The Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice offers a Master of Science degree program in Sociology with core courses in sociological theory, research methodology, data analysis, and research report writing. The master’s program is conducted through a selection of appropriate courses within the framework of a non-thesis program. For additional information, students are advised to read the most recent departmental Graduate Handbook, available free from the department or departmental website.
30 semester hours program
| Core Courses (18 semester hours) | ||
| SOC 500 | Orientation | 0 |
| SOC 535 | Readings in Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 574 | Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOC 575 | Advanced Research Methods | 3 |
| SOC 576 | Data Analysis in Social Research | 3 |
| SOC 577 | Qualitative Methodology | 3 |
| SOC 595 | Research Literature and Techniques (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| Sociology Graduate Electives (12 semester hours) | ||
| 12 semester hours (4 graduate electives). | ||
| SOC 504 | Stu Contemporary Sociolog | 3 |
| SOC 512 | Soc Perspcts Marr/Family | 3 |
| SOC 514 | Family Violence | 3 |
| SOC 515 | Medical Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 516 | Sociology of Education | 0-3 |
| SOC 517 | Teaching Sociology and Criminal Justice | 3 |
| SOC 553 | Advanced Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 3 |
| SOC 597 | Special Topics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
Note: Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
