Graduate Degree Program Summary
Graduate Degrees Offered
- Sociology of the Family
- Inequalities: Race, Ethnicity, Class and Gender
- Health, Mental Health and Substance Abuse
- Survey Research and Methods
- Crime and Deviance
- Demography
- Sociology of Education
- Environmental Sociology
- Religion
- Social Psychology
- Sociological Theory
- Aging and the Life Course
- Environmental Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Women's and Gender Studies (Ph.D.)
- Survey Research
Sociology
- On the WebDepartment Website
- Graduate ChairDr. Christina Falci
cfalci2@unl.edu
402-472-3762 - Department Address711 Oldfather Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0324
Application Checklist and Deadlines
Required by the Office of Graduate Studies
- Application for Graduate Admission
- $50 non-refundable application processing fee
- One set of transcripts, uploaded to MyRED (see upload requirements)
- If your native language is not English: verification of English proficiency
- If you are not a US citizen and you expect to hold an F or J visa: financial resource information
See also: US steps to admission or international steps to admission.
Required by Sociology in GAMES
After you apply, allow one business day for us to establish your access to GAMES, where you'll complete these departmental requirements:
- Entrance exam(s): GRE
- Minimum TOEFL: Paper-550 Internet-81
- Three letters of recommendation
- Letter of intent
- Writing sample
Application Deadline
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Description
The Department of Sociology provides a unique opportunity to work with a strong group of active research scholars in the following areas: sociology of the family; inequalities: race, ethnicity, class and gender; and health, mental health, and substance abuse.
Resources and training opportunities include: major data sets that provide students with opportunities to do independent or collaborative research; outstanding survey research and statistics and methods training; excellent computer facilities; and a department library.
Regular colloquia are scheduled to consider issues and discuss research in the department's main areas of concentration and students are encouraged to do independent and collaborative research projects. Students also obtain significant teaching experience and participate in a series of formal seminars on professional development issues.
We have earned the national "SWS Seal of Excellence" for department climate that is welcoming to women and gender scholars, the UNL Chancellor's Commission on People of Color Department Award of Excellence, and the Chancellor's Commission on the Status of Women Award as well, for our outreach and achievement in these arenas. Eight of our faculty members teach courses affiliated with Women's and Gender Studies and the Ethnic Studies Department. In addition, we have strong ties with Environmental Studies and the Survey Research and Methodology program, and we have a long history of substantial grant support from a range of federal research agencies (currently NIH, NSF, NIMH, NIDA).
Courses and More
The Graduate Bulletin provides course descriptions, program requirements, and more:- Sociology
- Environmental Studies
- Ethnic Studies
- Survey Research and Methodology
- Women's and Gender Studies
Faculty and Research
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