Welcome to Graduate Studies in Sociology

The Department of Sociology at McMaster University offers an exceptional graduate experience.

The Department fosters close mentorship with faculty members who are leading scholars in the fields of gender, sexuality and family; political sociology, social movements and social policy; race, ethnicity, and immigration; social inequality; social psychology; and sociology of work and occupations.

Our graduate programs emphasize the importance of good scholarship and trains students in current developments in the field of sociology in Canada and internationally.