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 Comparative-Historical Workshop: Greta Kr...
All Day, No Location
Joint Event with University of Chicago: American Political Economy, Past and Present Time/Place: American Bar Foundation, all day* Gret...
Applied Quantitative Methods Workshop (AQMW): Michelle Bueno Vasq...
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Applied Quantitative Methods Workshop: Michelle Bueno Vasquez, Political Science "The Case for Nonparamet...
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Benjamin Bradlow, Princeton U...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Benjamin Bradlow, Princeton University, presents: "Urban Power: Democracy and Inequality in São Paulo and Johannesburg" Hybri...