Department of Sociology

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Department Chair
Josh Meisel, Ph.D.

jsm38@humboldt.edu

Graduate Coordinator
Mary Virnoche, Ph. D.

Cannabis Studies Coordinator

Dominic Corva, Ph.D.

Criminology and Justice Studies Coordinator
Michihiro Clark Sugata, Ph.D.

Department of Sociology
Behavioral & Social Sciences 518
707-826-3139

Affiliated Research Institutes
Altruistic Personality and Prosocial Behavior Institute
California Center for Rural Policy (CCRP)
Humboldt Institute for Interdisciplinary Marijuana Research (HIIMR)
Humboldt Journal of Social Relations (HJSR)

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Programs

• Cannabis Studies, Environmental Stewardship Concentration, B.A.
• Cannabis Studies, Policy Stewardship Concentration, B.A.
• Criminology and Justice Studies, B.A.
• Sociology, B.A.
• Sociology, B.A. Transfer MAP

• Public Sociology, M.A.

• Cannabis Studies Minor
• Criminology and Justice Studies Minor
• Sociology Minor

• Cannabis Studies, Environmental Stewardship Concentration, B.A. MAP
• Cannabis Studies, Environmental Stewardship Concentration, B.A. Transfer MAP
• Cannabis Studies, Policy Stewardship Concentration, B.A. MAP
• Cannabis Studies, Policy Stewardship Concentration, B.A. Transfer MAP
• Criminology and Justice Studies, B.A. + Public Sociology, M.A. Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Pathway 5-Year MAP
• Criminology and Justice Studies, B.A. + Public Sociology, M.A. Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Pathway Transfer MAP
• Criminology and Justice Studies, B.A. MAP
• Criminology and Justice Studies, B.A. Transfer MAP
• Sociology, B.A. + Public Sociology, M.A. Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Pathway 5-Year MAP
• Sociology, B.A. + Public Sociology, M.A. Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Pathway Transfer MAP
• Sociology, B.A. MAP

Courses

• CANN 120 - Introduction to Cannabis Studies
• CANN 202 - Humboldt and Cannabis
• CANN 240 - Global Cannabis
• CANN 280 - Special Topics
• CANN 325 - Cannabis and Social Equity
• CANN 335 - Cannabis and Environmental Sustainability
• CANN 345 - Cannabis Regulatory and Environmental Requirements
• CANN 420 - Cannabis Law and Public Policy
• CANN 482 - Internship
• CANN 499 - Directed Studies

• CRIM 125 - Introduction to Criminology and Justice Studies
• CRIM 225 - Inequalities/Criminalization
• CRIM 225S - Inequalities/Criminalization
• CRIM 280 - Special Topics
• CRIM 325W - Law and Society
• CRIM 362 - Gender, Sexualities and Crime
• CRIM 410 - Theories of Justice and Crime
• CRIM 420 - Drugs and Society
• CRIM 430 - Law and Dissent
• CRIM 431 - Juvenile Delinquency
• CRIM 433 - Punishment and Justice in Cross-National Perspective
• CRIM 455 - Policing Bodies: A Biopolitical History of Race, Riots and Surveillance

• SOC 104 - Introduction to Sociology
• SOC 113 - Sociology Skills Development
• SOC 225S - Social Issues and Action
• SOC 235 - Act to End Sexualized Violence
• SOC 275 - The Emerald Triangle
• SOC 280 - Special Topics
• SOC 282L - Sociological Statistics Lab
• SOC 302 - Forests and Culture
• SOC 302M - Forests and Culture for Majors
• SOC 303 - Race and Inequality
• SOC 303M - Race and Inequality for Majors
• SOC 305 - Global Transformations
• SOC 305M - Global Transformations for Majors
• SOC 306 - The Changing Family
• SOC 306M - The Changing Family for Majors
• SOC 308 - Sociology of Altruism and Compassion
• SOC 308M - Sociology of Altruism and Compassion for Majors
• SOC 310W - Sociological Theory
• SOC 316 - Gender and Society
• SOC 320 - Environmental Sociology
• SOC 321 - Sociology of Sport
• SOC 330 - Social Deviance
• SOC 350 - Social Movements
• SOC 363 - Environmental Crime
• SOC 370 - Environmental Inequality and Globalization
• SOC 372 - Proseminar
• SOC 382 - Introduction to Social Research
• SOC 410 - Contemporary Social Theory
• SOC 411 - Popular Culture
• SOC 466 - Migration and the Global Economy
• SOC 472 - Graduate School Planning
• SOC 475 - Community Organizing
• SOC 480 - Special Topics
• SOC 482 - Internship
• SOC 492 - Senior Thesis
• SOC 494 - Sociology Workshop
• SOC 499 - Directed Study
• SOC 510 - Contemporary Social Theory
• SOC 560 - Teaching in Higher Education
• SOC 583 - Quantitative Research Methods
• SOC 584 - Qualitative Research Methods
• SOC 586 - Community Action Research
• SOC 605 - Graduate Proseminar in Sociology
• SOC 650 - Race, Ethnicity and Gender
• SOC 665 - Community, Ecology and Social Action
• SOC 680 - Seminar in Sociological Topics
• SOC 690 - Master’s Degree Thesis
• SOC 692 - Master’s Degree Project
• SOC 699 - Independent Study

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