http://www.utdallas.edu/dept/socsci/
Professors: Donald A. Hicks, Murray J. Leaf, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard,
Lawrence J. Redlinger, Richard K. Scotch, Paul Tracy
Associate Professors: Bobby C. Alexander, Philip K. Armour, Pamela
Brandwein, Bruce Jacobs, Paul Jargowsky
Assistant Professors: Roxanne Ezzet-Lofstrom, Karen Hayslett-McCall,
Melinda D. Kane, Danielle Lavin-Loucks, Sheryl Skaggs
The M.S. in Applied Sociology is designed to prepare students for employment
in the nonprofit and public sectors, as well as related for-profit settings, by
providing training in applied social research, statistics, and program
evaluation; sociological theory as it relates to social problems, social
policy, and social institutions; and in substantive fields such as health care,
education, criminal justice, mental health, social welfare, youth development,
and community development. The degree program develops skills and competencies
which also can lead to further study in doctoral programs in the Social
Sciences, including the doctoral program in Public Policy and Political Economy
at UT-Dallas.
Students have access to the computing facilities in the
There are no required prerequisite courses in sociology for the Applied
Sociology program, although prior coursework in social theory, research
methods, and social statistics are desirable. Prospective students with
concerns about their preparation for the Applied Sociology program are
encouraged to consult with the program coordinator.
Students who have previous graduate work pertinent to the requirements of
the Applied Sociology degree may be given up to 15 hours of transfer credit,
and the hours of coursework required for the degree will be reduced
accordingly. Students desiring to transfer graduate courses thought to be
equivalent to core courses may be required to demonstrate competency through
examination. The award of such transfer credit must be consistent with the
University�s �Transfer of Credit� policy.
The University�s general degree requirements are discussed here.
The Master of Science (M.S.) in Applied Sociology has three components and
requires the completion of 36 semester credit hours: 12 credit hours of core
courses in Applied Sociology, 15 credit hours of Applied Sociology guided
electives, and 9 credit hours of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences electives. Students must
achieve at least a 3.0 grade point average in the Applied Sociology core courses
and an overall grade point average of 3.0 to graduate.
POEC 5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
SOC 6312 Social-Economic Theories
SOC 6350 Social Stratification
SOC 6352 Evaluation Research Methods in the Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
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5310 Research Design I
Any graduate-level courses with a SOC prefix outside of the core may be applied
to this requirement. Students may apply other graduate social science courses
with the permission of the program coordinator.
Any graduate-level courses in the