Sociology
graduate fieldoverview
degree offered
- Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Degree | academic degree
- Master of Arts (M.A.) Degree | academic degree
area of concentration
- Economy and Society | major concentration
- Gender and Life Course | major concentration
- Methodology | minor concentration
- Organizations | major concentration
- Policy analysis | minor concentration
- Political Sociology/Social Movements | major concentration
- Racial and Ethnic Relations | major concentration
- Social Networks | major concentration
- Social Psychology | major concentration
- Social Stratification | major concentration
people
field members
- Berezin, Mabel M. | Associate Professor
- Blau, Fran D | Professor
- Brashears, Matthew Edward | Assistant Professor
- Cornwell, Benjamin T. | Assistant Professor
- Dunifon, Rachel E. | Associate Professor
- Frank, Robert H | Professor
- Gurak, Douglas T | Professor
- Harris, David R | Deputy Provost
- Heckathorn, Douglas D. | Professor
- Hirsh, Charlotte Elizabeth | Assistant Professor
- Kleinberg, Jon M | Tisch University Professor
- Lawler, Edward J | Martin P. Catherwood Professor
- Lichter, Daniel T. | Professor
- Lynch, Michael E. | Professor/Director, Graduate S
- Macy, Michael Walton | Goldwin-Smith Professor of Soc
- McMichael, Philip David | Professor
- Morgan, Stephen L. | Professor
- Nee, Victor | Goldwin Smith Professor
- Pillemer, Karl Andrew | Professor
- Pinch, Trevor J | Professor
- Sassler, Sharon | Associate Professor
- Strang, David | Professor
- Strogatz, Steven H | Jacob Gould Schurman Professor
- Swedberg, Richard | Professor
- Tarrow, Sidney G | Professor
- Tolbert, Pamela S | Professor
- Waller, Maureen R. | Associate Professor
- Weeden, Kim | Associate Professor
- Wethington, Elaine | Associate Professor
library liaison
- Skipper, Nancy | Reference Services Coordinator
affiliations
has affiliated organization
- Computer Science (COM S) | Cornell department
- Cornell University Graduate School | Graduate School
- Development Sociology (D SOC) | Cornell department
- Economics (ECON) | Cornell department
- Government (GOVT) | Cornell department
- Labor Economics (ILRLE) | Cornell department
- Organizational Behavior | Cornell department
- Policy Analysis and Management (PAM) | Cornell department
- Science and Technology Studies (S&TS) | Cornell department
- Sociology (SOC) | Cornell department
Master's degree candidates major in general sociology. Students in either degree program are expected to prepare themselves to undertake research both through formal course work and through apprenticeships in the ongoing research activities of the faculty.
Ph.D. degree candidates may register in general sociology initially but must select one of the eight areas of concentration before taking the Admission to Candidacy examination. Candidates also choose two minors from sociology or related fields. Students normally take a sequence of core courses in theory and methods but may substitute a general examination in these subjects.
Ph.D. students in full-time residence are normally expected to earn the Ph.D. degree within four years. The written and oral Admission to Candidacy examination is usually taken early in the third year, followed by the dissertation and oral defense. One year of directed teaching experience at Cornell is required unless the student is specifically exempted.
Ph.D. degree candidates may register in general sociology initially but must select one of the eight areas of concentration before taking the Admission to Candidacy examination. Candidates also choose two minors from sociology or related fields. Students normally take a sequence of core courses in theory and methods but may substitute a general examination in these subjects.
Ph.D. students in full-time residence are normally expected to earn the Ph.D. degree within four years. The written and oral Admission to Candidacy examination is usually taken early in the third year, followed by the dissertation and oral defense. One year of directed teaching experience at Cornell is required unless the student is specifically exempted.