Sociology

Overview

We pride ourselves on the world-class, hands-on intellectual support and guidance we provide our graduate students not only across the fields and areas that constitute sociology, but also across the discipline’s full methodological spectrum. 

For many decades the Indiana University Department of Sociology has been ranked among the top graduate programs in the nation (according to the National Research Council and the US News & World Report).We have a tradition of close collaboration between faculty and students. If you look at recent issues of major sociology journals, you will see that many of our students have co-authored articles with faculty members, as well as amongst themselves.

At Indiana, students learn sociology not just through formal course work, but also through active participation in faculty research projects. Moreover, our graduate students are prepared well for careers in teaching as well as research. Most will work as teaching assistants for faculty members, as preparation for teaching their own undergraduate courses at IU.

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