Sociology
Master's in Sociology
Curriculum
- Thesis option: six credit hours of thesis, 31 credit hours total
- Non-thesis option: three credit hours for creative component, 32 credit hours total
- Proseminar - one hour
- Sociological Theory - three hours
- Social Research Methods - six hours
- Statistics - three hours (SOC 5263 or equivalent)
- Additional sociology courses
*Note: Students on the non-thesis track will be given low priority for department funding. In addition, students on this track will not be considered for the Ph.D. program.
Access to a variety of accommodations
This includes a fully-equipped graduate student computer lab, office space and individual desktop computers with printers.
Faculty
Our department is large enough to include faculty expertise in several substantive sub-areas of sociology, yet small enough to generate intimate graduate seminars and primary relationships between faculty members and graduate students. Our faculty have received national grants, published books, contributed research articles to internationally recognized journals, and served as editors and advisory board members for national and international journals.
Admissions Requirements
- Resumé/CV
- Names and email addresses for three references (recommendation letters)
- Personal statement (2-3 pages)
- Unofficial transcripts
- Writing sample
Test Scores:
- GRE required
- TOEFL scores required for international applicants who aren't native English speakers
Application Deadlines:
- Oct. 1 (spring admission, with or without funding opportunity upon program acceptance)
- Feb. 1 (fall admission, with funding opportunity upon program acceptance)
- April 1 (fall admission, no request for funding)
Cost & Assistance
Teaching and research assistantships are available to M.S. and Ph.D. students. Assistantships provide a tuition waiver and a stipend. Up to two years of half-time support (20 hrs/week) as a teaching or research assistant is available to master's candidates and up to four years of half-time support (20 hrs/week) is available to doctoral candidates.