Graduate programs

The department offers graduate work leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Master of Science in Sociology, and for students pursuing graduate work in education, the degrees of Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Science in Teaching (General Social Science).

The department also offers a Ph.D. in Sociology and Social Inequality. In addition, the department participates in the Urban Studies Ph.D. program. For information relative to that program, see Urban Studies Ph.D.

Admissions requirements

Degree requirements

Sociology M.A./M.S.

Sociology M.A.T./M.S.T.

Sociology Ph.D.

Candidates for the Ph.D. in Sociology must earn a minimum of 54 hours in graduate coursework including 15 credits in core sociology courses, 12 elective credits (8 may be taken in other departments), and 27 dissertation credits.

Requirements

Core

Soc 528/628	Gender Inequality	4
Soc 584/684	Social Inequality	4
Soc 695	Advanced Methods in Sociology	4
Soc 507/607	Proseminar	1
Total Credit Hours:		15

Soc 507/607 (Course must be taken three times)

Electives

(at least 4 credits in sociology)

Total Credit Hours:

Dissertation

(includes proposal, research project and comprehensive exam)

Soc 603	Dissertation	27
Total Credit Hours:		27

Total Credit Hours: 54

All candidates for the Ph.D. in Sociology must complete a minimum of 81 credits beyond the bachelor's degree.