(The Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership, formerly the Division of Social Science)

Associate Professor Katherine Chen, Chair • Department Office: NA 6/125 • Tel: 212-650-5850

General Information

The City College offers the following undergraduate degree in Sociology:

Programs and Objectives

Sociology majors may choose to take a varied selection of courses or they may take advantage of the Department’s concentration.

In the past the Department’s majors have gone on to leadership positions in academic life; city, state, and local government; advertising; consulting; and a number of other related professions.

The Social Research Laboratory

The Social Research Laboratory is used by the Department of Sociology to place students in projects providing pre-professional experience in social welfare agencies. SRL courses (SOC 23300, SOC 23400, SOC 23500, and SOC 23600) may be taken by any student. The student need not be concentrating in Social Work or majoring in Sociology. Students may take the above courses for either two or three credits. The maximum number of credits allowed in these courses (commonly referred to as "fieldwork courses") is six in any one department of the College. The department is currently not offering these courses.

Master's Courses for Undergraduate Students

Some graduate courses may be taken by exceptional juniors and seniors with the permission of the instructor. Students are strongly advised to get the permission of the instructor in writing well before registration. The authorization will be required at registration. The M.A. Program is currently not accepting new students.

Advisement

Prof. Gwendolyn Dordick is the Department advisor for major requirements and other academic issues. Contact her by email at gdordicksociologyadvisor@gmail.com

Students wishing advisement on the graduate program in Sociology should see the director of the MA program. The M.A. Program is currently not accepting new students.

Faculty

James J. Biles, Associate Professor
B.S.S., Ohio State Univ.; M.A., Michigan State Univ., Ph.D.

Katherine K. Chen, Associate Professor
B.A., Stanford Univ., M.A.; M.A., Harvard Univ., Ph.D.

Gwendolyn Ann Dordick, Lecturer
B.A., Univ. of California (Los Angeles), M.A.; M.Phil, Columbia Univ., Ph.D.

Norma Fuentes-Mayorga, Assistant Professor
B.A., M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia Univ.

Ramona Hernandez, Professor
B.A., Lehman; M.A., New York Univ.; Ph.D., CUNY

Yana Kucheva, Assistant Professor
B.A., Brown Univ.; M.A., Ph.D., Univ. of California (Los Angeles)

Jack Levinson, Associate Professor
B.A., Wesleyan Univ.; Ph.D., CUNY

Iris Lopez, Professor
A.A., Borough of Manhattan Community College; B.A., New York Univ.; M.A., Columbia Univ., Ph.D.

Leslie Paik, Associate Professor
B.A., Brown Univ.; M.A., Univ. of California (Los Angeles), Ph.D.

Maritsa V. Poros, Associate Professor and Chair
B.A., Goucher College; M.A., Columbia Univ., M.Phil., Ph.D.

Professors Emeriti

Ibtihaj Arafat

Milton L. Barron

Mehdi Bozorgmehr

Steven Goldberg

Gerald Handel

Gabriel Haslip-Viera

William Helmreich

Lily M. Hoffman

F. William Howton

Baidya Nath Varma

Charles Winick

Betty Yorburg