~EGULAR SESSION - University of Oregon

SOCIOLOGY 213
(Soc 438) ; Political Sociology (Soc 465) ; Analytical Problems in Social Institutions
(Soc 560) ; Values and Social Structure (Soc 561).
General Theory. Development of Sociology (Soc 470) ; Analytical Problems
in Sociological Theory (Soc 570) ; History of Social Thought (Soc 571) ; Development
of American Sociology (Soc 572) ; Contemporary Sociology (Soc 573) ;
Theory Building in Sociology (Soc 575).
Graduate Work. The graduate program of the Department of Sociology,
leading to the M.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, is an intensive program designed
to train professional sociologists for teaching, research, and administrative posts
in sociology and related fields. Most candidates for the Ph.D. degree first obtain
a master's degree, but occasionally qualified students who have completed one
year of work in residence are permitted to develop programs leading directly to
the Ph.D.
Early in their undergraduate years, students interested in graduate work in
preparation for careers as professional sociologists should consult an adviser in
the department concerning the department's undergraduate preparatory program
for research and teaching. Requirements include: (1) satisfaction of the
language requirement for the B.A. degree; (2) a year sequence in mathematics;
(3) at least one upper-division year sequence in two of the following fieldsanthropology,
economics, political science, psychology.
Students are not advised to seek an advanced degree in sociology unless they
have achieved a grade-point average of 3.00 or better in their undergraduate
work in the field; students whose undergraduate major has been in another field
should have a grade-point average of 3.00 in all social science courses taken.
The Department of Sociology offers graduate study in four broad areas of
concentration: theory and methodology, social psychology, social structures and
processes, and social institutions. Theory and methodology are combined to insure
that no student may concentrate in one without preparation in the other.
A core program is provided in each of these broad areas, which is required
of every graduate student. The core courses with their prerequisites insure that
every graduate student will have at least a minimum exposure to the subject
matter of each of the general areas. For a second level of intensity of study, each
student selects one of the general areas and is required to be broadly familiar
with this area. For preparation in depth, the student, in consultation with his
adviser, selects a field of specialization within the selected general area; in his
specialized field he is expected to achieve a high level of competence through an
intensive program of study culminating in the doctoral dissertation. Students are
encouraged to select a second, supporting, area of specialization; this may be in a
different general area of sociology or in another department.
The graduate core courses in sociology are open only to students with full
graduate status and with a substantial foundation in basic courses in the discipline.
The department offers two programs leading to the master's degree. One
program, leading to the M.A. degree, is designed as a stepping stone to the Ph.D.
degree. The other leads to a terminal master's degree for students preparing to
enter professional positions other than college or university teaching or research.
No thesis is required in the latter program.
Although the department accepts students who are interested only in the
master's degree, its program is primarily intended for doctoral candidates. All
students of good academic ability are encouraged to follow a course of study
leading to the Ph.D. degree.
Candidates for the doctor's degree must demonstrate clearly their basic and
serious commitment to a professional career in the social sciences, with particular
emphasis on sociology. The department encourages interdisciplinary studies, and
provides opportunity for the development of original programs of study designed
to broaden the student's professional preparation.