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General Requirements and Program Concentration

The Master's of Applied Sociology has been designed following the guidelines from the Sociological Practice Association and the Society for Applied Sociology.

Requirements for Master of Arts in Applied Sociology

Non-Thesis Option

• 18 hrs. required Sociology coursework
• 18 hrs. at least one concentration and additional Sociology electives
• 36 hrs. Total

Thesis Option

• 18 hrs. required Sociology coursework
• 12 hrs. at least one concentration and additional Sociology electives
• 3 hrs. Thesis Proposal
• 3 hrs. Thesis
• 36 hrs. Total

Required Courses: (18 hours)

• SOC 533 Classical Sociological Theory 3 hrs.
• SOC 536 Contemporary Social Theory 3 hrs.
• SOC 530 Introduction to Social Research 3 hrs.
• SOC 550 Practicum 6 hrs.
• SOC 575 Applying Sociology 3 hrs.

Concentrations and Additional Electives: (18 hours)

• Community Leadership Concentration:
• SOC 500 Urban and Community Sociology 3hrs.
• SOC 511 Leadership of Social Agencies 3 hrs.
• SOC 512 Grant Writing for Program Development and Research Support 3 hrs.
• Comparative Studies Concentration:
• SOC 515 Social Organization of Work 3 hrs.
• SOC 519 The Family: A Global Perspective 3 hrs.
• SOC 525 Law and Society 3 hrs.
• SOC 540 Chinese Culture and Society 3 hrs.
• Applied Research and Evaluation Concentration:
• SOC 531 Quantitative Data Analysis 3 hrs.
• SOC 532 Qualitative Methods of Research and Evaluation 3 hrs.

A minimum of three hours in a research-oriented practicum (which counts toward the required practicum hours) or the Thesis Proposal/Thesis option is required for the Applied Research and Evaluation Concentration.

• Additional Electives:
• SOC 501 Graduate Community Project 3 hrs.
• SOC 510 Criminology 3 hrs.
• SOC 570 Social Welfare Policy and Services 3 hrs.
• SOC 580 Topical Seminar in Sociology 3 hrs.
• SOC 585 Directed Readings 3 hrs.
• SOC 589 Thesis Proposal 3 hrs.
• SOC 590 Thesis/Project 3 hrs.
• SOC 599 Independent Study 3 hrs.

Additional Program Options:

• Students may take up to six hours of coursework outside Sociology with the permission of their advisor.
• SOC 501 Graduate Community Project may be counted for 3 of the required 6 practicum hours.
• Students who have taken a classical sociological theory course in their undergraduate studies may opt to take an additional elective instead of SOC 533 Classical Sociological Theory.