What is Sociology?
Sociology is the scientific study of human behavior. It studies the larger forces outside the individual that affect people’s personal experience and lives. It also studies those larger forces themselves, such as families, organizations, social classes, ethnic groups, nations and the world system.
Programs
The Texas A&M Sociology Department is one of the leading sociology programs in the country. Our department offers the following programs:
- Undergraduate Programs in Sociology
- Graduate Program in Sociology
- Undergraduate Minor in Gender and Health
- Undergraduate Minor in LGBTQ Studies
- Undergraduate Minor and Graduate Certificate Program in Latino/a and Mexican American Studies
- Undergraduate and Graduate Certificate Programs in Women’s and Gender Studies
Research Areas
The faculty in the department are accomplished researchers and scholars and regularly publish books and monographs with top academic presses and articles in leading scientific journals. The faculty includes past presidents of national and regional professional associations, recent editors of leading journals in the discipline, and recipients of prestigious awards in the discipline. The faculty in the department have expertise in a wide range of research areas including but not limited to:
- Crime, Law and Deviance
- Culture
- Demography
- Organizational, Political and Economic
- Race, Class and Gender
- Social Psychology
Programs, Institutes, and Centers
Faculty and students in our department conduct research activities on several programs, institutes, and centers, such as the following ones:
- Howard B. Kaplan Laboratory for Social Science Research
- National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU)
- Race and Ethnic Studies Institute (RESI)
- Stuart J. Hysom Social Psychology Laboratory
- Texas Research Data Center (TXRDC)
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