PhD in Sociology - Social Inequality in Baltimore United States | Johns Hopkins University

The department's main educational objective is to develop outstanding sociology PhD candidates. Johns Hopkins' graduate program in sociology functions as an intensive research mentorship, combining structured coursework, personalized faculty guidance, and independent yet supervised research projects. With its intimate size and specialized focus areas, the program offers tailored academic paths and fosters strong connections between students, faculty, and peers. The environment maintains a relaxed atmosphere, while the diverse student body and professors from varied geographic and social origins create a stimulating intellectual community.
This graduate specialization examines the roots and effects of social disparities, the mechanisms that perpetuate them, and policy interventions that might alleviate them. These investigations consider factors like socioeconomic class, gender, racial identity, ethnic background, and immigration/citizenship status. The curriculum prepares students to analyze social inequalities through sociological frameworks, incorporating studies in social stratification, family structures, educational systems, migration patterns, individual-society relations, policy analysis, and research methodologies. PSI participants complete specialized course sequences while contributing to faculty-led research initiatives. Furthermore, Johns Hopkins' interdisciplinary approach enables students to take relevant courses or engage in collaborative projects with scholars from anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, and public health departments, where the program maintains affiliations with leading researchers.