Department of Sociology and Criminology
Welcome!
The requirements for a major in Sociology, whether choosing the General or Public Sociology concentration. We are happy to answer any questions you may have about the major! Please contact the department coordinators
Dr. Daniel Buffington for Sociology and Dr. Shannon Santana for Criminology. In The summer months please contact the Chair, Dr. Mike Maume.
Our Faculty page has information about all of our faculty members including their areas of research, courses they teach, their personal websites, and course syllabi.
If you are interested in joining the Sociology and Criminology Club or applying for a scholarship, visit Clubs & Scholarships to find out about club meeting schedules, available scholarships, requirements and deadlines
Contact Us
Phone:910.962.3420 or 910.962.3432
Fax:910.962.7385
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Giving to Sociology and Criminology
We hope that you will join us in support of the UNCW Department of Sociology and Criminology. Your generosity ensures a rich experience for everyone in our department. Please consider a financial gift to the UNCW Sociology and Criminology Department. Annual or one-time gifts designated to the department support student scholarships and hands-on applied learning experiences, like the WHA-UNCW Community Campus, that prepares students for successful internships and post graduate careers. Please visit www.uncw.edu/giveonline for several ways to make a tax-deductible gift to UNCW in support of Sociology and Criminology department.
For more information, visit www.uncw.edu/annualgiving
Or contact the department at soccrm@uncw.edu
910-962-3432
UNCW Receives $1.6M DOJ Grant to House National Drug Court Resource Center
The grant was awarded to sociology and criminology professors Kristen DeVall and Christina Lanier. Congratulations on this wonderful achievement!
- Hosting the Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research. Dr. Jill Waity, Editor and Applied Learning Fellow
Provost's Perspectives Dec 2019
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Graduation 2019
Featured Spring Course Offerings
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Study Abroad
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Thanks to the OLLI staff and the following professors for providing these classes on a volunteer basis: Provost's Perspectives December 2019
Dr. Christopher Elliott, Assistant Professor, Sociology and Criminology Blurred Boundaries: Craft Beer and the Consumption of Meaningful Work
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Economic Development Part of Community Survey
Greater Wilmington Business Journal
Featuring the Social Science Applied Research Center
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GRADUATE PROGRAM VISIT DAY
Friday, January 24th, 2020
For entrance in to the MA Program in Sociology & Criminology
Learn more about the program at: uncw.edu/socgrad
Begin your application at: uncw.edu/gradschool
Contact Jill Waity waityj@uncw.edu with any questions about this process.
College Choice Recognizes UNCW Criminology Program
The UNCW Department of Sociology and Criminology is recognized for having one of the nation’s best criminology programs. (more...)
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- AKD Alpha Kappa Delta
- APS Alpha Phi Sigma
- Brown Bag Series
- Mountain to Sea Speaker Series
- Sociology and Criminology Club
(The following are external links)
American Society of Criminology (ASC)
American Sociological Association (ASA)
North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA)
North Carolina Criminal Justice Association (NCCJA)
Southern Sociological Society (SSS)