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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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 1:00 p.m., via Zoom.
Upcoming Events
Nov
3
2020
Department of Sociology Ethnography Workshop: Perdana Roswaldy, N...
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM, No Location
Perdana Roswaldy Presents: The Backbone of this Valley: Gender Order, Labor, and Social Ecology in a Post-Conflict Environment All me...
Nov
4
2020
Department of Sociology Race and Society Workshop: Fourth Session
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, No Location
The Race and Society Workshop, an interdisciplinary workshop located within the Department of Sociology, focuses on race as a subject o...
Nov
5
2020
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Ijlal Naqvi, Singapore Manage...
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM, No Location
Professor Ijlal Naqvi presents: Access to Power: Electricity and the Infrastructural State in Pakistan Zoom Meeting Co-sponsored wit...