Program Requirements
The Department of Sociology and Anthropology offers the MS degree in Applied Sociology emphasizing practical and theoretical knowledge in the areas of industrial and organizational sociology and focusing on the acquisition of social research skills, theory application and practical field experience. Students are prepared for employment in federal, state and local government agencies; in industry and related agencies; and to pursue a doctorate.
Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited degree program; must have completed a minimum of 15 undergraduate credit hours in sociology or another social science discipline that includes at least one course each in statistics, research methods and sociological theory; must submit satisfactory GRE scores on the verbal, quantitative and written sections (will normally include a minimum of 154 on the verbal section, 144 on the quantitative section and a 4.0 on the written section); must submit three letters of recommendation, at least two of which are from faculty members of the applicant’s previously attended college or university; and must submit a 500-word essay on career aspirations and goals, explaining how completion of this program in Applied Sociology will assist in achieving these goals.
