Welcome to Sociology

At the University of Connecticut

Thank you for visiting the Department of Sociology!

Every year, our department strives to continue its legacy of excellence in the field of Sociology through outstanding scholarly research, teaching, and public engagement. Our faculty are internationally and nationally prominent; we have a history of leadership in professional organizations. Our faculty and graduate students are engaged in exciting, socially meaningful research; many of them have been featured in the media this year.

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225
Undergraduate Majors

100+
Minors

100+
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Bandana Purkayastha and Andrew Moiseff, CLAS associate deans, hand out diplomas at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) Commencement ceremony one at Gampel Pavilion on May 7, 2023.

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The Sociology Department offers in-person and virtual advising for majors and minors.

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Bhoomi Thakore, a professor in the Department of Sociology, teaches SOCI 2830. Class, Power, and Inequality in the Austin Building on Feb. 26, 2024. (Bri Diaz/UConn Photo)

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News and Events

Department News

  • Noël Cazenave: Yale Workshop
    Next Monday, October 14th, the Yale Sociology Department will be holding a Workshop in Urban Ethnography featuring Professor Noël A. Cazenave and his new book, Cazenave Eyes.
    Posted on October 10, 2024
  • Spring Research Symposium
    This Symposium was held on March 29th, 2024 to highlight some of the brilliant research projects that Undergraduate and Graduate students have been working on throughout the year.
    Posted on September 24, 2024

Upcoming Events

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  • Oct
    14
    Project 2025: Authoritarian Ambition
    Women’s Center
    6:00 PM

    Join us in person or virtually as we discus key elements of Project 2025 and their implications.

  • Dec
    4
    Sociology Colloquium: Filiz Garip (Princeton)
    Homer Babbidge Library
    12:00 PM
  • Feb
    19
    UCHI Faculty Talk: Bhoomi Thakore
    Homer Babbidge Library
    12:15 PM

    A research talk by UConn faculty member Bhoomi Thakore (Sociology).

  • Feb
    21
    Accelerated MA Information Session
    Manchester Hall
    4:00 PM

    Learn how YOU can get involved in the Accelerated Masters program offered by the Department of Sociology!

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