Graduate: Your Path through the Program
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
Students take 12 courses (48 credit hours) and complete a writing project.
Three courses constitute the required core curriculum:
- SOC 405 Sociological Perspectives focuses on sociological theories and their link to research.
- SOC 411 Social Research Methods covers logic of inquiry, research design, and proposal writing.
- SOC 412 Data Analysis involves interpretation of quantitative data, intermediate and advanced statistical techniques, and research report writing. or SOC 413 Qualitative Methods covers ethnographic research, interpretive frameworks, and research report writing.
Those students desiring to complete the Thesis Option are required to take SOC 500 Thesis Research as one of their twelve courses.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE: Entering in Fall Quarter
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Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
| First Year |
SOC 405
One elective course
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SOC 411
One elective course |
SOC 412 or 413
One elective course. Decide on your writing project and form your committee. |
| Second Year |
Two elective courses: one of these may be a course related to the writing project.
Write an outline and/or proposal for your writing project. Submit your Declaration of Writing Project form to the department. Submit your final project approval form to the graduate school. |
Two elective courses:
one of these may be a course related to the writing project.
Finish a preliminary draft of your writing project. |
Two elective courses:
one of these may be a course related to the writing project or SOC 500.
Complete your writing project. Defend if applicable. File all forms for graduation. |
SAMPLE SCHEDULE: Entering in Winter Quarter
| |
Winter Quarter |
Spring Quarter |
Fall Quarter |
| First Year |
SOC 411
One elective course |
SOC 412 or 413
One elective course |
SOC 405
One elective course. Decide on your writing project and form your committee. |
| Second Year |
Two elective courses: one of these may be a course related to the writing project.
Write an outline and/or proposal for your writing project. Submit your Declaration of Writing Project form to the department. Submit your final project approval form to the graduate school. |
Two elective courses:
one of these may be a course related to the writing project.
Finish a preliminary draft of your writing project. |
Two elective courses:
one of these may be a course related to the writing project or SOC 500.
Complete your writing project. Defend if applicable. File all forms for graduation. |
SAMPLE SCHEDULE: Entering in Spring Quarter
| |
Spring Quarter |
Fall Quarter |
Winter Quarter |
| First Year |
Two elective courses |
SOC 405
One elective course |
SOC 411
One elective course. Decide on your writing project and form your committee. |
| Second Year |
SOC 412 or 413
One elective course: this may be a course related to the writing project.
Write an outline and/or proposal for your writing project. Submit your Declaration of Writing Project form to the department. Submit your final project approval form to the graduate school. |
Two elective courses:
one of these may be a course related to the writing project.
Finish a preliminary draft of your writing project. |
Two elective courses:
one of these may be a course related to the writing project or SOC 500.
Complete your writing project. Defend if applicable. File all forms for graduation. |
Admitted with Conditions: Replace elective course(s) in first one or two courses with 401 and/or 402 if you are required to take these.
Note: In your second year, take elective courses that contribute to your research project. Please talk to the director of the graduate program to map out your program design.
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