</ref>

Undergraduate students may also participate in the UB Semester in London or a winter study abroad session on the Sociology of Food.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/study-abroad/study-sociology-london.html</ref>

=== Graduate ===
The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers two graduate programs.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/graduate/overview.html</ref>

* Master of Science in Criminology (MS, online only)
* Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology (PhD, with specializations in Crime, Law, and Social Policy; Family and Life Course; Health and Illness; Urban, Community, and the Environment; and Work, Labor, and Political Economy)<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/graduate/phd.html</ref>

The department has previously offered a Master of Arts (MA) in Sociology, but as of Spring 2025, applications are not being accepted.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/graduate/sociology-ma.html</ref>

== Research ==
The Department of Sociology and Criminology is affiliated with several research centers and institutes at UB.<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/research/campus-resources.html</ref>

* The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy (with the [[School of Law]], [[Department of Geography]], [[Department of Political Science]], [[Department of Economics]], [[Department of History]], and [[Department of Philosophy]])<ref>https://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/people/advisory.html</ref>
* The Gender Institute (with the [[Department of English]], [[School of Nursing]], [[School of Dental Medicine]], School of Law, [[Department of Anthropology]], [[School of Engineering and Applied Sciences]], [[Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences]], [[School of Social Work]], Department of History, [[Department of Theatre and Dance]], Department of Geography, [[Blackstone Launchpad]], [[Department of Romance Languages and Literatures]], [[Department of Jewish Thought]], [[Department of Psychology]], [[School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences]], [[Department of Biological Sciences]], [[School of Public Health and Health Professions]], [[Department of Chemistry]], [[School of Architecture and Planning]], [[School of Dental Medicine]], [[Department of Media Study]], [[Department of Indigenous Studies]], [[School of Management]], [[Graduate School of Education]], Department of Philosophy, [[Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies]], [[Department of Classics]], [[Department of Physics]], Department of Political Science, [[Department of Music]], [[Department of Environment and Sustainability]], [[Department of Africana and American Studies]], and [[Department of Comparative Literature]])<ref>https://www.buffalo.edu/genderin/people/Affiliates.html</ref>
* The Humanities Institute (with the Department of Global Gender and Sexuality Studies, Department of English, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Department of Classics, Department of Indigenous Studies, [[Department of Art]], Department of Theatre and Dance, Department of History, Department of Anthropology, [[Department of Linguistics]], [[Arts Management Program]], Department of Music, Department of Geography, Department of Africana and American Studies, Department of Media Study, and Department of Comparative Literature)<ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/humanities-institute/about/leadership-and-administration.html</ref><ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/humanities-institute/about/executive-committee.html</ref><ref>https://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/humanities-institute/about/executive-committee/executive-committee---member-archive.html</ref>

== References ==

Department of Sociology and Criminology - Revision history

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