The Master of Science in Sociology: Human Services Planning and Administration is designed for a person seeking a leadership role as an administrator in the field of human services. The graduate of this program will have a solid grounding in the knowledge, values and skills appropriate for a broad range of human services agencies and sophisticated understanding of the social context within which human service programs operate. The program especially encourages creative and critical thinking skills which will enable the graduate to produce positive change in organizations.
Students seeking admission to the Master of Science in Sociology: Human Services Planning and Administration program must meet the following requirements:
Students not meeting specific requirements may be admitted provisionally and be asked to fulfill deficiencies in addition to the regular schedule of courses.
The Master of Science in Human Services Planning and Administration requires a minimum of 33 graduate semester credits including a thesis. The following are required:
Soc 517 (3) Program Administration
Soc 566 (3) Program Planning
Soc 602 (3) Seminar in Social Organization
Soc 603 (3) Seminar in Social Psychology
Soc 605 (3) Seminar in Research Methods
Soc 606 (3) Seminar in Sociological Theory
Soc 607 (3) Program Evaluation
Soc 699 (3) Thesis
The remaining courses may be chosen in sociology or other academic disciplines with the approval of the student's advisor and examining committee. This flexibility permits the student to design a program that best compliment their career interests.
Students are required to maintain a 3.0 grade point average for the entire degree program. Half of all graduate credit applied toward the degree must be earned in courses at the 600 level. The student must complete all graduate degree requirements within six years.
A master's thesis is written under the supervision of the student's thesis advisor and examining committee. The thesis may be original research, an historical review, replication of an existing study, secondary analysis of available data, or applied research. Thesis requirements include an oral defense of the thesis proposal at the beginning of the project and a successful oral defense upon completion of the work.
