Pending policy review by the University of Texas Board of Regents, the GRE is no longer a requirement for applicants to the Sociology MA graduate program. The Sociology MA graduate program will not consider GRE scores when making admissions decisions. If you have taken the GRE, please refrain from submitting your scores as they will not be considered as a component of your application.
Sociology MA
The non-thesis degree plan is designed for students who wish to complete a written essay synthesizing their coursework in response to one of two supplied prompts. The non-thesis degree plan requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 36 hours of coursework, including core courses in theory, methods, and statistics, and the three hour non-thesis course SOCI 5385.
Learn more about the Non-Thesis TrackThe thesis substitute degree plan is designed for students who wish to complete an academic literature review, research design, or an internship report on a selected sociological topic of personal interest. The thesis substitute degree plan requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 33 hours of coursework, including core courses in theory, methods, and statistics, and the three hour thesis substitute course SOCI 5393.
Learn more about the Thesis Substitute TrackThe thesis degree plan is designed for students who wish to research and write a substantial, original empirical or theoretical work on a sociological topic of personal interest. The thesis degree plan requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of 30 hours of coursework, including core courses in theory, methods, and statistics, and the six hour thesis course SOCI 5698.
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