Department of Sociology

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The Department of Sociology offers the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. However, a terminal Master’s degree is infrequently awarded, as students awarded Master’s Degrees usually continue in the Department to receive PhD Degrees.

The faculty conduct research and offer courses within two broadly defined areas: 1) social movements and 2) politics and culture. Within each of these areas, graduate students are able to pursue a variety of theoretical, substantive, and methodological interests.

Graduate students are encouraged to combine their work in sociology with multidisciplinary study in a particular area by enrolling in any of the following certificate programs: African Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, Global Studies, Latin American Studies , Russian and Eastern European Studies , Cultural Studies, or Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies.

Contact Information

Department Chair: Suzanne Staggenborg
Main Office: 2406 Posvar Hall
412-648-7582
Fax: 412-648-2799
E-mail: suzstagg@pitt.edu
www.sociology.pitt.edu/graduate/

Additional information concerning the department’s graduate program may be obtained from the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Sociology, Graduate Administrator, 4911 WWPH, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. Phone: 412-648-1399. E-mail: brd51@pitt.edu.

Admissions

Qualified students from any discipline are considered for admission. Qualifications include preparation for graduate-level work in sociological theory and both qualitative and quantitative research methods, including a required course in social science applications of multivariable regression models. Applicants must submit to the departmental director of graduate studies transcripts of all college-level work, three letters of recommendation, a career statement, a brief writing sample, and scores on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Examination. International applicants are also required to submit TOEFL scores, unless they hold an undergraduate or graduate degree from an accredited U.S. college or university. All applications and application fees must be submitted on-line. Applications are accepted for fall term admission until March 15. The department admits students only for the fall term.

Financial Assistance

Teaching assistantships and fellowships, Andrew W. Mellon Predoctoral Fellowships, Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (administered by the University Center for International Studies), Provost Development Fellowships, and graduate student research assistantships are available.

Faculty

http://www.sociology.pitt.edu/faculty

Programs

• Sociology, PhD

• Sociology, MA

Courses

• SOC 2031 - GENDER, RACE, AND CLASS
• SOC 2035 - RACE & ETHNICITY
• SOC 2036 - BODY AND SOCIETY
• SOC 2101 - SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY CLASSICAL
• SOC 2102 - SOCIOLGCL THRY POST CLASSICAL
• SOC 2201 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STATISTICS
• SOC 2202 - QUANTITATIVE METHODS
• SOC 2203 - QUALITATIVE METHODS
• SOC 2204 - APPLIED REGRESSION ANALYSIS
• SOC 2205 - RESEARCH DESIGN
• SOC 2251 - THEORIES OF GENDER AND SEXUALITY
• SOC 2301 - ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 2306 - SOCIOLOGY OF REVOLUTION
• SOC 2311 - POLITICS AND CULTURE
• SOC 2313 - RACE AND THE CITY
• SOC 2314 - SOCIOLOGY OF EDUCATION
• SOC 2321 - SOURCES AND METHODS IN EAST ASIA
• SOC 2341 - SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• SOC 2342 - CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 2350 - GENDER AND POLITICS
• SOC 2402 - ORGANIZATIONS
• SOC 2406 - MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 2408 - SPACE, POWER, AND INEQUALITY
• SOC 2465 - SOCIOLOGY OF GLOBALIZATION
• SOC 2902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR MA STUDENTS
• SOC 2990 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
• SOC 3191 - SOCIAL STRATIFICIATION
• SOC 3291 - TOPICS IN POLITICS AND CULTURE
• SOC 3391 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY OF CULTURE
• SOC 3393 - TOPICS IN POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 3397 - TOPICS IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS & CULTURE
• SOC 3398 - TOPICS IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
• SOC 3399 - ADVANCED METHODOLOGY
• SOC 3491 - TOPICS IN SOCIAL STRATIFICATION
• SOC 3493 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY OF RACE & ETHNICITY
• SOC 3591 - TOPICS IN SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
• SOC 3593 - TOPICS IN GLOBAL & TRANSNATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 3595 - TOPICS IN ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 3597 - TOPICS IN URBAN SOCIOLOGY
• SOC 3902 - DIRECTED STUDY FOR PHD STUDENTS
• SOC 3903 - CMPRHNSV EXAMINATION PREPARATION

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