Department of Sociology (Graduate)

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Website URL:

https://www.cla.purdue.edu/sociology/graduate/index.html

Department/School Head:

Linda Renzulli

Academic Programs:

Master’s and Ph.D. Programs

Our program prepares students to become researchers, scholars, and teachers through a well-balanced curriculum comprising theory and methods that enable students to conduct sociological research at the forefront of the field. In addition to our cutting edge methodological training and broad sociological teaching, our program offers instruction in seven specialization areas: : Family; Health, Aging, and the Life Course; Law and Society; Social Inequality: Class, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexuality; Social Movements and Political Sociology; Sociology of Religion; and Work and Organizations.

• The Master of Science (MS) in Sociology
• The Ph.D. program in Sociology

Concentrations (Areas of Study):

• Family
• Health, Aging, and the Life Course
• Law and Society 
• Social Inequality: Class, Gender, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexuality
• Social Movements and Political Sociology
• Sociology of Religion
• Work and Organizations 

Regular Graduate Faculty by Rank:

Professor

Rachel L. Einwohner
Scott Feld
Kenneth Ferraro
Brian Kelly
Dan Olson
Carolyn Perrucci
David Reingold
Linda Renzulli
Jeremy Reynolds
Kevin Stainback
Robin Stryker
J. Jill Suitor
Bert Useem
Fenggang Yang

Associate Professor

Shawn Bauldry
Elizabeth Hoffmann
Christie Sennott
Patricia Thomas

Assistant Professor

Spencer Headworth
Danielle Kane
Marcus Mann
David McElhattan
Trenton Mize
Daniel Winchester

Emeritus Faculty

James Anderson
J.D. Davidson
Viktor Gecas
Richard Hogan
Eugene Jackson
Dean Knudsen
Reece McGee
Martin Patchen
Robert Perrucci
Harry Potter
Jack Spencer
John Stahura
Philo Wasburn

Programs

• Sociology, PHD
• Sociology/Gerontology, PHD

• Sociology, MS

Courses

• SOC 51400 - Racial And Cultural Minorities
• SOC 52500 - Social Movements
• SOC 52900 - Introduction To Political Economy: A Sociological Perspective
• SOC 53100 - Community Organization
• SOC 55400 - Social Psychology Of The Family
• SOC 56700 - Religion In Social Context
• SOC 56800 - Religion And Society
• SOC 57000 - Sociology Of Education
• SOC 57100 - Health And Behavior
• SOC 57200 - Comparative Healthcare Systems
• SOC 57300 - The Human Side Of Medicine
• SOC 57400 - The Social Organization Of Healthcare
• SOC 57600 - Health And Aging In Social Context
• SOC 58000 - Methods Of Social Research I
• SOC 58100 - Meth Soc Research II
• SOC 58300 - Application Of Social Research Methods
• SOC 59000 - Individual Research Problems
• SOC 59100 - Selected Topics In Sociology
• SOC 60000 - Development Of Sociological Theory
• SOC 60200 - Contemporary Sociological Theories
• SOC 60300 - The Individual In Society
• SOC 60900 - Seminar In Sociology
• SOC 61000 - Seminar On Teaching Sociology
• SOC 61100 - Social Inequality: Class, Race, And Gender
• SOC 63000 - Seminar In Political Sociology
• SOC 65900 - Seminar In Marriage And The Family
• SOC 66700 - Seminar In The Sociology Of Religion
• SOC 67400 - Seminar In Medical Sociology
• SOC 67700 - Research Seminar On Aging And The Life Course
• SOC 68000 - Advanced Social Research Methods
• SOC 68100 - Selected Problems Of Social Research
• SOC 68600 - Qualitative Methods
• SOC 69300 - Interdisciplinary Seminar
• SOC 69500 - Analytic Project In Sociology
• SOC 69900 - Research PhD Thesis

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