You are a critical thinker who analyzes the world we live in. You see the challenges facing society and want to be a force for change. Most of all, you know what it takes to be a leader and are ready to make a difference in your community.
The MS in Sociology program at UTSA is designed to prepare you to enter the workforce as sociologists, to teach at the college level or to pursue further study at the doctoral level. You’ll
acquire a knowledge base in sociological methods, theory and in areas of growing community concern, including health disparities, aging, adolescence, religion, poverty and inequality, gender
issues and race and ethnic relations.
You’ll also come out of the program with skills employers want: research skills to define social issues and problems, select data collection techniques, establish appropriate analysis methods,
develop statistical reports, and undertake policy analyses for businesses, governmental agencies and nonprofit organizations.
“Students and professors work together with tremendous passion to see themselves succeed within the program and beyond in professional roles. This program matched my excitement for education and inspired a greater understanding of professional expectations and applied sociological expertise.”
– Katherine Klee, current master’s student
Students applying for unconditional admission must satisfy University-wide and College-wide graduate admission requirements and be recommended for admission by the Graduate Program Committee of the Department of Sociology. Applicants must have completed 18 semester credit hours of undergraduate courses, 12 of which must be at the upper-division level in sociology or related areas, including a course in research methods or statistics. Applicants must have a grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of undergraduate and graduate work.
Students who do not meet these criteria may be admitted conditionally or on probation as degree seeking depending on the nature of the deficiency. Admission as a special graduate student may be considered by the Graduate Program Committee upon request of the applicant. Admission as a special graduate student does not guarantee subsequent admission as a degree-seeking graduate student; such students must reapply for degree-seeking status.
Deadlines for Fall admission are July 1 for domestic/permanent resident applicants and April 1 for international applicants.
Spring admission deadlines are November 1 for domestic/permanent resident applicants and September 15 for international applicants.
Summer admission deadlines are April 15 for domestic/permanent resident applicants and February 15 for international applicants.
The minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree, exclusive of coursework or other study required to remove deficiencies, is 36. This includes 9 semester credit hours of core courses, including: SOC-5003 (Sociological Theory), SOC-5063 (Research Design), and SOC-5073 (Quantitative Research Methods); 21 semester credit hours of prescribed electives from the remaining sociology courses listed in the catalog [3 credit hours may be an approved non-sociology course]; and 6 semester credit hours of Internship or Thesis.
Degree candidates must complete the following requirements:
For more information, contact:
Joanne Ford-Robertson, Graduate Advisor of Record
Master of Science in Sociology Program
Phone: 210-458-6239
Email: joanne.fordrobertson@utsa.edu
UTSA Department of Sociology
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249
You may also visit UTSA’s Graduate School web site.
Phone: 210-458-4620
Fax:
Location: MS 4.02.66
The University of Texas at San Antonio
One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-1644