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Undergraduates can major in Sociology and also can opt to concentrate in Honors Sociology; Criminology and Criminal Justice; Environmental Sociology; and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies. Undergraduates can minor in Sociology or Environmental Sociology.

The department also awards master’s degrees and doctorates. These must relate to at least one of the four specialty areas: Criminology, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Environmental Sociology, and Political Economy and Globalization. Students who are pursuing doctorates must have two emphasis areas, either both from the four specialty areas, or one specialty area combined with a foreign language; a formal graduate certificate from among campus offerings (such as interdisciplinary Social Theory; Women’s Studies; Cinema Studies); the Intercollegiate Graduate Statistics and Data Science minor or master’s degree; the Environmental Policy minor; or an area proposed by the student approved by the Graduate Studies Committee.

M.A. in Sociology

The Master of Arts degree with a major in sociology requires a minimum of 30 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree. At least 21 total credit hours must be completed in 500- and 600-level courses.

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Ph.D. in Sociology

A minimum of 51 credit hours beyond the master’s degree is required for the PhD degree. These credit hours include 24 credit hours of Doctoral Research and Dissertation and a minimum of 27 credit hours in graduate course work (9 courses).

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Areas of Specialization

At the graduate level, UT’s Department of Sociology focuses on issues related to social justice, and it combines areas of specialization that are unique in the United States. Students can specialize in Criminology, Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, Environmental Sociology, and Political Economy and Globalization.

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