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Data, Technology, and Digital Sociology

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This specialization area examines the creation and impact of data, technology and digital change on human relationships, social structures, and the social self; including the ways that technologies and policies influence and mediate the creation, spread of, and access to information and misinformation.

Relevant Electives:
CRIM 4474 – Cyber Criminology
SOC 2604 – Introduction to Data in Social Context
SOC 3504 - Population Trends and Issues

Potential Careers:
Researcher / Policy Analyst
Journalist / Reporter / Writer
Public Relations / Advertising Manager
Media Production Team Member
Social Media Analyst