• The Sociology PhD program provides training in the skills necessary to secure research careers in academic and nonacademic professions and emphasizes applied research in community-based settings.
  • The Sociology PhD program is organized around a curriculum combining strong grounding in the acquisition of methodological skills with advanced study in one of the department’s four areas of concentration: the Sociology of Crime/Deviance; Domestic Violence; Social Inequalities; and Health, Families, and Communities.