At least 15 credit hours, beyond the required 24 hours of required course credit, must be taken in department elective seminars. These include seminar hours taken at the M.A. level. (Individual work and individual research courses are not considered seminars). Ordinarily, no more than a total of 9 credit hours in individual work (courses numbered 6905 or 6910) may be counted toward the Ph.D., including all hours taken at the M.A. level). The Graduate School further limits SYA 6910 to 5 credits hours totaled across the M.A. and Ph.D. programs No more than a combined total of 24 hours of Advanced Research (SYA 7979) and Research for Doctoral Dissertations (SYA 7980) may be counted toward the 90 total hours. A of 12 credit hours of courses may be taken outside the department and applied to the Ph.D. degree provided they are approved in writing by the Graduate Coordinator and supervisory committee chair. These hours include hours taken outside the department at the M.A. level. Students transferring to the University of Florida with a Master’s degree in Sociology may petition the Graduate Coordinator to be credited with a maximum of 30 semester hours taken in an M.A. or M.S. program. Students with a Sociology M.A. from the University of Florida may count 36 hours from the M.A. program. Students entering the Ph.D. program with a Master’s degree in another field may be required to complete an M.A. in Sociology or to complete additional graduate or undergraduate courses. The Graduate Coordinator has responsibility for determining these requirements. With approval of the Graduate Coordinator, students entering the Department from elsewhere may petition for a waiver if similar courses have been successfully completed. Students are required to take the following courses (24 hours). Required Courses. Methods of Social Research SYA 6315: Introduction to Qualitative Methods SYA 7933: Introduction to Quantitative Methods SYA 6407: Quantitative Research Methods SYA 7933: Research Design Either: SYA 7933 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods SYA 7933 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods Sociological Theory SYA 6018 Classical Sociological Theory SYA 6126 Contemporary Sociological Theory
At least 15 credit hours, beyond the required 24 hours of required course credit, must be taken in department elective seminars. These include seminar hours taken at the M.A. level. (Individual work and individual research courses are not considered seminars). Ordinarily, no more than a total of 9 credit hours in individual work (courses numbered 6905 or 6910) may be counted toward the Ph.D., including all hours taken at the M.A. level). The Graduate School further limits SYA 6910 to 5 credits hours totaled across the M.A. and Ph.D. programs No more than a combined total of 24 hours of Advanced Research (SYA 7979) and Research for Doctoral Dissertations (SYA 7980) may be counted toward the 90 total hours. A of 12 credit hours of courses may be taken outside the department and applied to the Ph.D. degree provided they are approved in writing by the Graduate Coordinator and supervisory committee chair. These hours include hours taken outside the department at the M.A. level. Students transferring to the University of Florida with a Master’s degree in Sociology may petition the Graduate Coordinator to be credited with a maximum of 30 semester hours taken in an M.A. or M.S. program. Students with a Sociology M.A. from the University of Florida may count 36 hours from the M.A. program. Students entering the Ph.D. program with a Master’s degree in another field may be required to complete an M.A. in Sociology or to complete additional graduate or undergraduate courses. The Graduate Coordinator has responsibility for determining these requirements. With approval of the Graduate Coordinator, students entering the Department from elsewhere may petition for a waiver if similar courses have been successfully completed. Required Courses. Students are required to take the following courses (24 hours). Methods of Social Research SYA 6315: Introduction to Qualitative Methods SYA 7933: Introduction to Quantitative Methods SYA 6407: Quantitative Research Methods SYA 7933: Research Design Either: SYA 7933 Advanced Qualitative Research Methods SYA 7933 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods Sociological Theory SYA 6018 Classical Sociological Theory SYA 6126 Contemporary Sociological Theory
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