Advising

The Undergraduate Program Team

Our Undergraduate Program Team are faculty and staff who are available to answer questions about the concentration and secondary. 

Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Dr. Emily Fairchild
616 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
efairchild@fas.harvard.edu
Schedule an Appointment

 

  • What is sociology (sub-fields, methods and general approach)?
  • Sociology course information
  • Switching into Sociology from another concentration
  • Joint Concentrations
  • Course substitutions and petitions
  • Sociology 91R: Supervised Reading and Research
  • Sociology 92R: Faculty Research Assistant
  • Pre-approval of study abroad courses for concentration credit and final study abroad approval

Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Mary C. Waters
33 Kirkland Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
mcw@wjh.harvard.edu

Email to Schedule an Appointment

  • General Sociology thesis questions
  • Thesis questions: choosing a thesis topic, finding a thesis advisor, and securing funding
  • Preparing and submitting human subjects research applications

Undergraduate Advising & Program Administrator

Rebecca Russell

Rebecca Russell
650 William James Hall
33 Kirkland Street 
Cambridge, MA 02138
rrussell@fas.harvard.edu
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  • First-year Advising
  • Declaring Sociology as a concentration
  • Releasing advising hold on Crimson Cart
  • Concentration requirements
  • Department policy questions or concerns
  • Study Abroad planning
  • Secondary field inquiries
  • Changes to AAR
  • Change-of-course grading petitions (pass/fail)
  • Add/drop/withdrawal petitions after the open add/drop period 

House Concentration Advisors 

Concentration Advisors are Sociology PhD students assigned to the Houses as either a resident or non-resident tutor, who are available to talk with sophomores, juniors, and seniors about the concentration. If you'd like to learn more about the discipline, hear about research in the department, or have questions about Sociology courses, schedule an appointment with your Concentration Advisor.

Peer Concentration Advisors

Sociology Peer Concentration Advisors (PCAs) are current Sociology concentrators who have volunteered to meet with students interested in declaring or switching into the Sociology concentration. PCAs are happy to chat with you about their experience in the concentration and what led them to Sociology. You can reach out to any PCA with similar academic, career, or extracurricular interests.