New 5 Year SOCY BA/MA Program Information and Applications

5 YEAR BA/MA OF SOCIOLOGY

COMBINED BACHELOR/MASTER ARTS OF SOCIOLOGY

Mission

The 5-year combined BA/MA program in Sociology is designed to support the advancement of talented students who desire to further their training in applied social science research but are not ready to commit to a PhD program. The program seeks to provide an intensive exposure to the research experience, participation in small, graduate-level seminars, academic and professional direction, and engagement in developing and completing a substantive sociological project.

Curriculum

The curriculum is structured to allow academically talented students to complete both their undergraduate and graduate degrees in five years. During the 4th and 5th year in the program students will be required to complete thirty credits of graduate level course work. The program includes a minimum of three methods coursework and professional seminars that will train students in methodological and research strategies. Students will be exposed to the debates and issues addressed by key substantive areas of the discipline and guided as they design, develop, and carry out a research project. A two semester pro-seminar will provide practical tools that will better enable them to pursue their future professional goals and an optional research internship

Selection Process

Students who demonstrate outstanding performance in both their statistics and research methods courses (SOCY201, SOCY202, and their intermediate research requirement) and substantive Sociology coursework will be encouraged to apply. The program will accept applications from Sociology majors at the beginning of their junior year. For best consideration for admission, students will have at least a 3.5 GPA in the major. Eligible students will begin taking coursework during their fourth year, and upon completion of their B.A. requirements will apply to the Graduate School for admission.

The BA/MA program is separate from the Ph.D. program. No expectation of admission to that program should be assumed for students enrolled in the 5 year BA/MA program.

SOCY BA/MA Application (OLD Req's)

SOCY BA/MA Application (NEW Req's)

New Sociology Undergrad Major Requirements

The Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland College Park is pleased to announce the launch of new undergraduate degree requirements for our Bachelors of Arts degree program.  The new undergraduate major requirements support our new student outcomes below:

1. Explain the sociological perspective, broadly defined, use sociological theory to explain social problems and issues, make theoretically informed recommendations to address current social problems, and demonstrate the utility of the sociological perspective for their lives.

2. Demonstrate the ability to interpret, locate, evaluate, generate and use sociologically relevant data to test hypotheses and draw evidence-based conclusions.

3. Integrate sociological theory, research, and data in order to assess various explanations of social phenomena and to assess social policy.

Sociology undergraduates may choose to either remain in the old undergraduate program or you may switch to the new requirements. Please consult with a SOCY advisor to determine whether or not a change to the new program would be your best plan of action.

If you choose to switch to the new requirements (please see the new SOCY requirements and sample academic plan), you will have to complete an academic planning workshop with Sociology, complete a new curriculum designation form (see below), and complete a new academic plan to submit to the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS is located in 2148 Tydings Hall and they may be reached at 301-405-1697) following May 18^th, 2016.

Please contact the Sociology Undergraduate Office at 301-405-6389 to schedule your academic planning workshop meeting, and you may also call us to let us know if you have any questions about the old or new Sociology undergraduate program requirements. 

• Major Requirements (NEW)
• Sample Academic Plan (NEW)
• GENED Major Card (NEW)
• CORE Major Card (NEW)
• SOCY Major Designation Form (NEW)