Sociology
The M.A. program in sociology offers preparation for advanced graduate training, teaching, and employment in various government and private agencies.
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology has a policy document, available upon request, that describes the organization of the M.A. program. You consult with a faculty committee to design your program, which involves selecting courses and choosing between thesis and nonthesis options. A minimum of 50 hours of graduate coursework is required for the degree, plus examinations, a major paper, or a thesis. While the bulk of the coursework must be done in sociology, you also may take a limited number of courses in such related fields as public administration, computer science, philosophy, and history. The program is flexible and is designed to provide a fundamental grounding in theory and methods while allowing students to pursue specialized interests. The department has particular strengths in criminology, the study of deviance, gender studies, and social psychology. Upon request, a list of faculty members and their interests will be provided by the department. You should allow for four to six quarters of study.
Although the department does not adhere rigidly to undergraduate prerequisites, you should have completed a minimum of 20 hours in sociology, and courses in statistics, methods, and theory are highly recommended. To apply, you should have an overall grade-point average (g.p.a.) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and at least a 3.0 g.p.a. in undergraduate courses in sociology. Submit to the Office of Graduate Student Services an application for admission and transcripts of all academic work; submit to the Department of Sociology and Anthropology a written statement of the area or areas of the discipline in which you are interested and why you want to study sociology, and letters of reference from three persons qualified to evaluate your capacity for graduate study in sociology. International students whose native language is not English must also submit the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores.
Applications for admission are accepted until one month before the beginning of a quarter (three months for applications from abroad). Applications for financial awards ordinarily must be completed by March 1.
A limited number of graduate assistantships and OGS stipends are available. For information, write to the chair of the sociology graduate committee.
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) September 25, 2001.
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