Degree requirements
Coursework:72credits
Internship:24 credits
MA Thesis:24credits (research and writing)
Total number of credits required for graduation:120 credits
Checklists MA SOC
Coursework
Required courses:
- Foundations of Knowledge (6 credits)
- Contemporary Social Theory I & II (12 credits)
- Qualitative Research Methods (6 credits)
- Behavioral Statistics SPSS (6 credits)
- Research and Writing Colloquium I, II & III (24 credits)
- Quantitative Research Methods (6 credits)
- Advanced Social Theory I & II (12 credits)
Internship and Fieldwork:
- Internship I (6 credits)
- Internship II(6 credits)
Electives (Course offering list is subject to change)
- Ethnography meets Economy(6 credits)
- Advanced Research Methods(6 credits)
- Understanding Gender and International Development(6 credits)
- Critical Development and Transformative Methods(6 credits)
- Organizational Behavior(6 credits)
- Globalization, Political Economy, and Environment
- Environment, Community and Social Movements
- Work, Economy and Globalization
- Culture, Knowledge, and Power
- Gender and Sexuality
- Sociology of Identity
Transfer Credits and Course Substitutions
Off-campus and transfer credits from accredited institutions will be evaluated by the program coordinator for appropriateness to the student’s course of study.