UB SIM
The Department of Sociology now offers its Sociology program in Singapore, as part of a larger degree-offering affiliation between the University at Buffalo and the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM). The Department offers required courses and electives for the sociology major and faculty members participate in teaching courses in Singapore during fall, spring, and summer semesters. The Sociology program at SIM is offered full-time over nine semesters and can be completed within three years. For more information on UB’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology at SIM, visit the SIM website.
In the news..
Fall Semester 2009
UB Sociology Associate Professor, Debra Street, is the first faculty member to teach in the Department’s Sociology Program at SIM. Dr. Street is teaching Introduction to Sociology (SOC 101) and Social Research Methods (SOC 293) in the fall term. In addition to teaching, learning about everyday life in Singapore, and continuing her own research, Dr. Street is advising UB-SIM Sociology students and helping to build the Department’s presence at SIM.
November 2008 -Sociology Day at SIM/UB
On November 13, 2008, students of SOC 101 (Introduction to Sociology) participated in the second annual “Sociology Day” organized by course instructor Ms. G. Kaveri. The event consists of a display of posters created by the students to represent their course research projects, which revolve around such sociological topics as social groups and social control, social inequality, social institutions and social change. Ms. Kaveri explains that the rationale of the project is to allow students to “think sociologically” and to investigate the structure of society and the relationship of individuals to the structure. The poster session also gives students the chance to work with their peers and engage in discussions outside of the normal classroom context, thus helping to prepare them for future involvement in academic and professional conferences.
SOC 101 is currently a general education course for students of all majors; beginning in May of 2009 it will also become a foundation course for the new Bachelor of Arts in Psychology program.