The Department of Sociology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, provides a unique opportunity to work with a strong group of active research scholars in the following areas: family and the life course; inequality (race, class and gender); physical and mental health.
Sociology, M.A.
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- UnknownTuition Fee960 USD/creditTuition Fee332 USD/creditTuition Fee
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The department has a strong culture of graduate student mentoring. Graduate students work with faculty in the classroom and on individual research projects. This master degree in Sociology is offered by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Additional research resources include: major data sets that provide students with opportunities to do independent or collaborative research; outstanding survey research and statistics training; excellent computer facilities; strong ties to the Bureau of Sociological Research (BOSR) and the Survey Research and Methods Program (SRAM); and a long history of substantial grant support from a range of federal research agencies (currently NIH, NSF, NIMH, NIDA). Graduate students also receive formal teacher training and have opportunities to obtain considerable teaching experience. Our supportive and cooperative environment helps students to fully develop as research scholars and educators.
Programme Structure
Courses include:- Strategies of Social Research: Qualitative Methods
- Mass Communication
- Personality and Social Structure
- Population Dynamics
- Family Diversity
- Sociology of Religion
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- Programme intensity Full-time
- Full-time duration 24 months
- Credits 30-34 alternative credits
- Languages
- English
- Delivery mode On Campus
English Language Requirements
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General Requirements
- Transcripts and/or mark sheets showing the grades earned in each course
- A diploma or certificate of graduation. (Not required if the transcript includes the name of the degree and the date it was conferred.)
- The Diploma Supplement, if the degree is Bologna-compliant
Tuition Fee
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332 USD/creditTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 332 USD per credit and a duration of 24 months.
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Living costs for Lincoln
- 926 - 1380 USD/monthLiving Costs
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Funding
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