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 607	Professional Seminar	3
Soc 695	Advanced Quantitative Methods	4
Soc 637	Qualitative Data Analysis	4

Sociology Elective in Inequality

One 600-level Sociology elective in inequality (4 credits)

Soc 628	Gender Inequality	4
Soc 665	Environmental Sociology	4
Soc 684	Social Inequality	4
Soc 685	Medical Sociology	4
Soc 686	Topics in Health and Inequality	4
Soc 687	International Health Inequalities	4
Soc 688	Social Sustainability Theory and Practice	4
Soc 698	Globalization Seminar	4
Total Credit Hours:		15

An alternative sociology elective in inequality may be counted with approval of the department.

Electives

Four additional 500 or 600 level elective courses (at least 4 credits must be in sociology courses)

Total Credit Hours:

Dissertation

(includes proposal, research project and comprehensive exam)

Soc 603	Dissertation	27
Total Credit Hours:		27

Total Credit Hours: 54