Applied & Interdisciplinary Mathematics Ph.D, UMich
Current PhD students in non-Sociology programs who would like to pursue an interdisciplinary degree with Sociology can apply for a Student Initiated Doctoral Program (SIDP). Students who wish to be considered for a SIDP with Sociology must:
- Be a current doctoral student in a program outside of Sociology
- Have the support of a faculty mentor in the Department of Sociology who would serve as their advisor
- Meet with the Graduate Directors from both their home program and Sociology to develop a degree program
Areas of Specialization – Sociology, UMich
Below are the 7 areas of specialization our program offers, as well as the faculty who work within each area.
Culture and Knowledge – Anspach, Armstrong, Best, Boutyline, Cech, de Souza Leão, Frye, Gocek, Jansen, Lacy, Livne, Mahan, Martin, Owen-Smith, Steinmetz, Young, Zubryzcki
Economic Sociology & Organizations – Armstrong, de Souza Leão, Gaston, Krippner, Livne, Mizruchi, Owen-Smith, Stuart Brundage
Gender & Sexuality – Anspach, Armstrong, Cech, Frye, Gocek, Levitsky, Mahan, Martin, Sweet, Watkins-Hayes, Zhou
Health & Healthcare – Anderson, Anspach, Best, Burgard, Livne, Morenoff, Owen-Smith, Watkin-Hayes
Power, History, and Social Change – Armstrong, Boutyline, de Souza Leão, Gaston, Gocek, Jansen, Kim, Krippner, Levitsky, Mahan, Mizruchi, Pedraza, Steinmetz, Stuart Brundage, Sweet, Zubrzycki
Race, Ethnicity, & Immigration – Bruch, Burgard, Kim, Lacy, Mahan, Manduca, Morenoff, Pedraza, Young
Social Demography – Anderson, Axinn, Bruch, Burgard, Frye, Killewald, Manduca, Morenoff, Smock, Zhou
For a more descriptive list of the department’s faculty research clusters go to the Faculty by Fields of Study page.