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Use Diverse Perspectives to Solve Real-World Problems
Explore how interpersonal, community, and global interactions shape and reflect our social systems and values with the College of Arts, Sciences & Education’s Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at the University of Michigan-Flint. Our programs offer a comprehensive view of diverse individual, social, cultural, and historical human experiences and their impact on contemporary perspectives and daily lives.
Our accomplished faculty is dedicated to helping you develop essential communication and analytical skills that are highly valued in today’s and tomorrow’s job market. Embrace a multi-perspective approach to understanding the complex world around you and enhance your career prospects with a degree from UM-Flint.
Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice Programs
Anthropology
Explore diverse ways of being human while acquiring research skills and broad-based knowledge that can be applied to careers in politics, non-profit work, community organizing, law, research and design, and beyond.
Criminal Justice
Prepare yourself for an impactful career in law enforcement, courts, or corrections. Learn how modernizing our justice system requires an interdisciplinary approach that addresses poverty, racial disparity, and addiction.
Sociology
Investigate the social causes and consequences of human behavior as you build research skills, develop analytical thinking, and strengthen your ability to collaborate in diverse groups, making you uniquely prepared to navigate the ever-changing job market.
Qualitative Methods and Anthropology for Business
Learn the qualitative and analytical approaches cultural anthropology uses to enhance your professional skillset in various careers, including product development, design, market research, leadership and management, and more.
Women’s & Gender Studies
Gain a deep understanding of how social and cultural constructions of gender combine with other factors (like race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, social class, etc.) and gain experiences and skills that prepare you to make a meaningful impact in your community and career.
Affiliated Programs
Integrated Social Sciences
Create a custom field of study by integrating multiple lines of inquiry, including anthropology, geography, psychology, sociology and more.
International & Global Studies
Build marketable skills to successfully navigate our increasingly globalized world through a multidisciplinary lens as you study the interconnections between cultures, nations, economies, politics and more.
Liberal Studies in American Culture
Investigate American culture through the lenses of behavioral and social sciences, humanities, the arts, and more. This highly customizable, interdisciplinary program will develop your knowledge base, critical thinking, research, and writing skills, which apply to a wide range of careers.
Free Tuition with the Go Blue Guarantee!
Upon admission, we automatically consider UM-Flint students for the Go Blue Guarantee, a historic program offering free tuition for high-achieving, in-state undergraduates from lower-income households.