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Graduate Program

U of M Sociology offers a PhD program covering the fundamentals of sociological theory and methods, emphasizing mastery of central literatures and debates, the conduct of research, teaching, and policy application.

The department is able to provide substantial opportunities for advanced training through seminars, research assistantships, teaching assistantships, and instructorships. Incoming students receive funding packages that support them up to 5 years.

At the U of M you will find a supportive, collaborative, and challenging intellectual environment, an opportunity to be involved in cutting-edge research, and a commitment to valuing a diversity of viewpoints and experiences. Please click on the videoclips below to hear personal welcome messages from the Department Chair and the Director of Graduate Studies. Additionally, there are some important links below the videoclips for you to peruse at your convenience.

Department Chair	Director of Graduate Studies
Professor Christopher Uggen	Professor Penny Edgell

 

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• Alaniz Awarded Hawkinson Foundation Scholarship

  Ryan Alaniz, a fourth-year UMN doctoral student in sociology, has received a 2009 Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation scholarship in recognition of his efforts to promote a more peaceful and just world. Hawkinson Foundation scholarships encourage students who have already demonstrated a commitment to peace and justice to continue striving for those values in their educational pursuits and in their personal and professional lives. Currently, Alaniz is living in Honduras where he is conducting his dissertation field work. Congratulations, Ryan!

  October 23rd, 2009

• Fellow Nyseth Spends Six Weeks w/ MEX Human Rights Commission

  Hollie Nyseth, second-year graduate student, spent six weeks this past summer with the Mexico City Human Rights Commission as an Upper Midwest Human Rights Fellow. Nyseth researched complaints of the current Mexican judicial system, the plans for judicial reform, and collected data for a book on nonviolent conflict resolution. While there, Nyseth also planned a week-long international advanced training course on human rights.

  September 23rd, 2009

• King Wins ASA Best Article Prize

  Former University of Minnesota graduate student Ryan King was recently awarded the American Sociology Association Sociology of Law Section Best Article Prize for his American Journal of Sociology article entitled "Conservatism, Institutionalism, and the Social Control of Intergroup Conflict." Professor King is currently an Assistant Professor of Law and Criminology with the department of sociology at SUNY - Albany. Congratulations, Ryan!

  August 18th, 2009