Three main reasons:

1. Our Faculty: The most basic reason for choosing UCLA’s Sociology is for exposure to UCLA’s broad range of excellent faculty, including international renowned scholars and award-winning instructors, studying and teaching an amazingly broad range of topics.

Be prepared to be engaged!

• Meet Professor & Chair Megan Sweeney
• Meet Associate Professor Marcus Hunter & Assistant Professor Aliza Luft
• Meet Professor & Vice Chair of Undergraduate Studies Edward Walker 
• Meet our other faculty

2. Our Students: UCLA undergraduate and graduate students come from a variety of backgrounds. Interacting with others outside of your usual groups may give you new life-changing perspectives.

3. Our Alumni: Our engaged alumni strengthen our program by sharing their current real-world experiences with our students. Hearing about the trajectories of our alumni help our students plan for their own careers and possibly think outside the box.