• The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers programs leading to the degree of Master of Arts.
  • The faculty maintains an active research agenda while placing a strong emphasis on teaching and mentorship.
  • Students learn both qualitative and quantitative methods and are exposed to a variety of subfields and theoretical perspectives.
  • The faculty’s core strengths include: culture—food, identity, literature, and youth subcultures; international development; media; demography; social movements; inequalities—race, class, and gender; quantitative methods; and qualitative methods—ethnography, in-depth interviewing, and archival analysis.
  • Sociology offers an M.A. in Sociology, requiring a total of 36 credit hours.
  • The program offers thesis and non-thesis (internship) options. Both options require 27 credit hours of coursework including electives and required courses