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Welcome
from the Department Chair
Undergraduate Degrees and Programs
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B.S. Criminology
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B. S. Sociology
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Minor, Women’s Studies
Graduate
Degrees and Programs
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M.A. Sociology
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Current
Graduate Students
Crim Course
Information
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Undergraduate Course Listing
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Two-year Course Schedule
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Advising
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Advising Procedures for Criminology
Advising Procedures for Sociology
Student
Resources
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Internship Information
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Required Books
for Fall, 2006
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ASA Style Guide
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Statement on Academic Honesty
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Criminology Club
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Sociology Club
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Personnel
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Faculty
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Staff
Effectiveness Evaluation
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Mission Statement
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Statement of Goals, Process to Assess,
and
Assessment Results
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Curriculum Learning Outcomes
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Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
News and
Events
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Honors
and Awards
Alumni Update
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Links
Georgia Sociological Association
The Journal for Public and Professional
Sociology
American Society of Criminology
Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences
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M.A. in Sociology
The Department of Sociology and Criminology, one of 15 departments in the College of Arts and Science at the State University of West Georgia, offers a graduate program in Sociology capable of preparing students for Ph.D. work or practical work in applied fields. Our faculty, which totals 10 in number, come from all parts of the United States and some parts of the world. Collectively, we are dedicated to quality teaching, research and scholarship, and community service activities that contribute to excellence in teaching and professional development.
Faculty and Students at a regional conference.
For more information on graduate admissions and graduate schooling in general, please visit
the Graduate School. For more information on the M.A. in Sociology program specifically, please contact
Dr. David Jenks (djenks@westga.edu).
Admission Requirements
For admission to the program, a student is ordinarily expected to have a
degree in sociology or another social or behavioral science. Students can, however,
be admitted without such a degree, and, where necessary, the department
could stipulate that selected graduate-level courses be completed. In addition
to fulfilling the requirements for admission to the Graduate School, admission
requirements for Regular status include 1) 2.5 overall GPA, 2)
800 on GRE (Verbal
and Quantitative), 3) three strong letters of recommendation, 4) 750- word intellectual
biography that includes reasons for seeking a Master's degree in Sociology,
and 5) an interview.
The Master's program offers the following areas of concentration: General
Sociology, Criminology, Resources and Methods, and Women's Studies.
Degree Requirements
All concentrations require a core of three courses: SOCI 6013, SOCI 6305, and one of
the following, SOCI 5373, 5613, 5913. If a student has not had a theory and/or
a method course in Sociology, then she or he must enroll in SOCI 5000 and/or
SOCI 5053 prior to enrolling in the core courses listed above. All concentrations
have a list of approved courses for completion of the degree.
- Under Plan I, a student must complete a minimum of 30 hours, one half of
which must be at the 6000 level. A total of 6 hours may be selected from courses
outside the Sociology Department. A thesis is required.
- Under Plan II, a student must complete a minimum of 36 hours, one half of
which must be at the 6000 level. A total of 6 hours may be selected from courses
outside the Sociology Department. A Position Paper is required.
- In addition to either plan, a student must satisfy the Graduate School’s foreign
language requirement, for which several options exist.
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