Disciplinary Concentration Requirments: Sociology
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Public Policy PhD students with a disciplinary concentration in Sociology must complete the following courses within the Sociology Department:
SOC 206: Social Theory
SOC 212: Statistics I
SOC 208: Survey Research Methods OR
SOC 214: Comparative and Historical Methods
The student will choose either SOC 208 or SOC 214 as required by the student’s sociology specialization area (see below).
To meet the departmental specialization requirements, students must complete the minimum of three suggested courses in one of the following field areas:
Specialization |
Course Work |
Comparative and Historical Sociology |
2 - Proseminars (SOC 222) |
Population Studies |
2 - Proseminars (SOC 224) 1 - Statistics (from SOC 213, 215, 217) 1 - Methods (from SOC 208, 215) |
Economic Sociology |
2 - Proseminars (SOC 225) 1 - Statistics (from SOC 213, 217) 1 - Methods (SOC 208) |
Medical Sociology |
2 - Proseminars (SOC 227) 1 - Statistics (from SOC 213, 217) 1 - Methods (SOC 208) |
Social Psychology |
2 – Proseminars (SOC 229) 1 – Statistics (from SOC 213, 217) 1 – Methods (SOC 208) |
Stratification |
2 - Proseminars (SOC 228) 1 - Statistics (from SOC 213, 217) 1 - Methods (SOC 208) |

