Sociology (PhD)

Degree Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Core Requirements		13
SOC 601	Seminar
SOC 701	Classical Sociological Theory
SOC 707	Quantitative Sociological Analysis
SOC 711	Research Methods In Sociology I
SOC 713	Applied Research
Theory Course		3
Select one of the following courses:
SOC 705	Historical Materialism Approaches to Social Theory
SOC 746	Sociological Social Psychology
SOC 791	Special Topics In Sociology (Social Movement Theory)
SOC 791	Special Topics In Sociology (Intersectional Theory)
SOC 791	Special Topics In Sociology (Critical Race Theory)
Method / Analysis Courses		6
Select two of the following courses:
SOC 708	Advanced Sociological Analysis (Social Network Analysis)
SOC 708	Advanced Sociological Analysis (Multilevel/ Longitudinal Analysis)
SOC 708	Advanced Sociological Analysis (Sequence Analysis)
SOC 708	Advanced Sociological Analysis (Computational Text Analysis)
SOC 715	Qualitative Sociological Methods and Analysis
SOC 791	Special Topics In Sociology
Substantive Courses		24
Select eight courses from "Substantive Courses" listed below - based on speciality area
Research Courses		26
SOC 893	Doctoral Supervised Research
SOC 895	Doctoral Dissertation Research
Total Hours		72

Select eight courses from the following options - based on speciality area.

Course List
Code	Title	Hours
Crime, Law, and Social Control
SOC 721	Deviant Behavior	3
SOC 722	Social Control	3
SOC 725	Gender and Crime	3
SOC 791	Special Topics In Sociology (Advanced Qualitative Sociological Methods and Analysis)	1-6
Inequality: Class, Gender and Race
SOC 736	Social Stratification	3
SOC 737	Sociology Of Gender	3
SOC 738	Race and Ethnic Inequality	3
SOC 739	Social Psychology Of Inequality	3
Work and The Global Economy Specialty Courses
SOC 752	Work and Industry	3
SOC 754	Economic Sociology	3
SOC 755	Global Institutions and Markets	3
Food and Environment Specialty Courses
SOC 761	Contemporary Debates in Food & Environment	3
SOC 762	Sociology of Food Systems	3
SOC 763	Environmental Sociology	3
SOC 791	Special Topics In Sociology (Food Systems)	1-6