Sociology: research doctorate records.

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Official classification: Sociology, General.

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems.

Review sociological theory, research methods and any specialization on the institution course list. A sociology award does not establish a social work qualification or professional recognition.

This selection is the source research/scholarship doctorate category, award level 17. The file does not provide the exact degree title, so it does not identify every award as a PhD or confirm a supervisor, research opening or funding offer. Verify the actual qualification and current research application route.

Source: connected NCES IPEDS first-major completion records, exact CIP 45.1101, award level 17. This list does not rank institutions or measure admissions capacity.

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