The MA in Sociology offers a thesis and a non-thesis option. The thesis option requires 33 semester hours, including 6 hours of thesis. The non-thesis option requires 33 semester hours, including a 6-hour internship.

The program prepares students for further study in particular at the Ph.D. level, for research and administrative positions in public or private organizations, and for teaching sociology in a variety of settings

Criminology

The MA in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology offers a thesis and a non-thesis option. The thesis option requires 33 semester hours, including 6 hours of thesis. The non-thesis option requires 33 semester hours, including a 6-hour internship.

The program prepares students for further study at the Ph.D. level, for research and administrative positions in public or private organizations, and for teaching sociology in a variety of settings. All of the students in the program acquire a general foundation in sociology and a concentration in criminology.

Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses (21)

• SOC 593 Thesis Seminar (Thesis Option) (3) or SOC 599 Internship in Sociology (non-Thesis Option) (3)
• SOC 616 Advanced Research Methods (3)
• SOC 618 Advanced Data Analysis (3)
• SOC 651 Criminology (3)
• SOC 653 Social Control (3)
• SOC 601 Seminar in Criminological Analysis (3)
• SOC 614 Contemporary Sociological Theory (3)