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PhD Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Courses
Units
Sociological Analysis
 
SOCIOL 406-1 Classical Theory in Sociological Analysis 1
SOCIOL 406-2 Modern Theory in Sociological Analysis 1
SOCIOL 406-3 Contemporary Theory in Sociological Analysis 1
Social Organization: At least five from those listed below; courses outside Sociology Department subject to program director's approval.
8
SOCIOL 408 Sociology of Law  
SOCIOL 416 New Perspectives on Gender in Society  
SOCIOL 439 Comparative and Historical Sociology  
SOCIOL 440 Stratification, Race, and Gender  
SOCIOL 441 Social Organization  
SOCIOL 476 Topics in Sociological Analysis  
Proseminar
 
SOCIOL 480 Introduction to the Discipline 0
Management and Organizations
 
MORS 424-2 Social Processes in Organizations 1
MORS 425-1 Behavior in Organizational Systems 1
MORS 425-2 Organizations in Their Environments 1
Electives: One from the areas below
 
Accounting, environment, finance, managerial economics and decision making, management and strategy and policy, marketing, or operations  
Statistical Analysis: Four from those listed below or from other relevant departments
4
MORS 426 Empirical Research in Organization Behavior: Methods and Practice  
MORS 427 Laboratory Experimentation with Organizations  
SOCIOL 401-1 Analysis of Social Data: Statistics and Methods I  
SOCIOL 401-2 Analysis of Social Data: Statistics and Methods II  
STAT 420-1,2,3 Advanced Statistics: Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methodology (or equivalent)  
Research Methods: One in field methods and one in another research method
2
Microeconomics: One course at graduate-level
1
Total required units: (Depending on student's background, coursework may be waived or substituted with program director's permission.)
22
Other PhD Degree Requirements
  • Examinations: preliminary examination taken in second year
  • Research/Projects: research paper begun at end of first year and completed by end of second year; should showcase student's mastery of substantive area and provide demonstration of original empirical research on a question drawn from both departments
  • PhD Dissertation: for admission to candidacy, presentation of dissertation proposal to qualifying examination committee consisting of faculty members from both departments and appointed by The Graduate School
  • Final Evaluations: none specified