Department of Sociology and Criminology

The Department of Sociology and Criminology is an academic department within the College of Arts and Sciences.^[1] It is primarily located in Park Hall.

Academic Programs

Undergraduate

The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers two undergraduate degree programs and four minors.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

Undergraduate students may also participate in the UB Semester in London or a winter study abroad session on the Sociology of Food.^[5]

Graduate

The Department of Sociology and Criminology offers two graduate programs.^[6]

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)^[7]

The department has previously offered a Master of Arts (MA) in Sociology, but as of Spring 2025, applications are not being accepted.^[8]

Research

The Department of Sociology and Criminology is affiliated with several research centers and institutes at UB.^[9]

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)^[10]
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)^[11]
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)^[12]^[13]^[14]

References

[1] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/about/sociology-criminology-ub.html

[2] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/overview.html

[3] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/prison-studies-certificate.html

[4] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/study-abroad/singapore-program.html

[5] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/undergraduate/study-abroad/study-sociology-london.html

[6] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/graduate/overview.html

[7] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/graduate/phd.html

[8] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/graduate/sociology-ma.html

[9] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/sociology-criminology/research/campus-resources.html

[10] ttps://www.buffalo.edu/baldycenter/people/advisory.html

[11] ttps://www.buffalo.edu/genderin/people/Affiliates.html

[12] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/humanities-institute/about/leadership-and-administration.html

[13] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/humanities-institute/about/executive-committee.html

[14] ttps://arts-sciences.buffalo.edu/humanities-institute/about/executive-committee/executive-committee---member-archive.html

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