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Masters Degree in Sociology

We are not accepting new graduate students at this time.

Graduate Advising Coordinator:

Dr. Chikako Usui
Office: 614 or 707 SSB Tower
Phone: (314) 516-6763 or 516-6370
E-mail: chikako@umsl.edu

M.A. in Sociology Program Description (PDF)

The department offers a flexible program of studies leading to the Master of Arts degree in sociology. Course work combines intensive examination of the core areas of sociology with acquisition of the analytical skills of sociological investigation. A variety of career options are available to the master's-level graduate, including: program evaluation and research; field or casework related to community issues; administrative roles in social agencies and planning organizations; or doctoral studies in sociology or related fields.

The curriculum is designed to serve the needs of full-time students as well as working students who are able to engage only in part-time studies. This design allows pre-career and mid-career students to prepare for employment in education, service agencies, community organizations, government agencies, or businesses. The curriculum also invites students to take advantage of the university's urban setting through integration of selected work experiences with practicum courses and academic seminars under faculty guidance. The curriculum emphasizes theoretical, analytic, and substantive approaches to urban-related problem solving.

Requests for further information about the program should be sent to:

Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Sociology
University of Missouri-St. Louis
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121-4400

Degree Requirements

Master of Arts in Sociology
Each student shall prepare an adviser-approved course of study during the first semester of enrollment. Candidates for the M.A. degree shall complete a minimum of 30 hours of approved study, at least 21 of which must be taken in courses offered by the department.

Core Curriculum (9 hours)
5400, Proseminar in Sociology
5402, Advanced Quantitative Techniques
5404, Advanced Methodology

The sociology department participates in a joint quantitative techniques and methodology series of courses with the other social sciences which can be substituted for the above.

Electives/Study Concentration (15 hours) The department offers opportunities for intensive work in one of the several research areas of department faculty members, which allows the flexibility for comprehensive and coherent exposure to the methods and insights of the discipline. Matriculating students are encouraged to plan, with their advisers, a coherent program of studies consistent with their career interests.

Exit Requirements (6 hours) (5480 or 5490) A student's program must include one of the following exit projects: a 6-hour internship or a 6-hour preparatory sequence and an approved paper or thesis. Each candidate is given a final oral review conducted by a faculty committee and focused on the course work completed and the student's chosen exit project or thesis.