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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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Upcoming Events
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Armando Lara-Millán, UC Berk...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Armando Lara-Millán, UC Berkeley presents: "Redistributing the Poor: Jails, Hospitals, and the Crisis of Law and Fiscal Auste...
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Atef Said, UIC
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Atef Said, UIC presents: "Revolution as Lived Contingency, and the Two Souls of the Egyptian Revolution" Please contact the D...
Department of Sociology Colloquium: Poulami Roychowdhury, McGill ...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Professor Poulami Roychowdhury, McGill University presents: TBA Please contact the Department of Sociology for the zoom link or for any...