Program Overview
The PhD program in Sociology at the University of New Hampshire offers strengths in various areas, including crime, family, stratification, health, and community. Students complete a minimum of 16 courses, including core methods and theory classes, and select a major area of specialization. Assessment involves a written examination and dissertation defense. Graduates pursue careers in academia, research, and other fields.
Program Outline
Outline:
The PhD program in Sociology at the University of New Hampshire has strengths in crime and conflict, sociology of the family, social stratification, health and illness, and community and the environment. Students in the doctoral program may select one of these areas of specialization for intensive study, or they may pursue a different area if two sociology faculty have appropriate expertise. Students must complete a minimum of three years in residence and take a minimum of sixteen courses in sociology (at least eight as seminars) other than dissertation research. The course list includes:
- SOC 900 Pro-seminar (2 credits)
- SOC 911 Sociological Theory I (4 credits)
- SOC 901 Sociological Methods I: Intermediate Social Statistics (4 credits)
- SOC 902 Sociological Methods II: Research Design (4 credits)
- SOC 903 Sociological Methods III: Advanced Social Statistics (4 credits)
- SOC 904 Sociological Methods IV: Qualitative and Historical Research Methods (4 credits)
- SOC 905 Research Practicum (4 credits) Students must also select three courses in a major area and six electives.
