GRADUATE
Graduate Program
Sociology at Boston University offers an active program at the master's and doctoral levels in preparation for careers in research, teaching, and applied sociology.
The program emphasizes core knowledge and theory as well as rigor and innovation in research. The research and teaching interests of the faculty facilitate diverse research agendas for students. They span a number of theoretical and methodological approaches, and numerous substantive and topical interests. The department has particular strengths in theory, the sociology of religion, community & urban sociology, race & ethnicity, organizations, comparative-historical sociology, political sociology, and transnational-global sociology.
Recent dissertations and current work have explored such topics as the cultural significance of Fenway Park; the post-war coping practices of Cambodian widows; the effects of race and class on women's experience of domestic violence; Weber's analysis of law; networks and attainment among Latinas in Boston's public housing units; the social determinants of technological innovations at research and development laboratories; well-being among American and Soviet-born Jewish elders; altruism in Argentina; discrimination as the practical negotiation of structures; and AIDS among youth in Malawi.
In addition to the Ph.D. program in Sociology, the Department of Sociology and the School of Social Work offer an Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in sociology and social work. Information concerning this program may be obtained from the School of Social Work at 264 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215.
