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.
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Graduate Program
Colloquia
The Department of Sociology hosts weekly colloquia, in which speakers from a variety of distinguished institutions from the United States and other countries address a wide range of compelling topics. The colloquium occurs every Thursday, at 12:30 p.m.
Upcoming Events
May
6
2024
Applied Quantitative Methods Workshop (AQMW): Vineet Gupta
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Applied Quantitative Methods Workshop: Vineet Gupta "Tweeting Transgender: Discursive Networks and Catego...
May
7
2024
Ethnography Workshop: Marco Marzano
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Ethnography Workshop: Marco Marzano, Professor of Sociology, The University of Bergamo Hybrid
May
9
2024
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Rene Almeling, Yale Universit...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Rene Almeling, Yale University, presents: "Conceptualizing Climate Privilege" Hybrid Please contact the Department of Sociolo...