• The Department of Development Sociology has a unique program profile that is unmatched by any other departments of sociology in the nation. Development Sociology majors study how societies develop and identify the social pathways that can help build a successful career.
  • The department is well known for international, domestic, rural, environmental, agricultural, and population studies.?Faculty and students in the department?conduct theoretical and applied research, teaching, and outreach on the causes, dynamics, and consequences of social, cultural, political and economic change.