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
21
2025
Urban & Community Workshop: Dr. Amin Ghaziani, University of Brit...
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Urban & Community Workshop presents: Dr. Amin Ghaziani (UBC): Long Live Queer Nightlife: How the Closing ...
Apr
22
2025
Ethnography Workshop: Xi Wang, Northwestern University
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM, Evanston
Xi Wang, PhD Candidate in Sociology at Northwestern University: “The "Acting Out" of Transference: Managing the Epistemic Authority of ...
Apr
25
2025
Department of Sociology Comparative-Historical Workshop: Methods ...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Off-Campus
Methods Workshop: Primary Sources & Working in the Archives Facilitators from Northwestern University: katrina quisumbing king, Assista...