Sociology at UC Merced emphasizes the areas of social stratification/inequality, immigration, race/ethnicity, gender studies, education, political and collective empowerment, and globalization. With 17 faculty members, sociology registers some of the highest course enrollments on campus.
Our students have the opportunity to work one-on-one with nationally and internationally recognized researchers to understand complex problems affecting society.
If you’re ready to immerse yourself in understanding social movements, inequality or immigration, UC Merced is waiting for you.
Several UC Merced undergraduate sociology majors presented their research at the annual meetings of the California Sociological Association (CSA) on November 6 and 7. The theme for this year's...
Two female faculty members of UC Merced’s School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts (SSHA) have been named the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation chairs, making four prestigious...
A year ago, facial recognition was rare in schools. In October 2019, WIRED identified eight public districts that were part of an early vanguard using the technology, on the premise that...
