{"id":4845,"date":"2019-07-24T09:20:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T13:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciencescosmaincms.cm.ucf.edu\/sociology\/?page_id=4845"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:20:17","slug":"department-of-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Sociology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-12 col-lg-10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 2.5rem;line-height: 1.12;margin-bottom: 1rem\">UCF Department of Sociology<\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #ffcc00;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: bold;letter-spacing: 0.08em;text-transform: uppercase;margin-bottom: 1.5rem\">See the system. Solve the problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"color: #ffffff\">Health. Crime. Technology. Sociology examines the systems that shape them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #ffffff;font-size: 1.125rem;line-height: 1.65\">At UCF, sociology gives you the tools to understand how institutions, communities, and human behavior interact. You\u2019ll learn to analyze evidence, conduct research, and investigate the forces behind everyday life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 1.75rem\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"white-space: normal;background-color: #ffcc00;border-color: #ffcc00;color: #000000;font-weight: bold\" href=\"#sociology-spring-courses\">Explore Spring 2027 Courses<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-faded mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 id=\"sociology-spring-courses\" class=\"heading-underline\">Find your focus. Choose a Spring course.<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Explore two Sociology B.S. tracks and the Science, Technology &amp; Society certificate. Start with one of these selected Spring 2027 courses.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #222222;border-top: 5px solid #ffcc00;padding: 1.75rem;margin-bottom: 1.5rem\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;font-weight: bold;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 0.04em\">Sociology B.S. Track<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.6rem;line-height: 1.25\">Medical Sociology<\/h3>\n<p>Explore what shapes health beyond the doctor\u2019s office, from living and working conditions to the organization of healthcare.<\/p>\n<p>Connect your interest in health with the research skills to investigate it.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading-underline-inverse\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;border-top: 1px solid #dddddd;padding-top: 1.25rem;margin-top: 1.5rem\">Selected Spring 2027 courses<\/h4>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYO 4402: Sociology of Health and Illness Behavior<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Explore how people understand symptoms, seek care, and manage illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYO 3408: Animals and Health<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Explore how animals shape human health, from pets and therapy animals to food systems, disease, and public health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SYP 4450: Drug Use in Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">In person<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Examine how culture, inequality, institutions, and public policy shape drug use, addiction, and society\u2019s responses to both.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYO 3410: Mental Health in Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Examine how social conditions shape mental health and responses to distress.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 4400: Medical Sociology<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online and in person<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Investigate the social conditions and institutions that shape health and healthcare.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"white-space: normal;background-color: #ffcc00;border-color: #ffcc00;color: #000000;font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/medical-sociology-bs\/\">Explore Medical Sociology <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #222222;border-top: 5px solid #ffcc00;padding: 1.75rem;margin-bottom: 1.5rem\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;font-weight: bold;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 0.04em\">Sociology B.S. Track<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.6rem;line-height: 1.25\">Crime, Law &amp; Deviance<\/h3>\n<p>Investigate patterns of crime, how justice systems operate, and the evidence behind approaches to public safety.<\/p>\n<p>Build the analytical skills to examine crime and justice beyond the headlines.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading-underline-inverse\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;border-top: 1px solid #dddddd;padding-top: 1.25rem;margin-top: 1.5rem\">Selected Spring 2027 courses<\/h4>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 3520: Criminology<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online and in person<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Examine explanations of crime and patterns of criminal behavior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 3530: Juvenile Delinquency<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Explore why young people engage in delinquency, the forms it takes, and how families, communities, schools, and the justice system respond.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 3511: Sociology of Murder<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online and in person<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Investigate homicide as a social phenomenon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 4521: Crime Victims in Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Explore victimization, its consequences, and society\u2019s responses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"white-space: normal;background-color: #ffcc00;border-color: #ffcc00;color: #000000;font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/crime-law-and-deviance-b-s\/\">Explore Crime, Law &amp; Deviance <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #222222;border-top: 5px solid #ffcc00;padding: 1.75rem;margin-bottom: 1.5rem\">\n<p style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;font-weight: bold;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 0.04em\">Certificate<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.6rem;line-height: 1.25\">Science, Technology &amp; Society<\/h3>\n<p>The Science, Technology &amp; Society Certificate helps students assess the impacts of emerging technologies, communicate across technical and nontechnical audiences, and navigate the ethical and policy questions surrounding innovation. It adds practical value for careers in technology, research, policy, communication, and public service.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"heading-underline-inverse\" style=\"font-size: 1.125rem;border-top: 1px solid #dddddd;padding-top: 1.25rem;margin-top: 1.5rem\">Selected Spring 2027 courses<\/h4>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 2422: Science, Technology, and Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online and in person<\/span><\/p>\n<p>From AI and biotechnology to engineering and policing, technology is changing how we work, live, govern, and make decisions. Explore who shapes these technologies, who benefits from them, and how they transform society in return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYP 3323: Video Games in Society<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Explore gaming as a social and cultural phenomenon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 1.25rem\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0.25rem\"><strong>SYO 3530: Social Power and Inequality<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;color: #555555\">Online<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Examine how power and resources are distributed across society.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"white-space: normal;background-color: #ffcc00;border-color: #ffcc00;color: #000000;font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/science-technology-and-society-sts-certificate\/\">Explore the STS Certificate <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"background-color: #ffffff;border: 1px solid #dddddd;padding: 1.5rem 1.75rem;margin-top: 0.25rem\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.3rem;margin-bottom: 0.5rem\">Explore the full Spring schedule<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem\">These featured areas are only part of what Sociology offers. Explore additional Spring 2027 courses covering families, culture, inequality, aging, deviance, research, social life, and more.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\"><a class=\"btn\" style=\"white-space: normal;background-color: transparent;border: 2px solid #222222;color: #222222;font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/sociology\/spring-2027-courses\/\">View Additional Spring 2027 Sociology Courses <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #222222;\"\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg-10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Ready to choose your course?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Check sections, prerequisites, and availability in myUCF.<\/p>\n<p>These are selected offerings from the department\u2019s Spring 2027 schedule. Use Class Search in myUCF and select Spring 2027 to find these courses and additional sociology offerings. Confirm section details, prerequisites, and how a course applies to your degree with your advisor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 1.25rem\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" style=\"white-space: normal;background-color: #ffcc00;border-color: #ffcc00;color: #000000;font-weight: bold\" href=\"https:\/\/my.ucf.edu\/\">Search Courses in myUCF<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f5f5f5;border-left: 5px solid #ffcc00;padding: 1.5rem;margin-top: 1.5rem;margin-bottom: 1.5rem\">\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 1.3rem\">Looking for a GEP course?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>SYO 2101: Marriage and Families in Society<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Spring 2027: online and in person.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0\">Explore family life and relationships while completing a course listed in the Social Sciences Foundation of <a style=\"color: #222222;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"https:\/\/undergrad.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2026\/04\/2026-2027-GEP-Worksheet.pdf\">UCF\u2019s 2026\u201327 General Education Program (PDF)<\/a>. Check your degree audit or advisor to confirm how it fits your requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Not sure where to start? <a style=\"color: #222222;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"mailto:sociology@ucf.edu\">Contact the Department of Sociology.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" col-sm-12 col-lg-12\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Mission Statement<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">The UCF Department of Sociology provides the type of advanced learning community required to meet the challenges of the 21st century. We seek to educate global citizens who can access, evaluate, and analyze abundant information available through both electronic and more traditional forms of media. In addition, our department strives to foster support and understanding of diverse peoples, cultures, and issues. Through research, teaching, and service, our faculty contributes to essential knowledge of social processes and informs policy decisions at the local, regional, and global levels.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-homepage-research-activities \" data-section-link-title=\"Research activities\" aria-label=\"Research activities\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid pt-5 pb-3 mb-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"media-background-container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"heading-underline\">Research activities<\/h2>\n<p class=\"lead\">Research activities for Sociology faculty over the past 36 months.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row pt-2 mb-3 d-flex align-items-center\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-sm-6 col-lg-3 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