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2017-2018 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 28, 2024
 
2017-2018 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Sociology, MA


Requirements for the Master’s Degree


For the MA, students must earn 36 credits in approved graduate courses. The 36 credits must include completion of the nine credit core course sequence: Research Design, Social Theory, Qualitative Methods and Quantitative Methods, as well as at least 14 credits of elective graduate coursework in the sociology program with grades of B or better.

Students also write and defend a master’s thesis for which they receive up to 6 credits.

Remaining credits may be earned with sociology electives (which may include 3 credits of directed study) or graduate coursework in other programs.



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