Sociology Ph.D.

Candidates for the Ph.D. must earn a minimum of 108 graduate credits. The 54 credits from the PSU Sociology Master’s with thesis will automatically count towards the Sociology Ph.D. Students with other prior Master’s degrees can request to waive up to 45 credits towards the Ph.D. based on equivalent prior graduate coursework.

Requirements

Core

Soc 590	Social Research Strategies	4
Soc 591	Theoretical Perspectives in Sociology	4
Soc 592	Qualitative Methods	4
Soc 593	Quantitative Methods	4
Soc 507 or Soc 607	Professionalization Seminar	9
Soc 537 or Soc 637	Qualitative Data Analysis	4
Soc 595 or Soc 695	Advanced Quantitative Methods	4
Total Credit Hours:		33

Electives

Ten 500- or 600-level elective courses, at least twenty credits must be in Sociology. Elective courses outside Sociology must be approved by the student’s adviser.

Total Credit Hours:

Thesis

Soc 503	Thesis	8
Total Credit Hours:		8

Dissertation

Soc 603	Dissertation	27
Total Credit Hours:		27

Total Credit Hours: 108