Sociology (PhD)
General Sociology & Theory Credits Required
Methods & Statistics Credits Required
Electives in Research and Methodology Credits Required
Social Inequality - Required Area of Specialization Credits Required
Optional Area of Specialization: Medical Sociology:
Optional Area of Specialization: Criminology:
Outside/Cognate Minor Credits Required
Options: Courses at level 200 and above with advisor/faculty approval.
PhD Dissertation Research (Optional)
*** Howard University graduate students are required to be continuously registered in the doctoral program until they have advanced to candidacy at which time they become eligible to enroll in PhD Dissertation courses. PhD Dissertation Research courses are not required, they are independent study courses for students to develop their dissertation proposal and dissertation manuscript under the direction of their dissertation advisor if, and only if, they have completed the required hours for the PhD Dissertation. A maximum of 3 dissertation research credits may be taken per semester. In addition, a maximum of 6 dissertation research credits may be counted towards the credits required for program completion.
PhD Dissertation Credits Required
***** A maximum of 3 dissertation credits may be taken per semester. In addition, a maximum of 6 dissertation credits may be counted towards the credits required for program completion.
Electives
Options: Courses under subject code SOCI at level 200 and above with advisor/ faculty approval)
***Only one (1) reading course and one (1) independent course (i.e., PhD Dissertation Research) may be used as electives in Sociology.