在凯斯西储大学，社会学博士研究的重点是四个方面的研究：年龄和生活历程的社会学，医学社会学，社会不平等以及研究方法。在这些领域中，学生可以专注于广泛的特定主题，例如压力和应对，健康差异，诊断和疾病的社会结构以及种族，阶级，性别，年龄和其他因素的相互作用，这些都是社会来源。不等式。研究生培训包括通过课程和一对一的导师臀部讲授的各种高级定量，定性，动作和其他技术。学生将学习整合理论和方法，并将其应用于特定的实质性问题，其范围从个人的健康实践到机构护理，再到国际现象的改革。通常，学生不会获得硕士学位。但是，学生可
The Department of Sociology offers programs leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of Philosophy degrees.<br><br>Sociologists investigate basic social processes and the causes and consequences of social change in a diverse and increasingly interconnected world. Sociology covers a broad range of topics, from the micro level to the macro level of society. Our undergraduate program offers concentrations in Crime, Law and Justice, Gender, Work and Family, Health, Medicine and Aging, and Social Inequality. Undergraduate majors may also choose a general sociology curriculum. Sociology's graduate program includes specializations in Sociology of Health and Medicine, Sociology of Age and the Life Course, Social Inequalities, and Research Methods. <br><br>Many sociology majors participate in field-based learning experiences in course work and also through their involvement in faculty research projects. We encourage interaction between students and faculty by offering many opportunities for individualized study and research. Our department has a long history of innovation and international leadership in research, combined with a friendly, student-centered culture, for both graduate and undergraduate students.