PhD - Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology

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The Department of Sociology offers a doctoral degree in sociology with a focus on social justice intended for students planning to pursue careers in a variety of professional fields including higher education, government, and law. Students entering the program must take courses and write a dissertation related to one of our four core fields: criminology, critical race & ethnic studies, environmental sociology, or political economy & globalization. Students are also required to complete study in a second area including one of our four areas, social theory, or statistics. The program is focused on critical inquiry that examines social phenomenon through a lens of power. Upon successful completion of this program, students should have an understanding of important theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to the study of sociology.

Concentrations (Required)

Criminology

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies

Environmental Sociology

Political Economy and Globalization

Criminology

The criminology specialization promotes critical understandings of the relationship between social forces and definitions of crime, criminal behavior, and the institutions and dynamics of social control. Students are taught to apply sociological theories to research on crime and criminal justice. Students are also provided tools for the preservation of peach and the safeguarding of due process and civil rights. This concentration prepares students for doctoral study or the study of law and for professional opportunities in civil rights. Please note that our criminology focus is not appropriate for those planning to pursue a degree in law enforcement.

Critical Race and Ethnic Studies Concentration

Courses address questions of power through the study of structural racism, social/national movements, and social (in)justice. Courses equip students with rigorous theoretical and analytical tools to enable an increased understanding of a multicultural and multinational work for the sake of furthering social justice, human rights, and egalitarian democracy. We encourage our students to imagine and create transformative change for racial equality.

Environmental Sociology Concentration

Environmental sociology focuses on how social institutions and cultural practices influence behavior. Students will analyze the social causes and consequences of technological choices, policy decisions, and economic production processes affecting resource scarcity and environmental degradation.

Political Economy and Globalization Concentration

Political economy generally explores the production, allocation, and consumption of goods and services, including the role that state places in these processes. The sociological approach to the study of political economy draws upon distinctive theoretical traditions, methods of analysis, and subject matter. Courses emphasize the social context that frames economic production, resource, distribution, and state action. Courses in the concentration also stresses that social movements have contested and shaped these processes.

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US$31,798.00 (฿ 1,156,165) ต่อปี
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ประมาณ สิงหาคม 2024

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College of Arts and Sciences

312 Ayres Hall, 1403 Circle Drive,

KNOXVILLE,

Tennessee,

37996, United States

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สำหรับนักเรียนนานาชาติ

  • Master’s or JD degree in sociology or a related field
  • Overall undergraduate and graduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher or equivalent qualification

An applicant requesting admission to the Graduate School may be required to submit results of the TOEFL or IELTS. Minimum score requirements for admission to the Graduate School are:

  • a total score of 80 on the internet-based TOEFL (iBT),
  • a 6.5 overall band score on the IELTS.

Application Deadline: Spring: June 15

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