Sociology and Anthropology

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology equips you with a rich understanding of the social, cultural, political, and economic structures that influence human behavior. Our programs provide the theoretical and methodological skills needed to develop practical research on people’s habits, customs and traditions, social practices, group interactions, institutions, organizations, and communities. You gain critical awareness of power relations; structural inequalities related to class, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexuality; and the social movements that advance social change locally and globally.

Our undergraduate and graduate programs prepare you for a variety of careers in the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. Graduates pursue careers in banking, civil society and community services, criminal justice, education, finance, health, law, psychology, research and development, social work, and technology.

The Department of Sociology and Anthropology is a vibrant, interdisciplinary, and diverse community of faculty, students, and alumni who engage in opportunities beyond the classroom, including guest lectures, symposia, research collaborations, student-led publications, as well as networking events such as Criminology Connections (held every fall) and Sociology Connections (held every spring).

The department offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs, including accelerated, combined degree programs that allow you to earn both your undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years of full-time study. The department also offers a hybrid M.A. in Sociology degree, which allows you to complete the program in three semesters through a blend of in-person and online coursework.