Sociology (PhD)

Requirements For The Degrees

All new students are required to take a non-credit one-hour pro-seminar.

Ph.D. Requirements

Students must complete a minimum of 46 course credit hours (not including thesis credits), plus 9 dissertation credits. Independent studies cannot be used to count for more than 6 of these 46 required course credits. Students are encouraged to: take a broad array of courses, go beyond this minimum credit total in order to pursue additional learning opportunities, and consider courses outside the department.

The following specific courses are required:

One course from the following:

SOCI 625 - Advanced Social Statistics (3cr.)
SOCI 676 - Advanced Qualitative Methods (3cr.)
PSYC 878 - Hierarchical Linear Modeling (3cr.)
Another course approved by the department methods comprehensive exam committee.

Comprehensive Exam in one area and Qualifying Paper in one area

SOCI 969 - Doctoral Dissertation (1 to 12cr.) (9 credits)

Sociology (PhD)

Requirements For The Degrees

Ph.D. Requirements

The following specific courses are required:

One course from the following:

Comprehensive Exam in one area and Qualifying Paper in one area

Last Revised 2014-2015 Academic Year