Our courses cover topics such as health and illness, crime and law, sex and gender, culture and religion, social change and economic development. Cathryn Johnson for information. Contact Dr. Richard Rubinson, Director of Graduate Studies, for more information. We have a strong commitment to quality undergraduate instruction and all faculty members teach undergraduates. We aim to provide a wide variety of courses that convey the major findings and insights of the field.
Many courses offer opportunities for extended writing and independent research.
Our department is very active in research. We have special expertise in the comparative study of economic and political trends, in criminology, in health and illness, in social psychology, in the study of culture, and in theories and methods that are central to the discipline. She will review the requirements and opportunities and assign students to a regular faculty adviser, who will serve as their main source of information about the program, course planning, and career options. In the recent past, such projects have focused on the experimental analysis of interaction in small groups, the causes of delinquency, and the trends in transnational corporations. Please see Dr. Johnson for research opportunities in the Department.