Doctoral Program (PhD) in Comparative International Sociology 60 months PHD Programme By University of Utah |TopUniversities

Doctoral Program (PhD) in Comparative International Sociology

Programme Duration

60 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

SociologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

This program focuses on the systematic analysis of the global processes and social structures underlying many of the most significant and vexing aspects of social change today. It examines the historical evolution of these macro-level processes and the ways in which local communities experience these global forces. Thus, students study the broad (but very real) economic, social, political, military dimensions of the global economy. Its goal is to provide students with both the theoretical background and methodological tools necessary to conduct informed, empirical research in academic and policy related careers. The CIS program emphasizes two central points. First, sociology is inherently comparative and, second, sociological questions are most appropriately evaluated empirically. Within this general framework it is possible to study a wide range of sociological issues, such as national development, inequality, organizations, urbanization, immigration, global elites, environmental degradation, gender and ethnicity, and crime and delinquency.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Sociology

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

This program focuses on the systematic analysis of the global processes and social structures underlying many of the most significant and vexing aspects of social change today. It examines the historical evolution of these macro-level processes and the ways in which local communities experience these global forces. Thus, students study the broad (but very real) economic, social, political, military dimensions of the global economy. Its goal is to provide students with both the theoretical background and methodological tools necessary to conduct informed, empirical research in academic and policy related careers. The CIS program emphasizes two central points. First, sociology is inherently comparative and, second, sociological questions are most appropriately evaluated empirically. Within this general framework it is possible to study a wide range of sociological issues, such as national development, inequality, organizations, urbanization, immigration, global elites, environmental degradation, gender and ethnicity, and crime and delinquency.

Admission Requirements

6.5+
All international graduate applicants to the University of Utah must meet the following minimum Graduate School requirements: A bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited U.S. college or university or from an institution recognized by the Ministry of Higher Education in their home country. The Office of International Admissions will determine if applicants with international degrees meet the Graduate School's requirement of a recognized bachelor's degree. At least a 3.0 or higher undergraduate weighted mean GPA on a 4.0 scale. If the undergraduate GPA is below 3.0, a GPA will be calculated for the last two years attended if schooling was done at a foreign institution, and based upon the last 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) if the student attended a U.S. institution. Other English Language Requirements: 550 on the TOEFL PBT (paper-based).

60 Months
Jan-2000

Domestic
0 USD
International
0 USD

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