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    Welcome to the Department of Sociology

    The Department of Sociology at FSU consists of more than 20 faculty members whose interests range widely from Demography, Health and Aging, to the Family, Gender, Inequality and Social Change. We have strong undergraduate and graduate programs and the department is recognized as having prestige both nationally and in the South.

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  • Two FSU Professors Part of Widespread National Coverage on Lead Exposure Study

    Two Florida State University sociology professors Michael McFarland, Ph.D., and Mathew Hauer, Ph.D., are part of a research group that led a groundbreaking and widely-covered study on the negative effects of lead in gasoline that resulted in millions of psychiatric disorders over the past 75 years.

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    Learn more about our accredited Graduate Programs!

    Among public universities, we are ranked the 29th best sociology graduate program in the nation and the 2nd best in the 17 states that make up the Southern United States (U.S. News). Among 118 public and private sociology programs across the nation, we rank among the top 20% with regard to the number of publications and grants per faculty member (The National Research Council).

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  • FSU Sociology instructor working with a female student on a white board

    Learn more about our Undergraduate Program!

    Our undergraduate program is built around five major areas: Social Organization; Personality and Society; Population and Human Ecology; Social Issues and Change; and the Family.

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Enriched Studies | Accomplished Alumni | Rigorous Graduate Program

Our faculty and students are engaged in fascinating studies of the social inequalities that define our times, as seen in relationships, health outcomes, educational and professional careers, and interactions. We are also committed to sharing sociology with non-academic audiences, because our discipline provides unique insights that can improve policy responses and inform collective action. We invite you to read more about our department’s history, current research, opportunities for enriched studies, accomplished alumni, and rigorous graduate program.

—Kathi Tillman, Department Chair

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FSU Sociology Ph.D. Student Presents at Gerontological Society of America Conference

FSU Sociology Ph.D. Student Presents at Gerontological Society of America Conference

February 17, 2025

Brianna Soulie, M.S. – Ph.D. student in sociology at FSU – presented her paper “ ‘Just Don't Look Old; That's What'll Kill You’: Examining Older Women's Response to Ageist Beauty Norms” at the Gerontological Society of America (GSA)’s 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting on Wednesday, November 13, in Seattle.  …

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2024 Distinguished Alumni Celebrated for Successes, Service

February 17, 2025

Florida State University’s College of Social Sciences and Public Policy celebrated their 2024 class of Distinguished Alumni – John Dailey, Renisha Gibbs, Vincent Long, and Kathy Mears – at the Distinguished Alumni Gala on Tuesday, February 4. …

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FSU’s Career Center to host conference connecting students with alumni in public service sectors

February 12, 2025

Florida State University’s Career Center will hold a conference designed to connect students with 30 distinguished alumni, including COSSPP alumni, across leading public service organizations on Tuesday, Feb. 18. …

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