Overview
About the program
Our Ph.D. program in Sociology at Wayne State University equips students for the academic job market or other professional careers through a challenging, comprehensive and integrated curriculum that trains doctoral students to:
- theorize from a variety of sociological perspectives, and
- analyze using a variety of methodologies.
The curriculum also focuses on advanced training in the specialty areas of race/ethnicity/gender, sociology of health and illness and global/transnational/comparative sociology.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Comparative Schools of Sociological Theory
- Advanced Social Statistics
- Qualitative Sociology
- Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
- Global, Transnational, and Comparative Sociology
- Sociology of Health and Illness
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 84 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Disciplines
Sociology View 130 other PhDs in Sociology in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
- International applicants must complete the equivalent of a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree, including all state and external/internal examinations required for the degree.
- To begin the application review, upload unofficial copies of English-translated international transcripts from all post-secondary educational institutions from which you earned a bachelor's degree or higher, including Mark Sheets, if applicable.
- Non-native speakers of English must demonstrate English proficiency
- Financial support documents (I-20 processing)
Tuition Fee
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International
21227 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1651 USD per credit during 84 months. -
National
21227 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1651 USD per credit during 84 months. -
In-State
9797 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 762 USD per credit during 84 months.
Living costs for Detroit
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Scholarships Information
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