Social Justice - M.A.
Completion of at least 30 semester hours of coursework is required.
Requirements
Course Requirements
- The coursework will include a minimum of 6 hours in research methods, 3 hours in Statistics and 21 hours of sociology/social justice prescribed courses
- Students also must pass the Exit Exam and complete a Human Service Internship experience.
Required Courses for the Social Justice Program
| SOJ 511 | Research Methods I | 3 |
| SOJ 512 | Statistics and Research Methods II | 3 |
| SOJ 521 | The Development of Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOJ 522 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 |
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| SOJ 571 | Human Services Internship | 3-6 |
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| SOJ 572 | Human Services Internship | 3-6 |
Fall Semester (1st Year)
| SOJ 508 | Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOJ 511 | Research Methods I | 3 |
| SOJ 521 | The Development of Sociological Theory | 3 |
Spring Semester (1st Year)
| SOJ 512 | Statistics and Research Methods II | 3 |
| SOJ 522 | Contemporary Sociological Theory | 3 |
| SOJ 531 | Life Cycle, Adulthood and Aging | 3 |
Fall Semester (2nd Year)
| SOJ 532 | Social Identities-Nation, Culture, Race | 3 |
| SOJ 581 | Thesis Research | 3 |
| SOJ 571 | Human Services Internship | 3-6 |
| SOC | Independent Readings | 3-6 |
The student can take 12 credits in Fall semester of second year, or 9 credits in Fall Semester and 3 credits in the summer term.
Advisor
Graduate students in the Social Justice program must identify and acquire a graduate advisor no later than the latter part of the Fall semester of the first year of matriculation. The graduate student and advisor will develop a specified plan that will include courses and other graduation requirements during the duration of graduate program of study. Full-time graduate students are required to complete their course work by the end of their fourth semester in the program.