Master of Arts in Sociology

Program of Study

Students are required to complete including:

Core requirements (9 credit hours), Electives (21 credit hours), Thesis (6 credit hours)

Follow these rules for choosing electives:

  1. at least 12 credit hours must be in graduate seminars in Sociology;

  2. credit hours cannot include 4000 level courses taken for 6000 level credit;

  3. no more than 6 credit hours can be transferred from another university (requires Graduate Director approval);

  4. no more than 9 credit hours can be taken in departments other than Sociology at USF (such course transfer requires Graduate Director approval);

  5. no more than 12 credit hours as a non-degree seeking student can be transferred;

  6. no more than 6 credit hours of Independent Study or Directed Research.