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PhD Sociology at University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin, United States

Programme overview

Graduate study is offered in theory; education; health; family; race and ethnicity; gender; political sociology, development and globalization; crime, law, and deviance; demography; and work, occupations, and organizations.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts  |  Duration: 42 semester credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Austin, TX, United States

What you will study

The programme requires 42 semester credit hours. The doctoral program requires at least six hours of dissertation: SOC X99W. The coursework requirements include the 24 semester hours of work required for the master’s degree and a variety of methodological and substantive courses in sociology. Specific course requirements may vary depending on the demography or the non-demography program of work. Additional information is available from the department.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate application fees: $65 for U.S. graduate applicants and $90 for international graduate applicants. Each graduate program sets its own application deadline.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utexas.edu/admissions/apply

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