Program Description

The Department of Sociology at the University of Houston offers graduate training directed towards professional career success in both academic and applied non-academic fields. Our department has successfully placed graduates in top-ranked Ph.D. programs as well as in non-academic positions in public institutions and private organizations.

• The Sociology department offers both a thesis track and applied internship track for the Master’s degree. Regardless of the track taken, the graduate program broadens the students' sociological background as well as the students’ conceptual, communications, and research skills which are necessary for successful careers in an information-oriented and global society.
• Our low student-faculty ratio leads to more interaction and guidance and facilitates personal attention to student needs. In addition, our program offers more intensive focus on statistical analysis and other research methods than peer programs. As a result, our graduates are uniquely able to develop research projects, to conduct research using a range of methodologies such as the creation of survey instruments and the conducting of interviews, and to do program evaluations and assessments.
• For full time students, the program is a 2 year program. However, students can opt to attend classes part-time, as well. To accommodate work schedules of students who are on graduate assistantships or who are working off-campus, graduate seminars are mainly offered in the evenings during the fall and spring academic terms. Approximately 25 students are actively enrolled in the Sociology Graduate Studies Program.
• The program prepares graduates for a variety of professional careers and has a track record of placing graduates in top-ranked Ph.D. programs as well as in non-academic positions in public institutions and private organizations.
• The Department of Sociology includes twelve sociology faculty members who are actively engaged in a variety of research projects concerning such policy-relevant and cutting-edge topics as: public education, immigration, religion, law, demography, sexuality, gender, race, health, body, food, and art.  Some of these projects have provided research experience and financial support for students, as well as employment opportunities for graduates.

Admission Requirements

• Applicants must have a B.A. or B.S. from an accredited institution, preferably with a major in sociology or any other social science.
• It is strongly recommended, but not required, that applicants have taken undergraduate courses in social theory (or its equivalent), social statistics (or its equivalent) and research methods (or its equivalent).
• Grade point averages are considered in the context of the applicant’s whole record, but a strong applicant will normally have at least a 3.0 grade point average (A=4.0) on the most recent 60 semester hours of undergraduate coursework.

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5

Remarks:

• Total Credits program
• Yearly tuition fee is given
• I20(Visa Letter) can be obtained only after submitting a bank statement with a balance of USD $40,674.
• Official documents required