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
Nov
18
2025
Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop (QCoM): Amanda Buec...
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop: Amanda Buechele, Northwestern University: Commensurating H...
Nov
18
2025
Ethnography Workshop: Mark Griffith
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Mark Griffith — Postdoctoral Fellow at the Sexualities Project at Northwestern
Nov
20
2025
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Swethaa Ballakrishnen
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Swethaa Ballakrishnen, University of California, Irvine