社会学专业的学生可以选择四个集中领域之一，也可以选择一个社会学专业而不选择一个集中领域。集中时间至少为12个学时或4个课程。在过去几年中，美国的社会不平等现象不断加剧，与此同时，人们对其后果的许多认识也得到了更好的理解，并且对其原因进行了激烈的辩论。不可避免地跨越了工作，家庭，教育，医学，法律和当代社会其他方面的社会机构。
Over the last several years, social inequality in the United States has been increasing, at the same time many of its consequences are becoming better understood and its causes vigorously debated. Topics that will be studied in the various courses in this concentration include Why are social class differences so robust even during periods of rapid prosperity in an open society. Why is the unequal distribution of resources across gender and ethno-racial groups so resistant to change. Why is there such a strong connection between social position and health. What are the effects, and who is most affected, by sharp downturns in the economy. Inequality inevitably cuts across the social institutions of work and family, education, medicine, law, and other aspects of contemporary society.