Sociology, MA

This degree is only awarded to students who enter the doctoral degree program in sociology without an advanced degree in sociology. Students may qualify to receive an MA degree upon completing the program requirements listed here. Please see the PhD in Sociology for more information about this program. No students will be admitted directly into this program to pursue a master's degree.

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Annual review

Tracks

Complete one of the following tracks:

Academic Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundations
A grade of B or higher is required in each foundations course:
SOCL 7200	Foundations of Social Theory 1	4
SOCL 7201	Foundations of Social Theory 2	4
Research Methods
INSH 6300	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	4
Statistical Methods
INSH 6500	Statistical Analysis	4
Electives
Complete 14 semester hours from the following:		14
SOCL 5000–7990

Applied Track

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Foundations
A grade of B or higher is required:
SOCL 7200	Foundations of Social Theory 1	4
Research Methods
INSH 6300	Research Methods in the Social Sciences	4
Statistical Methods
INSH 6500	Statistical Analysis	4
Advanced Methods
Complete one of the following:		4
INSH 5301	Introduction to Computational Statistics
INSH 5302	Information Design and Visual Analytics
INSH 5303	Machine Learning in the Social Sciences
INSH 5304	Social Network Analysis
INSH 5500	Basic Principles of Statistical Analysis in the Social Sciences
INSH 5501	The R Statistical Computing Platform
INSH 5502	Introduction to Probability and Statistics
INSH 5503	Multivariate Regression
INSH 5505	From Data to Information: Making Sense of “Found” Data
INSH 5506	From Information to Measurement: Using “Found” Data to Describe Objects, People, and Places
INSH 5509	Spatio-Temporal Data Representations
INSH 5510	Visualizing Relational Data
INSH 5602	Documenting Fieldwork Narratives: Oral History, Ethnography, Archival Practices
INSH 6101	Agent-Based Modeling for Applied and Social Sciences
INSH 6302	Qualitative Methods
INSH 6406	Analyzing Complex Digitized Data
INSH 7300	Advanced Research Methods in the Social Sciences and Humanities
INSH 7400	Quantitative Analysis
INSH 7500	Advanced Quantitative Analysis
INSH 7600	Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis
PHTH 6320	Qualitative Methods in Health and Illness
PPUA 5262	Big Data for Cities
PPUA 5263	Geographic Information Systems for Urban and Regional Policy
PPUA 6509	Techniques of Program Evaluation
Electives
Complete 14 semester hours from the following:		14
SOCL 5000–7990

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

30 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.00 GPA required