西北大学的社会学系是世界一流的课程，拥有世界一流的教师，致力于教所有学生更有效地与周围的世界互动。本科课程具有很高的师生比例，并为学生提供了在课堂以外认识他们的教授的许多机会。社会学是攻读高级论文，通过芝加哥田野研究计划实习或其他重要项目的理想专业。
Northwestern's Department of Sociology is a major hub of intellectual activity in the field of sociology. It is a top-ranked program that features world-class faculty whose work sets the research agenda in the study of race, gender, sexuality, law, historical sociology, economic sociology, political sociology, urban sociology, ethnography, science and technology, and culture. Indeed, our faculty is among the most eminent in the discipline. It includes recipients of fellowships from the Fulbright Foundation and Guggenheim Foundation as well as inductees into the American Academy of Political and Social Science and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. <br><br>As deeply rooted as our faculty members are in the field of sociology, they are also strongly interdisciplinary in their inclination. Many members of the faculty are jointly appointed in other departments and programs at Northwestern, and some have connections with extramural organizations such as the American Bar Foundation in downtown Chicago. <br><br>The undergraduate program benefits in many ways from the quality of the faculty and breadth of their interests. Our undergraduate students are exposed to some of the most recent and influential ideas in the field, and they have the chance to take classes from some of the most esteemed members of the discipline. A favorable student-faculty ratio means that our undergraduate students have ample opportunity for close interaction with the faculty in small classroom settings.