Our program offers specialized training in the following areas: Race/Ethnicity, Urban and Community, Population Health, Gender and Culture and Religion.
Required courses include:
SOCI 526: Contemporary Social Theory
SOCI 541: Qualitative Research Methods
SOCI 580: Classical Social Theory
SOCI 581: Quantitative Research Methods
SOCI 582: Quantitative Data Analysis I
SOCI 583: Quantitative Data Analysis II
SOCI 596: Satistical Computer Programming (1 credit)
SOCI 610: Professionalization Workshop (1 credit)
SOCI 611: Teaching Practicum (1 credit)
SOCI 700: Thesis Seminar
The sequence of courses will normally be as follows:
First Semester:
- Classical Social Theory or Contemporary Social Theory
- Quantitative Research Methods or Qualitative Research Methods
- Statistical Computer Programming
- Elective 1
- Professionalization Workshop
Second Semester:
- Quantitative Data Analysis I and/or Qualitative Research Methods
- Elective 2
- Elective 3
- Professionalization Workshop
Third Semester:
- Contemporary Social Theory or Classical Social Theory
- Quantitative Data Analysis II
- Qualitative Research Methods (if not already taken)
- Professionalization Workshop
Fourth Semester:
- Thesis Seminar
- Electives
- Teaching Practicum
- Professionalization Workshop
Semesters 5-10:
- Electives, Comprehensive Exams, and Dissertation