Overview

A major in Sociology from Johns Hopkins University is a good choice for students interested in a variety of post-graduation routes. For those planning to go to medical school, the major can be combined with the required pre-medical course sequence.

Recent graduates from the department have found positions in non-governmental organizations focusing on international development, research departments of major corporations, local government social service agencies, teaching, and have also pursued graduate school in sociology, public health, medicine, law, urban planning, and education.

Learning Goals

Students will come to understand the ways in which the lives of individuals and social groups are affected by social context and will demonstrate an ability to explain or interpret social phenomena via reference to core sociological concepts (e.g., culture, social structure, agency, socialization, norms, roles, or social institutions).

Students will be able to describe and compare major concepts and theories developed by classical social theorists and use them to analyze social phenomena.

Students will gain mastery of applied statistics including simple description, the logic of statistical inference, hypothesis testing, and methods for addressing research questions of conceptual and practical interest to social scientists. Relatedly, students will learn to critically evaluate the quality of statistical evidence produced by social scientists as featured in research articles, media accounts, or reports written for audiences of policy-makers and educated generalists (i.e., those who are not professional researchers).

Students will demonstrate ability to write a research proposal that is designed to answer a sociological question of interest. Students will demonstrate ability to (a) move from theory and concepts to strategies of measurement, (b) attend to validity and reliability, (c) assess the appropriateness of different data types (e.g., experimental, survey, interview, ethnographic), (d) incorporate research methods frequently used by social scientists, (e) propose an appropriate research design for testing theory-based hypotheses, and (f) apply the logic of causal inference (including acknowledging when such inference is unjustified).

Students will complete a research project (whether individual or group) that incorporates knowledge they have gained from coursework on sociological theory, statistics, research methods, and substantive areas of the discipline. Students will demonstrate ability to identify interesting research questions and theory-based hypotheses, utilize appropriate data collection and analysis methods, interpret empirical patterns, write research reports, and make effective presentations. If the project is designed as a group effort, the research process will demand that every individual make identifiable and significant contributions to the collective product.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sociology

Research Methods for the Social Sciences

Social Statistics

Social Theory

Quantitative Research Practicum

Global Social Change & Development Practicum

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-02 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore, 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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Other requirements

General requirements

A completed application through Common Application or Coalition on Scoir will include your:

high school transcript,

activities list inclusive of family or work responsibilities,

list of academic achievements and honors,

personal essay (known as the personal statement),

parent or guardian information,

the Hopkins supplement, and optional standardized test scores.

Johns Hopkins University requires standardized testing. As part of our holistic review process, submitted scores will be taken into consideration within the context of your broader application.

Tuition Fees

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66670 USD / year

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Out-of-State

66670 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

66670 USD / year

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Living costs

Baltimore

United States

1240 - 2100 USD / month

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