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Prospective students should examine the research interests of the
Sociology Graduate Faculty to obtain a more detailed sense of
faculty expertise and research areas (see the department website:
http://www. soccrim.clas.ufl.edu). Applications for admission and
fellowship support are due January 15th of each year. Students
planning to apply for admission should take the Graduate Record
Examination at the earliest possible date.
SYA 5933: Special Study in Sociology (3; max: 6)
SYA 6018: Classical Social Theories (3) Sociological theory from
its inception in the early 19th century to about 1930. The ideas of
Comte, Spencer, Marx, Weber, Simmel, Durkheim, Pareto, Mead,
and others.
SYA 6126: Contemporary Sociological Theory (3) The study of
modern sociological theories, roughly 1930 to the present.
SYA 6305: Methods in Social Research I (3) Survey of
quantitative and qualitative methods of social research, design, and
data collection.
SYA 6306: Methods in Social Research II (3) Prereq: SYA 6305.
Evaluation and completion of topics and projects from SYA 6305.
SYA 6315: Qualitative Research Methods (3) Fieldwork,
observation, participant observation, and other qualitative datacollection
and analysis techniques.
SYA 6327: Research Problems in Deviance (3) Survey of
substantive issues related to data sources, analysis methods, and
specific research areas.
SYA 6407: Quantitative Research Methods (3) Prereq: STA
6126. Applying selected quantitative methods to sociological
research problems. Extensive practice applying the methods.
SYA 6905: Individual Work (1-4; max: 3 for M.A. and 6 for
post-M.A.) Work on subjects not available in currently offered
courses.
SYA 6910: Supervised Research (1-5; max: 5) S/U.
SYA 6942: Applied Social Research Project (3) Supervised
individual or team applied research project.
SYA 6971: Research for Master's Thesis (1-15) S/U.
SYA 7135: Sociology of Knowledge (3) Variations in the social
origin of knowledge and knowledge systems.
SYA 7933: Special Study in Sociology (3; max: 9)
SYA 7935: Advanced Study in Sociology (3; max: 6) Prereq:
M.A. or equivalent degree in sociology.
SYA 7979: Advanced Research (1-12; max: 24, including SYA
7980, may be counted in 90 hours) Research for doctoral
students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with
a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have
been accepted for a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students
who have been admitted to candidacy. S/U.
SYA 7980: Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-15; max: 24,
including SYA 7979, may be counted in 90 hours) S/U.
SYD 6436: Metropolitan Growth and Development (3) Prereq:
8 hours in social sciences. Examines the main facets of the