Department of Sociology
We're the oldest sociology department in the United States - we study social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior.
Why Sociology?
- It opens plenty of career opportunities at the local, state, and federal levels
- It has relevance across a variety of fields
- You'll learn how to understand the world around you
- It prepares you for the pursuit of professional and graduate degrees
- It's a fascinating and multifaceted discipline
KU Sociology in the News
KU News profile of David Smith and Eric Hanley co-author article for Journal of The Future of Agency (Current Perspectives in Social Theory)
"Authoritarianism From Below: Why and How Donald Trump Follows His Followers." ...
ChangHwan Kim and Andrew Taeho Kim co-author article in Journal of Research in Social Stratification and Mobility.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0276562425000095
Tracey LaPierre co-authored article in Frontiers in Sociology.
Authors: Tracey LaPierre, Carrie Wendel, Darcy Sullivan and Jennifer Babitzke. 2025. ...
Brian Donovan contributed an article on Taylor Swift in the Journal of Fandom.
"The joy of gaylor: Sexuality identity in the Taylor Swift fandom." 2024. ...
Undergraduate Program
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Graduate Program
Our graduate program allows you to learn alongside nationally recognized scholars and explore topics through faculty-student collaboration.
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