3. FORMA FARMACÉUTICA
4.4 Advertencias y precauciones especiales de empleo
Susan Brown, Chair
Stephen Demuth, Graduate Coordinator 222 Williams Hall
Phone: 419-372-2294
Degrees Offered
Master of Arts; Doctor of Philosophy
Graduate Faculty Professors
Susan Brown, Ph.D.; Alfred DeMaris, Ph.D.; Kara Joyner, Ph.D.; I- Fen Lin, Ph. D.; Monica Longmore, Ph.D.; Wendy Manning, Ph.D.; Laura Sanchez, Ph.D.; Raymond Swisher, Ph.D.
Associate Professors
Jorge Chavez, Ph.D.; Stephen Demuth, Ph.D.; Madeline Duntley, Ph.D.; Karen Guzzo, Ph.D.; Danielle Kuhl, Ph.D; Kei Nomaguchi, Ph.D.; Gary Oates, Ph.D.;
Assistant Professors
Kelly Balistreri, Ph.D.; Matthew VanEseltine, Ph.D.
The Department of Sociology offers programs leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. Students seeking a terminal master’s degree may specialize in one area of study: applied demography. The M.A. program in applied demography is designed to prepare individuals for careers in the public sector, private industry, service organizations, and government agencies. Students seeking the Ph.D. may specialize in one of four areas: criminology, demography, family studies, or social psychology.
Regardless of the area of specialization, students in the program build a firm foundation in research methodology, statistics, and theory. The objectives of the Ph.D. program are to provide a broad background in general sociology and to create the capacity for theoretically relevant, rigorous research in at least one area of specialization. Since
graduates are employed in both academic and non- academic settings, the program specialty areas provide the flexibility to prepare students for a broad spectrum of professional
opportunities.
Prerequisites to Graduate Work
For admission to the M.A. program, applicants must have a satisfactory academic record and a bachelor's degree from an
accredited institution. Applicants must have completed
undergraduate courses in methodology, and statistics
.
In cases where applicants lack familiarity with sociology or another social science, they may be admitted on a conditional basis providing that the deficiencies are remedied during the course of study. A remedial plan will be developed by the Graduate Coordinator for the student's guidance.Applicants to the Ph.D. program should be strongly motivated individuals whose records indicate that they are capable of successfully completing a Ph.D. degree. Applicants must have completed undergraduate courses in sociological theory, research methodology, and statistics. In cases where applicants are deficient in
sociological background, they may be admitted on a conditional basis providing that the deficiencies are remedied during the course of study. A remedial plan will be developed by the Graduate Coordinator for the student's guidance. Applicants with only a bachelor’s degree will complete an M.A. thesis and obtain a master’s degree along the way. Applicants who already have completed a master's degree in sociology or a related field are also encouraged to apply for admission to the doctoral program. The
completion of an M.A. thesis is a requirement of the doctoral program.
Admission Procedure
Applicants seeking admission to the graduate programs in sociology should follow the instructions outlined in the "Graduate Admission" section of this catalog and in the application section of the department’s web page:
http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-sciences/sociology/graduate- program/how-to-apply.html.
Applicants are required to submit transcripts of all previous college work, scores on the Graduate Record Examination, a sample of academic writing (e.g., a class paper, thesis, or thesis proposal), and three letters of recommendation, at least two of which are from professors familiar with the applicant's academic work. The department also requires that applicants include a five-hundred word essay describing the research interests they hope to pursue in graduate school, their professional goals and aspirations, and why they believe that the BGSU Sociology Department's graduate program will help them pursue these interests and achieve these
goals. This essay is particularly important since it helps the Graduate Committee decide if the department can meet the applicant's career goals.
Degree Requirements Master of Arts
Candidates for the M.A. degree in applied demography must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate credit and write a formal thesis. The thesis may be a replication of a previous study, a secondary analysis of data from another study, the product of original research based on primary data, or a piece of library research. Students must pass a final oral examination on the thesis. Students are required to complete the following courses: SOC 6090, Statistical Packages ; SOC 6100, Statistical Techniques and Applications in Sociology; SOC 6110, Intermediate Methodology; and SOC 6120, Intermediate Statistics.. Specific course requirements in addition to the general requirements noted above are provided in the specialty area program statement and in the department's Graduate Student Handbook, all of which may be obtained from the Department of Sociology or at its web site (http://www.bgsu.edu/arts-and-
sciences/sociology/graduate- program/student- handbook.html).
Doctor of Philosophy
Students are required to complete 90 semester hours of graduate credit beyond the bachelor's degree or 60 hours of graduate credit beyond the master’s degree, if the candidate already has obtained the M.A. Students with only a bachelor’s degree must complete a master’s thesis and will obtain an M.A. degree along the way. Hour requirements, however, are secondary in importance to breadth and depth of
knowledge as evidenced by performance on the departmental major area preliminary examination and demonstrated research competence. The dissertation, a mature piece of scholarship embodying the results of original research, is central to the student's plan of study. Students who enter with an M.A. are expected to develop a dissertation proposal early in their program. Students who enter with a B.A. will begin to develop a dissertation proposal soon after completing the requirements of the M.A. Students are given considerable flexibility in developing their programs of study within the program’s four areas of specialization, although all students are expected to achieve a level of basic competence in theory, research methods, and statistics.
Doctoral students are required to take six basic courses in theory and quantitative methods: SOC 6010, Classical Sociological Theory; SOC 6090, Statistical Packages; SOC 6100, Statistical Techniques and Applications in Sociology; SOC 6110, Intermediate Methodology; SOC 6120,
Intermediate Statistics;; and SOC 7130, Research Design. Doctoral students also must take Teaching Introductory Sociology (SOC 6600) and a minimum of 16 and maximum of 30 hours of SOC 7990, Dissertation Research.
Students must fulfill a language requirement through one of two options: by (a) successfully passing (with a grade of B or better) SOC 6090, Statistical Packages, or (b)
demonstrating proficiency in a foreign language. All Ph.D. students are required to choose a major area of concentration within the sociology department and take a minimum of 5 courses in that area. Students will major in criminology, demography, family studies or social psychology.
All Ph.D. students also are required to choose a minor area of concentration from within the sociology department and must take a minimum of 4 courses in that area. Students will minor in criminology, demography, family studies,
quantitative methods, or social psychology. In addition to the required departmental minor, students also may choose, at their option, a second minor from another BGSU department or combination of departments.
All Ph.D. students are required to take an eight-hour major area written preliminary examination in one of the following areas of concentration: criminology, demography, family studies, or social psychology. Performance on the preliminary exam should indicate mastery of the subject matter of the area, not only of that material covered in seminars the student has taken. The preliminary
examination encourages students to review, internalize, and integrate the wide breadth of ideas, techniques, and issues within their major area of concentration.
Graduate Courses
Please access graduate courses online at
http://www.bgsu.edu/registration-records/courses-and-
classes/class-course-information.html. Graduate courses offered by the Department of Sociology use the prefix: SOC.