Urban Spaces and Geography Concentration

The Ph.D. in Sociology with a concentration in Urban Spaces an Geography consists of a minimum of sixty-three semester credit hours (31-33 semester hours of course work and at least 32 semester hours of non-course work) beyond the Master’s degree, consisting of a Doctoral Core (1), Doctoral Specialty Core (2), Doctoral Electives (3), and Other Doctoral Requirements (4).

Concentration Requirements

Doctoral Core Course Work for Urban Spaces and Geography Concentration (17 Hours)

Taken in consultation with PhD advisor:

SOCI 8000 - Proseminar in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8342 - Qualitative Methods in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 8521 - Advanced Quantitative Analysis 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8030 - Sociological Theory I 3 Credit Hours
or
SOCI 9030 - Sociological Theory II 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 8005 - Economic Geography 3 Credit Hours

Doctoral Specialty Core Areas (7-8 Hours)

Select at least two from the doctoral specialty core areas:

SOCI 8226 - Urban Sociology 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 8010 - Seminar in Urban-Economic Geography 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 8006 - Survey of Geographic Thought 3 Credit Hours
GEOS 8534 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems 3 Credit Hours

Sociology Electives (6-7 Hours)

Select two sociology electives

SOCI 8102 - Life Course Sociology 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 9230 - Sociology of Health & Illness 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8156 - Sexuality and Society 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8216 - Gender and Society 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8212 - Race and Ethnic Relations 3 Credit Hours
SOCI 8900 - Special Topics in Sociology 3 Credit Hours
Any other course listed above in B.

Other Doctoral Requirements

(at least 32 hours of non-course work)

SOCI 9999 - Dissertation Research 1 to 18 Credit Hours (at least 32)
Written doctoral exams, a dissertation proposal, a dissertation, and oral defense.