Welcome to the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice at Kennesaw State University! We offer majors in Sociology and Criminal Justice, in both traditional and fully online formats. The department also offers a Masters in Criminal Justice. As well, the department offers minors in Criminal Justice, Criminology, Gerontology, Medical Sociology, and Sociology. The department actively promotes experiential learning. Sociology and Criminal Justice undergraduate majors are required to complete an internship, cooperative studies, or a study abroad. We also value and promote global learning; our faculty have offered study abroad opportunities in Ghana, Germany and Netherlands, and South Korea and Thailand. Our department houses the official journal of the Georgia Sociological Association, the Journal of Public and Professional Sociology.
Recent News + More News
Dr. Evelina Sterling and Dr. Linda Treiber published in Currents in Teaching & Learning
Dr. Barbara Harris Combs Honored at the Association of Black Sociologists
Dr. Jason Mueller published in the peer reviewed journal Human Geography
Drs. Gang Lee and Sinyong Choi published in Policing: An International Journal
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