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Department of Sociology & Criminology
211 Old Main,
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701
P 479-575-3205
E-mail: nkarnes@uark.edu
for students
Why study criminology?
With a criminology degree, you will gain an excellent foundation for engaging in and contributing to crime prevention activities and policies, law enforcement, and the court system. You will develop marketable skills in research, theory, and data analytics that include and go beyond an understanding of criminal law, procedures, evidence. These learning experiences will help you understand the complexities of criminal behavior and public safety, and familiarize you with the justice system processes and the causes and consequences of criminal behavior and victimization.
Why study sociology?
With a sociology degree, you will gain an excellent foundation for successful participation and engagement in an increasingly diverse and complex world. You will develop marketable skills in research, theory, and data analytics and applied knowledge related to social institutions, interactions, cultures, social inequality, and organizations. These learning experiences will help you enrich your social interactions, and contribute to your successful performance in non-profit and business organizations and profound understanding of other people’s experiences while fostering an appreciation for your own.
Alumni Spotlight
MA in Sociology | 1995 | Mayor of The Township of Hillside in New Jersey
Dahlia notes that she couldn’t have received a better education anywhere else and that “choosing the University of Arkansas was the best honor ever.”
BA and MA in Sociology | 2010 | Applied Research Services, Inc.
"It was the UofA faculty’s guidance that led me to define an area of interest, nurtured quintessential methods and analyses understandings, and provided the opportunity for my first experiences in conducting studies."
BA and MA in Sociology | 2008 | Associate Vice President for the University of Chicago’s
Department of Safety and Security
"I think the most important thing I have learned from the program is to always look
at things from different perspectives."
Megan Handley - Alumni
BA and MA in Sociology | 2015 | Project Director for a Grant Housed in the Health,
Human Performance, and Recreation Department at the University of Arkansas
"The faculty in the Sociology and Criminology department were outstanding. My education in the MA Sociology Program is the reason that I am doing what I do today. Also, I made connections and networks that helped launch my career. "
"The faculty in the Sociology and Criminology department were outstanding. My education in the MA Sociology Program is the reason that I am doing what I do today. Also, I made connections and networks that helped launch my career. "