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Program Requirements

Ph.D. students are required to take five core courses:

• 8701: Sociological Theory
• 8801: Sociological Research Methods
• 8811: Advanced Social Statistics
• 8001: Sociology as a Profession (I and II)

In addition, Ph.D. students complete at least one three credit course in advanced methodological training (through an advanced statistics course, or an independent research training experience), take 12 credits in sociology, and at least 12 credits of coursework in related fields or a minor.

Students are also required to prepare a reading list, take the preliminary written and oral examinations, complete a prospectus and defend their dissertation in a final oral exam.