Sociology

Chair: Teresa M. Cooney
Program Assistant: Rachel M. Gallegos
Office: Lawrence Street Center, Suite 420
Telephone: 303-315-2148
Fax: 303-315-2149
Website: clas.ucdenver.edu/sociology/

Faculty

Professors:

Teresa M. Cooney, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
Jennifer A. Reich, PhD, University of California, Davis

Associate Professors:

Stacey Bosick, PhD, Harvard University
Candan Duran-Aydintug, PhD, Washington State University
Keith Guzik, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Assistant Professors:

Edelina Burciaga, PhD, University of California-Irvine
Adam Lippert, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University
Esther Sullivan, PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Assistant Professor, Clinical Teaching Track:

Maren T. Scull, PhD, Indiana University

Senior Instructor:

Kari Alexander, PhD, University of Colorado Boulder

Instructors:

Andrea Haar, MA, University of Colorado Denver
Carlos Reali, MA, University of Colorado Denver

Professors Emeritus:

Sharon K. Araji, PhD, Washington State University
Karl H. Flaming, PhD, Syracuse University

Associate Professors Emeritus:

Richard H. Anderson, PhD, University of Oregon

Graduate

The MA Program in Sociology at CU Denver provides a coherent, progressive, educational experience that prepares students for either immediate entry to a master’s level career or continued study in PhD programs. The program requires completion of 33 total credit hours, 27 or which are course and 6 comprise the student’s comprehensive paper. The MA Program emphasizes training in research methods and offers concentrations in Crime, Law and Deviance; Health and Society; and Family, Social Services and Community.

Admission Requirements

Application to the MA program is open to all students holding a BA, BS or higher degree in any field. Students without prior training in sociology, but with otherwise exemplary records, may be admitted but may be required to make up undergraduate deficiencies without graduate credit in the areas of theory, methods and statistics.

Recommended Academic Standards

A combined GPA of at least 3.3 for all courses taken at the undergraduate or graduate level prior to admission
A combined GPA of at least 3.5 for all sociology courses taken at the undergraduate or graduate level prior to admission

Application Materials

Complete application form
Three letters of recommendation (at least two must be from academic/professional sources)
One copy of official transcripts sent directly to the Department of Sociology from all schools where BA credit hours were taken
A statement of purpose and goal of graduate study
Writing sample
GRE score may be optionally submitted to aid application file
International Students: You must complete an International Student Application. Minimum TOEFL score of 525 required.
Out-of-state students from 13 Western states qualify for in-state tuition as part of the WRGP Program.

Application Deadlines

Applications are accepted for fall admission only. All application materials are due on February 15th.

Click here to learn about the requirements for the MA in Sociology.