Graduate Program Foci:
Comparative International Sociology
Sociology of Population and Health
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Welcome to the Department of Sociology at the University of Utah. Sociology has been taught at the University of Utah since 1896, the third University in the United States to offer regular courses in the discipline. The doctoral program specializes in two primary areas; Comparative International Sociology (CIS) and Population and Health (PHS). Descriptions of these programs can be under the "graduate program" section of our website. The goal of these programs is to provide students with both the theoretical background and the statistical tools necessary to conduct informed, empirical research in academic and policy related careers. A Masters of Statistics in Sociology , an interdisciplinary degree administered by the University Statistics Committee, is also offered.
- Noteworthy: The department as 32nd in the US, in terms of influential publications (ASA Footnotes Dec 2006).
- Social Dialogue Sociology graduate students' own academic journal
The University of Utah is a 25,000 student campus located on the eastern edge of Salt Lake City along the western front of the Wasatch Mountains. Salt Lake City has a population of 170,000 in a metropolitan area of more than one million. The nearby mountains provide hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking and, of course, world class skiing opportunities. Salt Lake City was the host of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games and the University was the site of the Olympic Village. This is a wonderful place to live as well as to pursue higher education.
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