The Master of Arts Sociology: College Teaching is designed for students planning an academic career. MA graduates are eligible for most academic appointments at the community college level. This degree emphasis also provides ideal preparation for students planning to seek a Ph.D. and an academic career at the college or university level.
Students seeking admission to the Master of Arts in Sociology: College Teaching Emphasis 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 Arts: College Teaching Emphasis requires a minimum of 36 credits with a minimum of 32 graduate credits in sociology and a minimum of 3 graduate credits in Education. The following courses are required.
Required Core (21-24 credits):
Soc 602 (3) Seminar in Social Organization
Soc 603 (3) Seminar in Social Psychology
Soc 604 (3) Seminar in Sociological Statistics
Soc 605 (3) Seminar in Research Methods
Soc 606 (3) Seminar in Sociological Theory
Soc 696 (3-6) Internship: College Teaching
Soc 699 (3) Thesis
Required Elective Education courses (3-4 credits):
Choose one of the following from the Department of Educational Studies.
KSP 676 (4) Adult Development and Learning
KSP 678 (4) Curriculum Design, Assessment, and Evaluation
KSP 670 (3) Collegiate Institutions in the United States
KSP 671 (3) Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
Elective Sociology Courses (8 - 12 credits)
Sociology courses at the 500 or 600 level with approval of advisor.
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. Up to six credits may be taken outside of the department with the approval of a student's thesis or examining committee. 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.
