As part of a strategic investment for a transformative expansion of the faculty of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University is […]
Global Issues, Intimate Environment
The Department of Sociology concentrates on two broad areas at the graduate and undergraduate levels: global social change and social inequality. The department’s intimacy creates a unique scholarly atmosphere in which faculty and students interact and collaborate frequently.
- Degrees Offered BA, PhD
- Major Sociology
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Faculty
The department has a history of concentrated research and teaching in global social change and social inequality.
Versatile Career Paths
Graduates conduct research in universities around the world and occupy key staff positions in a variety of sociological research organizations and government agencies.
Major
The Sociology major helps students develop expertise by exposing them to research and teaching in several areas central to the discipline.
News & Announcements
Assistant Professor of Sociology: Race & Ethnicity
As part of a strategic investment for a transformative expansion of the faculty of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Sociology at Johns Hopkins University is […]
Professor Beverly Silver Receives AI-Informed Discovery and Inquiry Seed Grant
Inaugural Recipients of the AI-Informed Discovery and Inquiry Seed Grants announced. AI Tools for the Study of World-Historical Patterns of Social ProtestPrincipal Investigator: Beverly Silver, Professor in the Department of […]