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
17
2026
Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop (QCoM): Alina Arsen...
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Quantitative & Computational Methods Workshop: Alina Arseniev-Koehler, Sociology, Purdue University "What...
Nov
19
2026
Culture & Society Workshop: Miguel Chavez, Northwestern Universit...
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM, Evanston
The Department of Sociology's Culture & Society Workshop: Miguel Chavez, Sociology, Northwestern University TBA