SOCIOLOGY

Sociology has been taught and practiced on the Arizona campus since the turn of the century. A Department of Sociology was established in 1943, and the first Ph.D. in sociology was awarded in 1972. In 1982, only ten years after Arizona awarded its first Ph.D. in sociology, an assessment of doctoral programs ranked the University of Arizona School of Sociology #9 out of 92 programs in the United States. According to the University of Arizona 2010 NRC-R rankings, the School of Sociology was the third highest ranked PhD program among all of the departments that were ranked at the UA. Among sociology PhD programs housed in public institutions we ranked #6, and among PhD programs housed in all institutions (public & private) we ranked #12... Sociology explores and analyzes issues vital to our own lives, our communities, our nation, and the world. Our undergraduate majors provide a foundation for careers in many professional fields, and for graduate training as a sociologist in academia,..

Primary location: Tucson United States