Throughout your time in the department you will consult with advisors who help you choose courses related to your career plans and interests. This interdisciplinary program is coordinated through the Department of Sociology. Details are available from the department office. A graduate program designed to prepare its students for research and policy work in such public and private organizations as hospitals and other health care institutions, shelters for homeless people, criminal and juvenile justice agencies, human service organizations, addiction agencies, and other settings. The program emphasizes applied theory and research, along with organizational intervention strategies.
Further information is available through the department office.
The department each year chooses outstanding seniors who wish to do an independent research project for participation in a year long Honors Program. Successful honors students are recognized at an Honors Convocation, held just before commencement. Other annual honors and awards include several departmental book awards to honor outstanding seniors, and the initiation of about 20 students into Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society. The University of Massachusetts Boston UMass Boston, part of the five-member University of Massachusetts system, is an urban public university. Large enough to offer a broad range of academic choices, UMass Boston is also small enough to maintain a closeness of community.