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
Oct
14
2024
Urban & Community Workshop: Rose Werth (Job Talk)
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Urban & Community Workshop: Rose Werth (Job Talk) "A Fractured Community Safety Landscape and the Struggl...
Oct
17
2024
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Jeffrey Olick, University of ...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Jeffrey Olick, University of Virginia, presents: "Commemoration and Its Discontents: The Politics of Memory in Historical and Comparati...
Oct
17
2024
Culture & Society Workshop: Thijs van Dooremalen
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Culture & Society Workshop: Thijs van Dooremalen “Extreme Weather Events as Catalysts for a Change of Cli...