Graduate Programs: SOCIOLOGY

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Head of the Department: James R. Kluegel

Director of Graduate Studies: William G. Martin

Correspondence and Information: Department of Sociology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 326 Lincoln Hall , 702 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-1950; FAX: (217)
333-5225

GRADUATE FACULTY

Professors: M. Aiken, O. Burlon, H. Choldin, N. Denzin, L. Estabrook, J. Gorecki, R. Jones, J. Kluegel, C. Kramarae, C. McPhail, A. Pickering, J. Robinson, A. Sofranko, S. Sudman, J. C. van Es, R. Warnecke

Associate Professors: S. Hatchett, R. Liebert, W. Martin, M. Solaun, S. Star, G. Stevens, G. Swicegood, W. Trent, S. Wasserman, N. Wiley

Assistant Professor: C. Britt, M. H. Meyer, T. Liao, J. Lie

Emeritus Professors: D. Bordua, W. Form, J. Hulett, Jr., N. Jacobs, B. Karsh, G. Lueschen, J. Spaeth

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The Department of Sociology offers graduate work leading to the doctor of philosophy degree.

ADMISSION

The Graduate College admission requirements apply. Students applying for admission should have a background in one of the social sciences, preferably sociology. Applicants must submit Graduate Record Examination scores on the tests of verbal ability, quantitative ability, and analytical ability. The advanced test in sociology is optional. A writing sample is highly recommended. Non-native English speakers must also submit TOEFL scores; the TSE is optional but recommended.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

The graduate program is small and cohesive with a high faculty-student ratio. All students are required to take a small core of required courses in theory and methods, and then specialize in one of five areas. The areas are composed of collaborative research and curricula, and constitute the major locations for graduate student training. The areas are cultural science and information; criminology and law; population, health, and the life course; race and ethnicity, class and community; and social and political order and change. Doctoral candidates must pass a specialty examination in their area and write and defend a dissertation.

FINANCIAL AID

Financial support is provided for most graduate students through teaching assistantships, research assistantships, tuition and fee waivers, fellowships, and other University and external financial support.

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