Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Students majoring in UNC Greensboro’s sociology B.A. program learn to analyze and understand how societal structures and processes shape social life. Coursework explores social problems, culture, interaction, inequality, and social institutions.
Graduates of this program are prepared for careers in a variety of occupations such as criminal justice, social services, and advocacy, as well as for advanced study in sociology, law, psychology, and more.
Available Concentrations
Undergraduate Minor
The 15-credit hour minor may be completed in conjunction with a student’s coursework in other disciplines.
Master of Arts (MA)
The sociology master’s program at UNC Greensboro has been ranked among the top in the nation, and the best such program with a criminology focus.
The MA in Sociology offers a thesis and a non-thesis (internship) option.
This program prepares students for further study at the Ph.D. level, for research and administrative positions in public or private organizations, and for teaching sociology in a variety of settings.
Available Concentrations
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Teaching Sociology
We offer an 18-credit-hour certificate in Teaching Sociology, available to students enrolled in a UNCG graduate degree program as well as students who have completed a bachelor’s degree and wish to enroll at UNCG as a certificate status student.
Because the requirements to teach sociology at the college level are frequently 18 hours of graduate course work, this certificate aims to satisfy those employment requirements, and to prepare graduates to teach Sociology at the college level.
