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.
Sociology M.A./M.S.
The candidate must complete a minimum of 54 graduate credits, including 22 credits in core sociology courses, 24 credits of electives (12 of which may be in departments other than sociology), and 8 credits of thesis. Elective courses outside sociology must be approved by the student’s adviser. The student must pass an oral defense of the thesis.
Requirements
Students working for the Master of Arts degree must satisfy the language requirement.
Core
Soc 507: (Course must be taken six times)
Thesis
Soc 503: (completed over three terms)
Electives
| Soc | Three graduate-level sociology courses | 12 |
| | Sociology or other department | 12 |
Elective courses outside sociology must be approved by the student’s adviser