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Graduate Program Degree Requirements

Sociology Graduate Program

Graduate Classes, Electives, and
Course Rotation Schedule
Effective Fall 2012

Click here for the Department of Sociology Master of Arts Degree Plan.

 

Students pursuing a masters degree in Sociology must take the following core courses: SOCI 5310, 5312, 5414, 6398.

 

CORE COURSES	COURSE ROTATION
SOCI 5310—Seminar in Sociological Theory	Every Semester
SOCI 5312—Seminar in Sociological Research	Every Semester
SOCI 5414—Social Statistics	Every Semester
SOCI 6398—Thesis Practicum (Professional Paper Development)	Every Semester (except Summer)

 

Electives

I. Environment & Social Change and Development
SOCI 5324—Social Change & Development	Odd year Spring
SOCI 5351—Environmental Sociology	Odd year Fall
SOCI 5320—Sociology of Community	Even year Spring

II. Stratification
SOCI 5355—Social Inequality	Even year Fall
SOCI 5337—Gender & Society	Even year Spring
SOCI 5353—Race & Ethnic Studies	Odd year Fall
SOCI 5335—Sociology of Aging	Odd year Spring

III. Culture & Institutions
SOCI 5333—Sociology of Religion	Even year Fall
SOCI 5331—Sociology of Family	Odd year Spring
SOCI 5322—Medical Sociology	Even year Spring

IV. Applied Sociology
SOCI 5378—Research Proposal Writing in the Social Sciences	Every Fall Semester
SOCI 5380—Social Impact Assessment & Program Evaluation	Every Spring Semester
SOCI 5376—Applied Research Methods	Every Fall Semester

 

For more information on the online Sociology Graduate program, contact socgradprogram@shsu.edu

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For students who enrolled prior to Spring 2011, degree requirements can be found here.