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Graduate
Catalog
COLLEGE
OF
ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT
OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
Barbara
Hart, Chair
The Department
of Social Sciences offers the Master of Arts degree in political science,
the Master of Public Administration degree, the Master of Science in Criminal
Justice and the Master of Science in Sociology. The department also participates
in the Master of Arts and Master of Science degree programs in interdisciplinary
studies, the Masters of Arts in Teaching, and offers elective courses
for students seeking other graduate degrees. The Interdisciplinary Studies
degree program is in the graduate section of this catalog.
The Masters of Arts in Teaching is described at the opening of the graduate
section for the College of Arts and Sciences.
MASTER
OF ARTS DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Master of Arts degree in political science focuses instruction on
four areas: American politics, political theory, comparative politics,
and international relations. This course of study is designed to 1) prepare
students for matriculation to doctoral programs in political science,
2) train degree recipients for teaching responsibilities at the junior
college level, and/or 3) provide professional competencies for private
and public sector employment.
Admissions
Requirements
In addition to the general requirements for admission to graduate
study, the requirements for admission to the political science program
are as follows:
| A. |
A baccalaureate
degree from an accredited college or university |
| B. |
A minimum
total score on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination
of 1000 (verbal and quantitative or analytical) (The GRE should be
completed prior to the conclusion of the first long semester of enrollment.
Courses taken after the first long semester of enrollment will not
apply toward the degree unless the student has successfully completed
the GRE.) Students who do not have satisfactory scores on the Graduate
Record Examination may be admitted under the condition that they obtain
a grade of B or higher on a prescribed set of graduate courses that
are approved by the department. |
| C.
|
A satisfactory
grade-point average on all prior advanced-level (junior, senior, and
graduate) work (Minimum GPA - 3.0) |
| D. |
Consideration
is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant's demonstrated
commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background,
first generation college graduate, multilingual proficiency, geographic
region of residence, and level of responsibility in other matters
including extracurricular activities, employment, community service,
and family responsibilities. |
| E.
|
Completion
of the appropriate application prepared by the Department of Social
Sciences |
| F. |
Completion
of a minimum of 18-19 hours undergraduate preparation in political
science (The course prerequisites for admission to the program shall
be commensurate with the minimum upper-division field requirements
of the University of Texas at Tyler B.A./B.S. in political science,
as listed below. Fulfillment of prerequisites is subject to approval
by the Graduate Advisor.)
| Political
Theory |
3
|
| American
Politics |
3
|
| Comparative
Politics |
3 |
| International
Relations |
3 |
| Public
Administration, Policy, and Law |
3
|
| Methodology |
3-4
|
| |
18-19
sem. credit hours |
|
Transfer
of Credit
A student may transfer a maximum of nine semester hours of graduate work
in which a grade of B or better has been earned from approved institutions.
All transfer work is subject to approval by the graduate advisor.
Degree Requirements
Two degree options exist. Option A is intended for students seeking broad
knowledge of the field of political science, and who may wish to complement
that knowledge with additional course work, and intensive reading within
the discipline. Option B is designed especially, but not exclusively,
for students contemplating doctoral study, and those desiring advanced
competence in research skills. Students choosing either option are advised
to complete a graduate level research methods course; those choosing Option
B, will with rare exception, be expected to complete such a course before
beginning thesis research.
Option
A: Master of Arts in Political Science (Non-Thesis)
| A.
|
five
core seminars
(POLS 5300, 5311, 5321, 5331, 5341) |
15 hours |
| B. |
approved
electives |
21
hours |
| |
Total:
|
36
hours |
| The
directed reading option consists of supervised study in at least three
fields of political science. Faculty will develop and periodically
revise a comprehensive list of books and journal articles with which
students should be conversant. |
Option B:
Master of Arts in Political Science (Thesis)
| A.
|
five
core seminars
(POLS 5300, 5311, 5321, 5331, 5341) |
15 hours |
| B. |
approved
electives |
15
hours |
| C. |
thesis
(POLS 5395, 5396) |
6
hours |
| |
Total:
|
36
hours |
| The
thesis will be in an area of faculty expertise. A three-person committee,
which shall include at least two political science faculty (one of
whom shall chair the committee) shall direct the thesis. |
Graduation
Requirements
All candidates for the Master of Arts degree in political science must
also meet the following requirements:
| A. |
A grade
point average of 3.0 in all course work applied towards the degree |
| B. |
Demonstrated
competence in a methodological skill, normally including a) reading
ability in a foreign language, or b) advanced research and analytical
techniques (Such competencies shall be determined by the Department
of Social Sciences.) |
| C.
|
Satisfactory
performance on a final comprehensive written and/or oral examination. |
Time Limitation
Degree requirements for graduate programs at UT Tyler must be completed
within a six-year period. This includes graduate credit transferred from
another institution.
MASTER
OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
The Master of Public Administration degree is a professional course of
study for persons in, or preparing for, mid-level or upper-level management
positions in public and nonprofit organizations. The program emphasizes
the theoretical, practical, and analytical abilities required of persons
holding responsible public positions. Centered in the Department of Social
Sciences, it also permits the incorporation of specialized fields of interest
such as general administration, criminal justice, urban and regional planning,
research and evaluation, and health care administration.
| Admission
Requirements |
| A.
|
A
baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. |
| B. |
A minimum
total score (Verbal and Quantitative) on the General Test of the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) of 1000. Students who satisfy all requirements
except the acceptable GRE score may be admitted under the condition
that they obtain a grade of "B" or higher on a prescribed
set of graduate courses that are approved by the degree. |
| C.
|
A minimum
grade point average of 3.20 on a 4 point scale on the last 60 hours
of upper division coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree. |
| D. |
A minimum
grade point average of 3.20 on at least 15 hours of undergraduate
and/or graduate coursework in the social sciences. |
| E.
|
A minimum
grade of "C" in an upper division social science research
methods course. |
| F.
|
Consideration
is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant's demonstrated
commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background,
first generation college graduate, multilingual proficiency, geographic
region of residence, and level of responsibility in other matters
including extracurricular activities, employment, community service,
and family responsibilities. |
Transfer
of Credit
A student may transfer a maximum of nine semester hours of graduate credit
in which a grade of B or better has been earned from approved institutions.
Such credit will be accepted for the degree program only if approved by
the admissions committee, and the MPA Coordinator.
Degree Requirements
Each candidate for the degree must satisfactorily complete 36 hours of
course work as indicated:
| A.
|
core
curriculum (21 hours required): |
| |
PADM
5330: Survey of Public Administration
PADM 5331: Information Systems in Public Administration
PADM 5332: Public Budgeting and Finance
PADM 5336: Administrative Ethics
PADM 5337: Administrative Law
PADM 5350: Seminar in Human Resources Management
PADM 5396: Research Methods |
| B. |
area
of concentration (9 hours)
The MPA program offers 5 areas of concentration: general administration,
criminal justice, urban and regional planning, research and evaluation,
and health care administration. |
| |
| 1. |
General
Administration:
a. 3 hours selected from the following courses:
 PADM
5335: Topics in Policy Analysis
PADM
5338: Program Evaluation
PADM
5397: Advanced Social Science Methods
b. 6 additional hours in appropriate graduate courses in public
administration,
economics,
geography, political science, and sociology. To be decided with
the
consent of the MPA coordinator. |
| 2. |
Criminal
Justice:
a. CRIJ 5303: Contemporary Criminological Theory
b. 6 additional graduate hours in criminal justice |
| 3. |
Urban
and Regional Planning (9 hours from the following courses):
GEOG 4330/5330: Geographic information Systems
PADM 5339: Urban and Regional Planning
SOCI 5307: Seminar in Metropolitan Problems
SOCI 5385: Studies in Demography |
| 4. |
Research
and Evaluation:
a. PADM 5335: Topics in Policy Analysis
b. PADM 5338: Program Evaluation
c. PADM 5397: Advanced Social Science Analysis |
| 5.
|
Health
Care Administration:
a. PADM 5344: Health Care Policy and Administration
b. 6 hours to be selected from the following courses:
ALHS
5350: Public Health Administration and Practice
ECON
5340: Economics of Public Policy (has economics prerequisites)
MANA
5310: Organizational Management
PADM
5338: Program Evaluation (has research methods prerequisite)
Either
ALHS 5370: Ethics in Health Professions
or NURS
5308: Contemporary Nursing Ethics
C. Electives (6 hours) are to be chosen with the consent of
MPA Coordinator
to
strengthen students programs and might emphasize either substantive
content
or skill development. Students without previous agency experience
may
elect to take an additional 6 hours of internship. Internship
credit must
be
in addition to the 36 hour degree requirement. |
|
Graduation
Requirements
All candidates for the master of public administration degree must also
meet the following requirements:
| A.
|
A
cumulative grade point average of 3.0 (4.0 basis) on all work taken
for graduate credit. No course with a grade below C may be applied
toward this degree. |
| B.
|
Satisfactory
performance on a comprehensive written or oral examination, to be
taken during the students last semester of enrollment, over the work
covered in his degree program. Any student who fails the comprehensive
examination may, upon recommendation of the Graduate Coordinator,
be granted permission to take a second examination. Upon failing the
second examination, the student will be dropped from the program. |
MASTER
OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
The purpose of this degree is to provide students with an opportunity
for graduate-level education and a specific degree in criminal justice.
This degree will meet the educational needs of several types of students:
(1) existing and prospective criminal justice agency personnel wishing
to advance their knowledge and credentials in criminal justice, (2) students
wishing to prepare for doctoral level work, (3) students wishing to prepare
for community college teaching, and (4) students seeking more knowledge
of crime and criminal justice.
| Admission
Requirements |
| A. |
A
baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university. |
| B. |
A minimum
total score (Verbal and Quantitative) on the General Test of the Graduate
Record Examination (GRE) of 1000. Students who satisfy all requirements
except the acceptable GRE score may be admitted under the condition
that they obtain a grade of "B" or higher on a prescribed
set of graduate courses that are approved by the program coordinator. |
| C.
|
A minimum
grade point average of 3.00 on a 4 point scale on the last 60 hours
of upper division coursework leading to the baccalaureate degree. |
| D. |
A minimum
grade point average of 3.00 on at least 15 hours of undergraduate
and/or graduate coursework in the social sciences. |
| E. |
A minimum
grade of "C" in an upper division social science research
methods course. |
| F. |
Consideration
is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant's demonstrated
commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background,
first generation college graduate, multilingual proficiency, geographic
region of residence, and level of responsibility in other matters
including extracurricular activities, employment, community service,
and family responsibilities. |
Transfer
of Credits
A student may transfer from approved institutions a maximum of nine semester
hours of graduate work in which a grade of B or better has been earned.
All transfer work is subject to approval by the graduate advisor.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Criminal Justice is a 36-hour degree. Students
may choose the thesis option or the non-thesis option. The thesis option
is oriented to those students who wish to pursue a doctorate and who will
need to present a thesis as part of the admission criteria for their doctoral
program. Students pursuing a terminal masters may be better served by
the non-thesis option.
| A. |
Required
courses 27 hours |
|
| |
CRIJ
5302:Judicial Policy and Social Process |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5303: Contemporary Criminological Theory |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5307: Criminal Justice Policy |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5309: Seminar in Criminal Justice Administration (new course) |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5336: Administrative Ethics |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5396: Research Methods |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5397: Advanced Social Science Analysis |
3 |
| |
CRIJ
5310: Topics in Criminal Justice |
6 |
| B. |
Elective
courses 3-6 hours |
|
| |
Thesis
Option 3 hours of electives from the list below
Non Thesis Option9 hours of electives from the following list:
CRIJ 5301:
Concepts of Law and Justice
CRIJ 5310:
Topics in Criminal Justice
CRIJ 5399:
Independent Study
PADM 5330:
Survey of Public Administration
PADM 5332:
Public Budgeting and Finance
PADM 5337:
Administrative Law
A maximum of 6 hours from the group below is allowed:
ECON____ Graduate
economics courses as approved
PSYC ____
Graduate psychology courses as approved
SOCI ____
Graduate sociology courses as approved
POLS ____
Graduate political science courses as approved |
|
| C.
|
Thesis
Option 6 hours
CRIJ 5394: Thesis
CRIJ 5395: Thesis |
|
| Graduation
Requirements |
| A. |
All
students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on all
work applied to the degree. |
| B.
|
Thesis
students must submit a standard masters quality thesis acceptable
to a committee comprised of three faculty members, two of whom must
be criminal justice faculty. Thesis students will also give an oral
defense of their thesis to faculty and students. |
| C.
|
Non-thesis
students must pass a final written comprehensive examination covering
all course work applied to the degree. |
Time Limitation
Degree requirements for graduate programs at UT Tyler must be completed
with a six-year period. This includes transfer credit.
MASTER
OF SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY
The Master of Science in sociology is designed to help students adapt
to the post-industrial economy, prepare for doctoral programs, acquire
skills for teaching in junior colleges. The program provides theories
and skills for understanding and solving institutional, regional, national,
and international problems. Through a variety of experiences in sociology
and related disciplines this degree develops professional competence in
using sociology to affect positive change among individuals, families,
organizations, business enterprises, communities, and societies.
| Admission
Requirements |
| A.
|
A
baccalaureate degree from an accredited school. |
| B. |
A minimum
total score on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examination
(GRE) of 1000 (verbal and quantitative) |
| C.
|
A minimum
grade point average of 3.0 on a 4 point scale on the last 60 hours
of upper division coursework. |
| D. |
A minimum
grade point average of 2.5 on at least 15 hours of undergraduate courses
in sociology. Six hours in anthropology, economics, or geography may
count toward this requirement. |
| E.
|
A minimum
of 2.0 in a statistics course. |
| F. |
Consideration
is also given to one or more of the following: the applicant's demonstrated
commitment to his or her chosen field of study, socioeconomic background,
first generation college graduate, multilingual proficiency, geographic
region of residence, and level of responsibility in other matters
including extracurricular activities, employment, community service,
and family responsibilities. |
Students
who meet all admission requirements except the GRE minimum score, will
be considered for admission if they successfully complete an original
research paper through independent study in sociology. This paper must
demonstrate the students ability to write on the graduate level, and to
use appropriate statistical methods in research. Students who wish to
take this option must see their graduate advisor in sociology to make
appropriate arrangements
Transfer
of Courses
A maximum of 9 credit hours of graduate course work from another accredited
institution may be used to satisfy graduation requirements.
Degree Requirements
The Master of Science in Sociology is a 36-hour degree. Students may choose
the thesis option or the non-thesis option. The thesis option is oriented
to those students who wish to pursue a doctorate and who will need to
present a thesis as part of the admission criteria for their doctoral
program. Students pursuing a terminal master's may be better served by
the non-thesis option.
| 1. |
Core
courses: 9 hours
SOCI 5380: Sociological Theory
SOCI 5396: Seminar in Social Science Research
SOCI 5397: Studies in Applied Sociology |
| 2.
|
Prescribed
electives: 15 hours from the list below:
SOCI 5302: Seminar in Deviance
SOCI 5307: Seminar in Metropolitan Problems
SOCI 5321: Intercultural Studies
SOCI 5325: Topics in Social Problems
SOCI 5341: Seminar in Marriage and the Family
SOCI 5385: Studies in Demography |
| 3.
|
Free
electives: 6 hours from the following:
ANTH 5310: Anthropology of Politics
CRIJ 5303: Contemporary Criminological Theory
ECON 5340: Economics of Public Policy
ECON 5660: Fundamentals of Free Enterprise System
POLS 5331: Seminar in Comparative Politics
POLS 5341: Seminar in International Relations |
| 4. |
Thesis/applied
paper: 6 hours (see below)
Thesis Option; SOCI 5394 and 5395
Non-Thesis Option: SOCI 5388 and 5399 |
Thesis Option
Six hours of thesis SOCI 5394 and SOCI 5395 are required. SOCI 5395 may
be repeated with the permission of the major professor. Students must
be registered in that course during the semester in which they plan to
graduate. The thesis will be under the tutelage of the major professor
who will serve as the thesis committee chair. The committee chair, two
additional committee members, discipline coordinator, and the department
chair must approve the thesis proposal. To fulfill the graduation requirements,
the student is expected to defend the thesis in an oral examination.
Non Thesis
Option
Six hours of applied research SOCI 5388 and SOCI 5389 are required. Registration
into these courses will follow the current procedures for independent
study as required of all students in the department of social sciences.
To register for one of these courses, the student must file the independent
study application form. To be accepted, the application must be approved
by the committee chair, discipline coordinator, and the department chair.
To fulfill the graduation requirements, the student is expected to produce
a professional paper of publishable quality as judged by the students
degree committee.
| Graduate
Requirements |
| A. |
A grade
of B or better in each core course |
| B.
|
All
students must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on all
work applied to the degree. |
| C. |
All
students must pass a final comprehensive written examination |
| D.
|
Thesis
students must submit a standard master's quality thesis and satisfactorily
defend the thesis. |
| E. |
Non-Thesis
students must satisfactorily present and defend their research paper.
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