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Sociology
Website: Department of Sociology
- Sociology of Agriculture and Development
- Criminology, Law, and the State
- Sociology of Health and Health Care
- Sociology of Education and Learning
- Sociology of Race and Ethnic Relations (including immigration studies and Aboriginal Studies)
- Science, Technology, and Society
Master of Arts (M.A.) - Thesis Program
Admission Requirements
- B.A. (Hon.), or its equivalent from a university of acceptable standing
Degree Requirements
Students must maintain continuous registration in the 994 course.
- GSR 960.0
- GSR 961.0 if research involves human subjects
- GSR 962.0 if research involves animal subjects
- 18 credit units, including SOC 840.6, 841.6, 990.0 and 994, plus 6 other credit units
- oral thesis defense
- a residency requirement of 12 months
Master of Arts (M.A.) - Non-Thesis Program
Admission Requirements
- B.A.(Hon.), or its equivalent from a university of acceptable standing
Degree Requirements
Students must maintain continuous registration in the 992 course.
- GSR 960.0
- GSR 961.0 if research involves human subjects
- GSR 962.0 if research involves animal subjects
- 30 credit units including SOC 840.6, 841.6, and 992.0, plus 18 other credit units
- a residency requirement of 12 months
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The purpose of the Ph.D. program is to train students as scholars and specialists in the field of Sociology. In addition to mastering a broad knowledge of Sociology, Ph.D. students should acquire expertise in particular areas of research. In the first two years of the program, students are expected to complete the course requirements, develop a proposal for dissertation research, and to sit for the comprehensive examination. The last years of the program are devoted to original research by the student under the guidance of the supervisor and the Advisory Committee. Students who graduate from the program must develop an intellectual maturity that is demonstrated in the ability to conduct independent research that results in a defensible doctoral thesis that meets the approval of the Examining Committee.
Admission Requirements
- must meet requirements for admission as set out by the College of Graduate Studies and Research
- admission GPA of 75%
- Master's degree in Sociology or in a related discipline relevant to an area of research which the student intends to specialize in
Degree Requirements
Students must maintain continuous registration in the 996 course.
- GSR 960.0
- GSR 961.0 if research involves human subjects
- GSR 962.0 if research involves animal subjects
- Overall, students must complete of a minimum of 9 credit units of course work in Sociology. The variation in course load depends upon how much training a student has, and whether the student has received a Master's degree in Sociology from the University of Saskatchewan. The supervisor of each student, in consultation with the Advisory Committee, will develop an individualized program of studies at the time of admission that combines selected areas of specialization. The following are requirements for the program:
- at least one of SOC 890.3 and SOC 891.3
- must complete the equivalent of SOC 840.6 and SOC 841.6
- 3 to 9 credit units in an area of specialty
- SOC 990.0
- SOC 996.0
- successful completion of the qualifying examination
- succesful completion of the comprehensive examination
- successful completion of the doctoral dissertation and the oral defense
- a residency requirement of 24 months
Transfer from Master's to Ph.D.
Degree Requirements
Students must maintain continuous registration in the 996 course.
- GSR 960.0
- GSR 961.0 if research involves human subjects
- GSR 962.0 if research involves animal subjects
- a minimum of 27 credit units, depending on prior course work, and including SOC 990.0, and 996
- oral thesis defense
- comprehensive examination
- a residency requirement of 24 months
