Overview

Whether you are an educator seeking to expand your teaching and research skills or someone who recognizes that knowing more about social research can help you build a better career in business or the non-profit sector, this Applied Sociology program from The University of Alabama at Birmingham equips you with knowledge than can change your world.

Key Features

We deliver outstanding instruction from professors who care about you. What is more, we believe in the promise of digital technology to enhance lives by making graduate study more widely available than ever before.

Our mission is to erase the barriers preventing many people from pursuing advanced study. The need for education is simply far too great to let things like distance or career responsibilities block access to graduate study, especially when technology can bring graduate school to your desktop.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Applied Sociological Research Methods
Applied Sociological Theory
Applied Sociology
Applied Social Psychology
Capstone Project
Social Capital and Social Networks

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-01-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2023-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2024-05-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-05-01 00:00:00
Starting 2024-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-08-01 00:00:00

More details

International applicants should apply at least six months in advance of deadlines to ensure processing of all Visa paperwork.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

Sociology Cognitive Science View 103 other Masters in Sociology in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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80

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Other requirements

General requirements

Minimum admission requirements are as follows:

A bachelor's or master's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum of 12 hours of social science coursework.
An overall grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, based on a 4.0 system, or a 3.2 GPA for the last 60 semester hours in a BA/BS program.

A 3.0 GPA in all previous graduate coursework.

The following criteria are also considered in the admissions process:

Evidence of scholarship.
Statement of career goals.
Letters of recommendation (2-3).
Professional experience.

Tuition Fee

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International

35610 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1187 USD per credit during 12 months.
National

33270 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1109 USD per credit during 12 months.
In-State

14040 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 468 USD per credit during 12 months.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

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Scholarships Information

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