Masters degrees in Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.
The Department of Sociology's Master's degree program consists of core training
in sociological theory and research methods, plus concentration in one of the
following specialities: race, gender, and social justice; global sociology;
social inequality; gender and family; or applied/professional sociology. The
program focuses on forms of inequality, their origins and patterns of reproduction,
related to issues of social justice, and...
The sociology faculty at American University in Washington, D.C., announces
the new program MA Concentration in Public Sociology (MAPS), within the Master
of Arts in sociology. The MAPS concentration, which began in fall 2006, is designed
to provide students with training to use theories and methods of sociology in
a wide range of work settings, including social activism and advocacy. The program
of study leads to career paths ranging...
Our Master of Arts in Sociology program is designed to prepare you for professional employment in which you can use your analytical and research skills or for further education in PhD programs in sociology. We emphasize research methods, research experience, and analytical skills--skills that enable our MA graduates to find employment in government, nonprofit, and corporate organizations.
In addition, the strong training you will receive in theory,...
Only one Ph.D. program in the Sociology of Religion is adequately staffed and able to offer each student a customized program including almost unlimited research opportunities.
At present, Baylor has six sociologists whose primary specialty is religion and several others who are doing research on religion - in addition to affiliated faculty in other social science departments. Although the Institute for Studies of Religion (ISR) is only beginning...
5000 QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS (3 credits) Principles, techniques, and practices in the conduct of field research in natural social settings, focusing on participant observation, unstructured and semi-structured interviewing, use of informants, personal and public documents, content analysis, unobtrusive research techniques, interpreting narrative data, and preparation of a field research report (ethnography).
The Department offers graduate courses and research programs leading to the M.S. degree in Geology or Geophysics. Students are encouraged to obtain broad backgrounds by taking courses in geology, geophysics, and environmental geosciences along with the other sciences and mathematics. Multidisciplinary preparation is particularly useful for students seeking future employment in industry.
The Department, with approximately twenty graduate students...
In conjunction with the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College, the Department of Geology and Geophysics offers interested students the opportunity to participate in the combined M.S.-M.B.A. degree program. Completion of this program leads to the awarding of both degrees. This program is excellent preparation for careers in industrial or financial geoscience management, including areas such as the environmental and petroleum industries,...
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