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
Apr
16
2024
Ethnography Workshop: Chiara Bassetti
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Ethnography Workshop: Chiara Bassetti, Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Research, University o...
Apr
18
2024
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Stefan Timmermans, UCLA
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Stefan Timmermans, UCLA, presents: "The Unclaimed: A Social Barometer of Kinship" Hybrid Please contact the Department of Soc...
Apr
18
2024
Culture & Society Workshop: Walker Brewer
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Culture & Society Workshop: Walker Brewer "Politics for a Latter-Day: Reconceptualizing Religious Sociali...