Dr. Marion Fourcade

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Biography

Marion Fourcade is a Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of California, Berkeley, and serves as the Director of the Social Science Matrix. Her research interests encompass economic sociology, culture, political sociology, comparative methods, knowledge science, and the digital society. Fourcade has authored significant works, including Economists and Societies: Discipline and Profession in the United States, Britain and France, 1890s-1990s, published by Princeton University Press in 2009, and the upcoming book Ordinal Society, co-authored with Kieran Healy, which will be released by Harvard University Press in 2024. Her work explores the social and economic consequences of new knowledge regimes and the ways behavioral data is harvested in digital environments. Fourcade has received numerous awards, including the American Sociological Association's Distinguished Book Award and the Ludwik Fleck Prize from the Society for Social Studies of Science. She has held visiting professorships at the Institute for Advanced Study and Princeton University, and is a former president of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California, Berkeley

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE Subject
Overall Score
Required:500
Overall
Required:500
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent Preparation comparable to undergraduate major at Berkeley in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics 2 full years lower-division work (Calculus, Linear Algebra, Differential Equations, Multivariable Calculus) 8 one-semester upper-division courses (Real Analysis, Complex Analysis, Abstract Algebra, Linear Algebra)
Application Checklist
  • Graduate Application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • C.V./Resume
  • Course and Textbook List
Specialization Notes

The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.