Overview

The department at Spelman College offers two majors: sociology and sociology and anthropology. In addition to the resources within the College and the Atlanta University Center, the department uses the vast reservoir provided by social agencies and research projects in the metropolitan Atlanta area.

Career Opportunities are Diverse

The effectiveness and broad practicality of the program is evidenced in the variety of postgraduate careers students pursue including law, public health, public policy and administration, higher education administration and social activism. Alumnae of the department includes many accomplished leaders, including Stacy Abrams, a politician, lawyer, and author who served as minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017 and was the Democratic nominee in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election; Dr. Marla Frederick, anthropologist, professor of African and African-American studies and professor of the study of religion, Harvard University; and Dr. Celeste Watkins-Hayes, associate vice president for research and professor of sociology and African American studies at Northwestern University.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

The Sociological Imagination

The History of Social Thought

Multivariate Analysis

Special Topics in Sociology

Ethnographic Methods

Contemporary Social Theory

Urban Sociology

Comparative Race and Ethnicity

Violence against Women

Comparative Criminal Justice Systems

Sociology of Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Area & Cultural Studies Anthropology Sociology View 1527 other Bachelors in Sociology in United States

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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

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Completed application for admission through the Common Application

Two teacher recommendations

Official high school and/or college transcript(s); if not in English, an official translation is needed

Official TOEFL score (non-native English-speaking students only)

Essay

Non-refundable $40 application fee

Copy of completed application for your files

Official SAT or ACT scores

Affidavit of financial support (in U.S. dollars)

Copy of passport with Visa and I-94 card

School leaving certificate

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

29024 USD / year

≈ 29024 USD / year
Out-of-State

29024 USD / year

≈ 29024 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

29024 USD / year

≈ 29024 USD / year

Living costs

Atlanta

United States

945 - 1751 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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