Our Programs and Activities
Why Study Sociology at Northwestern?
As the broadest of all of the social sciences, Sociology provides a wide range of practical and marketable skills, including critical analysis, statistical methods, theory, and field research.
Our majors have gone on to work in law, medicine and public health, consulting, finance, non-profit and public administration, social network research, culture, and the arts.
Graduate Program
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Upcoming Events
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Ricarda Hammer, UC Berkeley
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Ricarda Hammer, UC Berkeley, presents: "From Tutelage to Suppression: A Du Boisian Theory of Self-Government" Hybrid Please c...
Department of Sociology Comparative-Historical Workshop: Ricarda ...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Evanston
Ricarda Hammer, Assistant Professor of Sociology at University of California, Berkeley presents: "Learning from W.E.B. Du Bois: Rethink...
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Sanyu Mojola, Princeton Unive...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Sanyu Mojola, Princeton University, presents: "Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capit...