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Sociology - Ph.D. Program Requirements

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (64 credit hours)
Course Title Credits
SOC
 72002
 Professional and Ethical Issues in Sociology
 3
  72105 Contemporary Sociological Thought
 3

72218 Advanced Data Analysis
 4

72219 Qualitative Methods in Sociology
 4
  72894 College Teaching of Sociology
 3

82199 Dissertation I
 30

Specialty area
 17
TOTAL 64

A master’s thesis encompassing original research will be presented and defended before a committee of graduate faculty members, at least two of whom will be members of the faculty in gerontological studies. There is no non thesis option. The thesis and its defense must also meet the requirements of the department.