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Sociology Undergraduate Administration

Director of Undergraduate Studies

Dr. Jeff Mullis 

Study Abroad in London (SOC 390S) Program Faculty 

Dr. Tracy Scott

Dr. Matthew Archibald

Internship Coordinator

Dr. Elizabeth Griffiths

Program in Social Research and Data Analysis Director

Dr. Matthew Archibald 

Undergraduate Program Administrative Assistant

Katie Wilson

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Dept. of Sociology  Emory University  1555 Dickey Dr.  Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-7510  Fax:    404-727-7532 

Recent Graduates

Where have our recent graduates gone?

Many of our recent majors have gone to graduate school in the following areas: medicine, law, business, social work, public health, public policy, criminal justice, and journalism. Here is a sampling of the schools recent sociology graduates have attended:

  • Medical School: Penn, Tulane, Rochester, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Medical College of Virginia, University of Illinois
  • Business School: Wharton School of Business, Goizueta Business School, Anderson School of Management at UCLA
  • Law School: UVA, SUNY Buffalo, Emory, Georgetown, NYU, University of Georgia, American University's Washington College of Law, Loyola, University of Miami, University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania
  • School of Public Health: Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Alabama Birmingham, Emory (Behavioral Science and Health, International Health), University of South Carolina at Columbia
  • School of Social Work: Columbia, Penn, George Warren Brown (for social work and law)
  • Social Policy: Oxford-Comparative Social Policy in Applied Social Science, Boston U
  • Environmental Programs: School of Natural Resources and Environment at University of Michigan
  • Journalism: Graduate School of Journalism at Berkeley (concentration in Documentary Film, Video, and Television), Columbia School of Journalism
  • Political Management: George Washington
  • Physical Therapy: Emory

Other of our recent graduates have gone to graduate school, believe it or not, in sociology. They attend schools such as Northwestern, UCLA, University of Michigan, Indiana Univeristy, Florida State, University of San Francisco, and University of Kentucky.

Many of our majors also secure jobs in the areas of marketing/public relations, environmental organizations, investment banking, law firms, public health, computer technology, social services, and media.

Here are some of the organizations our recent graduates have secured positions:

Americans for Democratic Action in DC, American Museum of Natural History in NY, Respiratory Diseases Branch of CDC, U.S. Attorney's Office in Litigation Support, Emory Women's Center, Northwest Cable News, The Sports Business Daily, MindSpring Enterprises, Radar Finn public relations firm in NY, Intersound Records, Office of Evaluations and Inspections–Health and Human Services in Chicago, National Institute for Community Empowerment, GVC Financial Services, Inner City Teaching Corps, Corporate Projects Coordinator for Cooley Godward LLP in San Francisco, Hands-On Atlanta, Development Dept. of PBS Television, White House Intern, Youth Development Organization, WasteCap, Aid Atlanta, ABT Associates, Ameri-Corps, Teach for America, Director of Communications for Dekalb Rape Crisis Center, Ministry of Health in Thailand, Holiday Hospitality, IBM, and Ha-Lo Marketing and Promotions, New England Center for Children, Communications 21 (a public relations firm in Atlanta).