|
 |
Sub-Concentration Requirements
The Sociology Department offers an optional program that gives you the opportunity
to complete one of six different sub-concentrations. The goal is to provide
a coherent intellectual focus for students who desire a specialized concentration
program and to signal an area of expertise for prospective employers. The department
offers the following sub-concentrations:
REQUIREMENTS:
At least four courses with a minimum of 12 credit hours (included in the 30
hours for concentration) are required for a sub-concentration. A course can
be counted towards only one sub-concentration. Students may complete more than
one sub-concentration.
Students can add a sub-concentration at any time simply by sending an email
to the concentration advisor (Elise Frankish, saraelis@umich.edu). The sub-concentration
will appear on your transcript. In addition, the department issues a certificate
of completion at the sociology graduation reception.
DESCRIPTION OF INDIVIDUAL AREAS:
The Economy, Business and Society sub-concentration
analyzes the intersection between the economy and society. Specifically, it
focuses on economic development, complex organizations, bureaucracies, industry,
corporations, professions and occupations and the sociology of work. Because
business is central to our lives, such examination is relevant to many future
fields of study, employment and lifework. Jobs for which this training may be
helpful include: personnel manager/trainer, organizational design consultant,
systems analyst, customer relations representative and labor relations consultant.
Additionally, sub-concentrating in Economy, Business and Society is excellent
preparation for graduate study in the following fields: Business, Economics,
Political Science and Sociology.
The Health and Aging sub-concentration
emphasizes a broad range of health issues and the demographics and population
trends involving health care and aging. Given that the population in the United
States is aging, health care costs are accelerating and demographic change is
occurring throughout the world, such examination is relevant to many future
fields of study, employment and lifework. Jobs for which this training would
be helpful include: client advocate, health care administrator, gerontologist,
social worker, research/data analyst and human services worker. Additionally,
sub-concentrating in Health and Aging is excellent preparation for graduate
study in the following areas: Medicine, Psychology, Public Health, Public Policy,
Social Work, Sociology, Population and Gerontology.
The International Social Change sub-concentration
considers how social problems materialize and are resolved, examining social
class, social movements, revolutions, political processes and alternative
structures in the United States and around the world. Since social change
affects our lives and the institutions with which we come into contact, such
examination is relevant to many future fields of study, employment and lifework.
Jobs for which this training would be helpful include: client advocate, research/data
analyst, social worker, community organizer, human services worker and teacher.
Additionally, sub-concentrating in International Social Change is excellent
preparation for graduate study in the following fields: Anthropology, Economics,
History, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Social Work, Sociology
and Women's Studies.
The Law, Criminology and Deviance sub-concentration
focuses on the relationship between the law and society. Specifically it analyzes
the social nature of the criminal justice system, deviance, juvenile delinquency
and corporate crime. Since the law and crime affect all of our lives, such examination
is relevant to many future fields of study, employment and lifework. Jobs for
which this training may be helpful include: client advocate, research/data analyst,
social worker, community organizer, human services worker, lawyer, paralegal,
probation/parole officer, judge, legislative aide, mediator, forensic investigator
and law enforcement officer. Additionally, specializing in Law, Criminology
and Deviance is excellent preparation for graduate study in the following fields:
Law, Criminal Justice, Anthropology, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work,
Sociology and Women's Studies.
The Social Inequality sub-concentration
focuses on inequality based on race, ethnicity, ability, sexual orientation,
gender and class. Given the vast changes occurring in the population of the
United States and with social inequality affecting our lives and the institutions
with which we come into contact, such examination is relevant to many future
fields of study, employment and lifework. Jobs for which this training would
be helpful include: client advocate, research/data analyst, social worker, policy
analyst, community organizer, human services worker and teacher. Additionally,
a specialization in Social Inequality is excellent preparation for graduate
study in the following fields: Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science,
Psychology, Social Work, Sociology and Women's Studies.
The Social Welfare and Social Services
sub-concentration focuses on social institutions such as the family, community,
marriage, the educational system and welfare. It analyzes how these institutions
originated, have changed over time and how they affect our daily lives. Since
social institutions and services are omnipresent, such examination is relevant
to many future fields of study, employment and lifework. Jobs for which this
training would be helpful include: client advocate, research/data analyst, social
worker, community organizer, human services worker, program manager/administrator,
urban/regional planner, policy analyst and teacher. Additionally, sub-concentrating
in Social Welfare and Social Services is excellent preparation for graduate
study in the following fields: Anthropology, Education, Economics, History,
Political Science, Psychology, Public Health, Public Policy, Social Work, Sociology
and Women's Studies.
|
|
|
