Sociology Department

Upcoming Events 

OPEN HOUSE Get your Master's Degree Open House
Even though the live open house event has ended, you can still view the slide deck and listen to the audio recording from the event. 

We are continuing to review applications through the summer for the Fall, 2022 semester. So there's still time to apply! 

To apply for the MS-degree program in Applied Digital Sociology, you'll need two or three letters of recommendation, your transcripts from your undergraduate degree (GPA 3.0+), and a statement about your career goals and why this program is the best fit for you. There is no longer a GRE requirement to apply for this program. If you have questions about the program or your application, you can reach out to the Director, Professor Jessie Daniels (jdaniels@hunter.cuny.edu). 

To begin your application for our master's program, go here: https://www.hunter.cuny.edu/graduateadmissions/applying  

Sociology is a multi-faceted discipline represented at Hunter College by a range of scholars who use diverse methods from field research to quantitative analysis and theoretical inquiry.  Precisely because sociology is a broad-based discipline that encompasses theory, methods of observation, and research, sociology is both practically useful in analyzing contemporary issues and academically fascinating. The study of sociology also meets four important goals of Hunter College overall: acquisition of conceptual and analytic skills, development of intellectual and personal growth, widening students’ outlook by understanding U.S. as well as global culture and values, and generating new knowledge to address local and international needs and issues.

Applying Sociology to the Digital World. 

Our master's degree (Master of Science) in Applied Digital Sociology, takes the insights of sociological theories and methods to help understand the ways that the rise of digital media technologies are changing patterns of human behavior. Our program is distinctive in its focus on applied research in a world that is being transformed by digital media technologies. What this means in practical terms is that students are trained in how to understand the world through a sociological lens and apply it to the needs and demands they encounter in a world outside the classroom that is often shaped by digital technologies. This happens in a variety of settings, such as marketing firms, think tanks, non-profit and grassroots organizations, the health care industry, entertainment and social media companies. Alumni from our program work find employement in these fields as data scientists, researchers, policy analysts, ethnographers, and focus group leads. Each student in the program creates a digital portfolio of their work in the program, such as this portfolio by recent graduate Jacob Rosette. 

Sociology undergraduate majors may choose—but are not required— to group electives around the following areas of concentration: