UMass Boston

Courses view of campus quad from Healey roof.
Introduction to Sociology

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
MoWeFr 11a.m. – 11:50a.m.		 Wh-Peters W01-0088 Snowden Aud 3 $2065 (guest students)
Date
9/2/25 - 12/12/25
Time
MoWeFr 11a.m. – 11:50a.m.
Location
Wh-Peters W01-0088 Snowden Aud
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2065 (guest students)

Description

This course provides a broad overview of sociology and how it applies to everyday life. Major theoretical perspectives and concepts are presented under the following broad sections: sociological imagination, social inequality, and social institutions. Applying C. Wright Mills; notion of the 'sociological imagination,' this course will seek to find ways to connect an understanding of ourselves with broad dynamics of national and global social structures and forces of social change.

Guest registration opens August 18

Return to Course List

Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

9/2/2025 - 12/12/2025

Location

Wh-Peters W01-0088 Snowden Aud

General Ed Requirements

Social & Behavioral Sciences

Enrolled / Capacity

100 / 100

Status

Closed

Instructor

Karen Okigbo

Tuition*

$2065 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

Tuition Details