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Graduate ProgramThe sociology department has an active graduate program. Entering cohorts are usually about 6-7 students per year. The program is intended primarily for students seeking the PhD; we do not offer a separate master's program. Students who enter without a master's degree in sociology have to complete an MA degree before being accepted as candidates for the PhD; students with a master's degree in sociology can apply directly for admission to the PhD program. The department has a diverse faculty and a a wide range of substantive areas, methodological approaches, and theoretical orientations are represented. Areas of particular strength include deviance, gender, political sociology, racism and ethnic group relations, and stratification and inequality. Recent PhDs have obtained tenure-track positions at a variety of institutions including the University of Alabama--Birmingham, Dartmouth College, the University of Nebraska, Kansas State University, Villanova University, Oklahoma University, Purdue University, Willamette University, and Albright College. Others have obtained research or staff jobs at institutions including Yale, Southern Maine, and LeMoyne College. Still others are employed at government or private institutions including the Census Bureau. For more detailed information about the program, see the links on the left, or contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Mary Bernstein .
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