Northwestern University The Graduate School 9 courses
The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in The Graduate School Policy Guide. The Department of Sociology does not offer a terminal MA degree. Sociology PhD students may apply for a master’s degree en route to their PhD. The Department of Sociology requires that all departmental required courses be completed, and second year paper be approved, as part of these 9 graded courses. Total Units Required: 17 Units (plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480-0 Introduction to the Discipline and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519-0 Responsible Conduct of Research Training)
| Outside Department Electives | credits |
| Elective Coursework | credits |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Statistics Courses (2 Units)
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Theory Courses (2 Units)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 406-1 | Classical Theory in Sociological Analysis | 1 |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Methods Courses (2 Units)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 403-0 | Field Methods | 1 |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Seminar on Sociology of Race & Racism (1 Unit)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 410-0 | Race, Racism, and Resistance | 1 |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Teaching Seminar (1 Unit)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 570-0 | Seminar on College Teaching | 1 |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Second-Year Paper Seminar (1 Unit)
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 490-0 | Research: Second Year Paper | 1 |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Non-credit Proseminar
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 480-0 | Introduction to the Discipline | 0 |
PhD: Required Coursework (9 Units plus 1 quarter of SOCIOL 480 and 1 quarter of SOCIOL 519)
Non-credit Responsible Conduct of Research Training
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SOCIOL 519-0 | Responsible Conduct of Research Training | 0 |
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