Overview

The department's program contributes to a general education in the arts and sciences by surveying Sociology 's basic modes of thought and strategies of inquiry.

A vast amount of public and private decision-making in contemporary society is based on social research such as public policy evaluation; media, opinion, and marketing surveys; census studies; and population analyses. To cope with life in a modern society and to make independent judgments, an educated citizen should have a critical understanding of what social science research does to, for, and about him or her.

Toward that end, many of the department's courses provide hands-on experience with modern social research procedures. Upon completion of our program, our Sociology students at Reed College possess an expanded sociological imagination that can appreciate the variety and the contingent character of existing social arrangements, imagine alternatives, and think more deeply and critically about social order and change.

Outcomes

In pursuit of this goal, class discussions focus on topics of public concern that are used to introduce students to the following sociological modes of thought and strategies of inquiry:

the scientific method as it pertains to the study of society
aggregate analysis of macrosociological trends such as the "baby boom" and age-graded behavior
modernization as the basic historical process that has transformed the West through industrialization, and the rest of the contemporary capitalist world-system through "Westernization"
the fundamental conceptual frameworks that have been developed in the effort to describe and understand modernization
recent attempts to create a comprehensive, general theory of social action and organization that integrates the diverse fields of specialization among and within the social sciences
statistical analysis and data manipulation

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Postcommunist Cultures: Identity, Power, Resistance

Sociology

Race, Class, Gender: Intersections in Inequality

Social Movements

Feminisms: Comparative Perspectives on Women’s Activism

Gender and Work

Science and Social Difference

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Portland, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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145

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

Common Application
Reed Writing Supplement
Self-reported SAT or ACT scores if available (neither will be used in our evaluation)
School Report (completed by your counselor; this form is available through the Common Application)
Counselor recommendation
Official high school transcripts
Official college transcripts (for any college you have attended, whether or not you want credit for those courses at Reed)
Two Teacher Evaluations (from two different academic disciplines; must be different from the counselor recommendation, as well)
Early Decision Agreement
(ED I and ED II applicants only, must be signed by the applicant, parent/guardian, and high school counselor)

Tuition Fees

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71460 USD / year

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71460 USD / year

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71460 USD / year

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Living costs

Portland

United States

1271 - 2262 USD / month

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Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Portland

Funding

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