SOCIOLOGY
Acting Head of the Department: Andrew Pickering
Director of Graduate Studies: Gillian Stevens
Correspondence and Admission Information: Department of Sociology, 326 Lincoln Hall, 702 South Wright Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 244-1808; Fax: (217) 333-5225; E-mail: efleming@uiuc.edu
URL: www.soc.uiuc.edu
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMS
The Department of Sociology offers graduate programs 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 (GRE) 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 Teaching of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores; the Test of Spoken English (TSE) is optional but recommended.
Graduate Teaching Experience
Although teaching is not a general Graduate College requirement, experience in teaching is considered an important part of the graduate experience in this program.
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 four areas. The areas are composed of collaborative research and curricula, and constitute the major locations for graduate student training. The areas are population, health, and the life course; race and inequality; social and politic al order and change; and transnational. 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.