About University of Johannesburg UJ Department of  Sociology

Our vision

The vision of the department is to be a research-led department advancing critical, professional, policy and public sociology.

Our mission

• Undertake high quality, socially relevant research and publication;
• Continually strive to improve our teaching and supervision;
• Cultivate an optimal learning experience that engenders critical engagement with a changing world;
• Integrate teaching and social commitment with cutting-edge research;
• Express academic citizenship through participation in professional activities.

Our core values

• Academic freedom;
• Diversity and social justice;
• International cooperation;
• Life-long learning;
• Interdisciplinarity.