Sociology

The Sociology of Shandong University was one of the first approved sociological majors established by the Ministry of Education after the restoration of sociology in China. It was established in 1983 and officially enrolled the first undergraduate in the autumn of 1986. In 1994 it began to recruit sociology master degree and in 2010 was approved to be the first level discipline in master degree, in 2016 approved to be the first level discipline in doctoral degree. It is the key discipline which was one of the disciplines to be developed in "11th Five-Year" and "12th Five-Year" of Shandong province. During the past thirty years, sociology department has made great progress in teaching construction and academic research, and stands out in social application value and broad prospects for development.

The Sociology Department, with abundant teaching staff, has made remarkable progress in the fields of social development research, sociological theory, rural sociology, community and urban, and demography. Professional education pays attention to increase the students’ basic knowledge and skills, attaches great importance to the development of students' practical ability and advocates serving society with what has been learned. Undergraduates majoring in sociology are enrolled in major categories and specialized in the second academic year.

We has established a relatively complete discipline system and standardized international academic standards. The sociology major is devoted to develop the first-class professional talents of sociology who are open, innovative, practical and comprehensive. The teaching practice not only pays attention to the training of basic knowledge and skills, but also attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' creative ability and practical ability. Through the professional training of sociology, the students' professional ability in theoretical analysis and investigation can be greatly developed, and the comprehensive quality of writing and social practice can also be fully developed.Graduates can not only engage in social science teaching and research work, but also party and government work, enterprises and institutions, news media and other departments to do management, consulting and forecasting, social survey and policy research work. They can do professional work in civil affairs, labor, social security, labor unions, youth, women and other social organizations.