About the Department of Sociology
The Department of Sociology at UTRGV consists of 15 full-time faculty members. It offers a minor, B.A., and M.S. in Sociology, as well as, an M.A. in Disaster Studies, and a new Disaster Management and Sustainability Graduate Certificate. Sociology faculty conduct research and publish on a wide array of topics. These include race and ethnicity, immigration, environmental sociology, religion, gender, family, health, demography, and social psychology. UTRGV students may join The Sociology Club (Brownsville or Edinburg contingent) and a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society. We invite you to learn more about our academic programs, faculty, and students.