Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Department of Sociology at Florida State University! We’re a thriving department dedicated to excellence in teaching, research, and service. This year marks the 90th year since our department was founded at the Florida State College for Women! We’ve come a long way, and now rank among the top 25 sociology departments at public universities in the United States. Our Health and Aging program was recently ranked as among the top 10 in the nation. We have assembled a world-class faculty who are publishing cutting-edge research. Our students graduate with state-of-the-art training in methods, statistics, and important areas of specialization. Florida State is on the move!

We offer three academic degrees: Bachelor of Science/Arts, Applied Masters in Social Science, and Ph. D. (with a traditional M. S. degree). Our four major areas of specialization are Health and Aging, Social Demography, Stratification and Social Justice, and Social Psychology. Our faculty have obtained numerous external grants, are publishing in top-ranked journals, and have received a number of national awards for their research and contributions to the discipline. They also serve on the committees of national and regional associations and on the editorial boards of leading journals. Our graduate teaching assistants and faculty have a distinguished record of awards for excellent teaching and mentoring. Many of our graduates have gone on to teach and conduct research at prominent universities.

I invite you to explore our department through this web site or in person. You will find an exciting and supportive academic community here at Florida State. Give our department a close look. We think you’ll like what you see!

2007 Syllabi List