Sociology, Master of Arts (M.A.)

The MA program is designed to be a stage in the Ph.D. program. Doctoral students may obtain a Master of Arts degree during their course of doctoral study by completing 32 credit hours.

Course Title Credits
Required courses:
SOCY601Statistics for Sociological Research I (VPAC proposal to combine with 699C in process)4
SOCY602Statistics for Sociological Research II (VPAC proposal to combine with 699C in process)4
SOCY610Logic of Social Inquiry3
SOCY620Classical Sociological Theory (Courseleaf proposal to rename Classical Sociological Theory)3
Select 18 credits of specialization courses18
Complete an original research paper in the fourth semester
Total Credits32