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
Jan
17
2025
Department of Sociology Comparative-Historical Workshop: Graduate...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Off-Campus
Matej Jungwirth: PhD Candidate in Political Science, Northwestern University Andrés Rodríguez-Cáceres: PhD Candidate in Sociology, Nort...
Jan
21
2025
Ethnography Workshop: Yoalli Aguilera
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Yoalli Aguilera, Assistant Professor of Latin American and Latino Studies at DePaul University, presents: Grieving Geographies, Mournin...
Jan
23
2025
Culture & Society Workshop: Mark Alexander Griffith
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Culture & Society Workshop: Mark Alexander Griffith "I Don't Want to be Slut-Shamed': Consensual Non-Mono...