Sociology, B.A./M.A.

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The Dual B.A. /M.A. program is designed for the ambitious and talented undergraduate Georgia State student to complete a Master’s degree in one year beyond the B.A. In order to take advantage of the time savings, undergraduates should make sure all undergraduate pre-requisites are completed by the end of their junior year. The dual degree program is a 31-credit hour degree program beyond the Bachelor’s degree (25 credit hours of course work and 6 credit hours of non-course work) that is started in their undergraduate senior year. Participants will need to take SOCI 3010: Social Statistics, SOCI 3020: Research Methods, and SOCI 3030: Sociological Theory in their junior year at the latest. The B.A. /M.A. program consists of a Master’s Core (A), Master’s Electives (B), and Other Master’s Requirements (C).

Suggested Plan of Study

Dual Degree Fourth Year (Core Course Work)

SOCI 8010 - Intermediate Sociological Statistics 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8020 - Research Methodology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 9010 - Multivariate Sociological Data Analysis 4 Credit Hours
8000-level SOCI elective 3 Credit Hours

Dual Degree Fifth Year (Thesis Option)

SOCI 8030 - Sociological Theory I 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8342 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8999 - Thesis Research 1 to 18 Credit Hours
SOCI 9020 - Advanced Research Methodology 3 Credit Hours
8000-level SOCI elective 3 Credit Hours

Dual Degree Fifth Year (Internship Option)

SOCI 8342 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8980 - Sociology Internship 1 to 6 Credit Hours
SOCI 8999 - Thesis Research 1 to 18 Credit Hours
8000-level SOCI elective 3 Credit Hours

Dual Degree Requirements

A. Master’s Core Course Work (16 hours):

SOCI 8010 - Intermediate Sociological Statistics 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8020 - Research Methodology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8342 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 9010 - Multivariate Sociological Data Analysis 4 Credit Hours
SOCI 9020 - Advanced Research Methodology 3 Credit Hours

B. Master’s Elective Course Work (6-9 hours):

Substantive sociology courses or advanced data analysis courses as electives:
SOCI 8030 - Sociological Theory I 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8102 - Life Course Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8156 - Sexuality and Society 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8212 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8216 - Gender and Society 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8226 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 9230 - Sociology of Health & Illness 3 Credit Hours
Advanced Methods courses:
SOCI 9050 - Special Topics in Social Research Methods 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8900 - Special Topics in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8160 - Sociological Domestic Field School 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 6520 - Quantitative Spatial Analysis 3 Credit Hours
GERO 8700 - Special Topics in Gerontology 3 Credit Hours

C. Other Master’s Requirements (6 hours):

Choose a thesis or a non-thesis option. For the thesis option, you must register for 6 hours of SOCI 8999.

Thesis option

SOCI 8999 Thesis Research 6 Credit Hours
A thesis proposal, thesis, and oral defense.

Non-thesis option

SOCI 8980: Internship (6)

Note

Any dual degree student who wants to complete an MA thesis before obtaining a degree must also take SOCI 8030 as one of their elective courses. Not doing so, could hinder a student from successfully pursuing a PhD in Sociology at GSU or elsewhere.