Fall & Spring Course Offerings

Emory’s Department of Sociology offers a rich and comprehensive suite of graduate-level courses and individualized academic programs, spanning both the fall and spring semesters. Designed to prepare students for careers in research, teaching, and applied sociology, our curriculum encompasses:

• Core methods and theory courses, including research design, advanced statistics, qualitative techniques, and big/small data visualization (such as SOC 500, 501, 502, 506, and 509).
• Thematic seminars and topical workshops in areas like sociology of health and illness, culture, mass media, race and racism, network analysis, natural language processing, and more (e.g., SOC 531, 534, 551, 560, 562, 563, 585).
• Research-focused offerings, including the second-year research paper (SOC 590), MA/PhD Research (SOC 599R/SOC 799R), directed study (SOC 597R/797R), and professional development in teaching (SOC 767).
• Teaching assistantship programs providing structured preparation and experience for emerging educators (TATT 605SOC & TATT 610SOC).

Courses rotate regularly across semesters—recent offerings illustrate the department’s commitment to academic innovation and intellectual diversity.