M.A. 在社会学
社会学硕士
- Address today's issues: criminology, 性别研究, inequality.
- Get experience teaching sociology.
- Acquire 研究 and 分析 skills.
- Take advantage of competitive funding.
- 12个月完成.
- Read what graduate alumni are doing in their careers.
Preparation for community college teaching, Ph.D. or law school, careers in government and private agencies—with an excellent placement record.
毕业时间: Many students are able to complete the program in two semesters plus a summer. 其他的可能需要更长的时间, as provision must be made for the master's thesis, 综合考试, 或newbb电子/政策项目. The academic year at newbb电子平台 is composed of two 15-week semesters; students usually complete their programs in three to five semesters (between one and one and a half calendar years), depending on program and options selected.
项目概述
The Master of Arts 在社会学 at newbb电子平台 seeks to train students for advanced graduate training or employment in a variety of applied settings. The department maintains a strong emphasis in the 理论 and 方法 of the discipline while maintaining strengths in the areas of criminology/deviance, 性别研究, 和不平等.
A variety of opportunities exist for students to obtain training and experience both inside and outside the classroom. 社会学 faculty members are actively engaged in 研究 and publication, provide leadership in regional and national professional associations, and have received numerous awards for teaching excellence. Students are encouraged to apprentice with faculty members on 研究 projects, 教学实习, and related professional experiences. Students also may choose to work at various institutes and centers in the university or to participate in an interdisciplinary program such as international and area studies, 妇女研究, 以及环境研究.
newbb电子平台's graduate program 在社会学 is designed to offer flexibility that permits students to maximize their unique interests and capabilities. The low student-to-faculty ratio promotes individualized attention and contributes to the high completion rate of students in the program.
毕业后的机会
完成M后.A., many students successfully pursue doctoral or law degrees, 在两年制大学任教, or find employment in various government and private agencies. Students who complete the master's degree 在社会学 have pursued advanced graduate training in social science disciplines and other professional programs. Others have found employment in applied settings in 研究, professional service in non-profit agencies, management in private and public entities, 公共政策工作, and teaching in two-year institutions.
项目任务
Sociologists at newbb电子平台 study how social behavior becomes organized, 制度化, and transformed at the macro level of societal change, the micro level of individual belief and action, 以及介于两者之间的一切. The program supports the mission of the university and the College of Arts & Sciences "to advance the interrelated areas of teaching, 研究, and outreach in a learning-centered community" that "foster(s) creativity, 学术发现, 以及学术上的卓越.这样做的时候, the goal is to provide training in foundational critical learning, 分析, and 研究 skills combined with breadth and depth of knowledge about social, 文化, and behavioral processes and the diversity of human experience to prepare students with the knowledge and skills they need to be productive community members and citizens of the society in which they live.
项目学习目标
- Students will demonstrate an advanced understanding and ability to use sociological paradigms, 理论, 和概念.
- Students will demonstrate an advanced knowledge of the logic, 方法, and applications of sociological inquiry.
- Students will demonstrate the ability to independently critically evaluate and apply sociological 理论 and 研究 方法 to specific sociological problems.