Sociology

University

This Bachelor-level Sociology program is freely available to anyone who wants to study it. Sociology asks us to look honestly at the structures, inequalities, and forces that shape our societies — questions that matter now as much as ever. In several places around the world, access to sociology education is being restricted or removed from public curricula. This program exists, in part, as a quiet response: a full curriculum, open to anyone with the curiosity to engage with it. Study at your own pace. No fees, no gatekeeping.

Introduction to Sociology

Bachelor's-level introduction to sociological thinking: the sociological imagination, research methods, classical and contemporary theory, inequality and power, and key institutions.

15 Units50 Topics

Sociological Research Methods

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Classical Sociological Theory

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Contemporary Sociological Issues

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Social Stratification and Inequality

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Race and Ethnicity

Sociological analysis of race, racism, ethnic identities, and racialized inequality, drawing on Omi & Winant, Bonilla-Silva, and Du Bois.

1 Units5 Topics

Gender and Sexuality

Sociological analysis of gender, sexuality, and intersectional inequality, drawing on West & Zimmerman, Connell, and Butler.

1 Units5 Topics

Sociology of the Family

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Sociology of Work

Sociology of labor, occupations, and workplace relations, drawing on Braverman, Hochschild, and Kalleberg.

1 Units5 Topics

Urban Sociology

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Sociology of Education

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Medical Sociology

Comprehensive Bachelor of Science in Sociology covering sociological theory, social stratification, research methods, deviance and crime, family, urban sociology, education, medical sociology, and contemporary issues

1 Units6 Topics

Environmental Sociology

Sociology of environment, ecology, and human-nature relations, drawing on Catton & Dunlap, Beck, and J. Bellamy Foster.

1 Units5 Topics