Graduate Studies

Applications for graduate studies must be submitted through the NDSU Graduate School.

For information concerning the actual requirements for graduate studies in the Department of sociology, please refer to the Departmental graduate handbook. It is a draft but can be used as a guideline.

Sociology Masters

The focus of graduate education in Sociology, Anthropology, and Emergency Management at North Dakota State University is directed toward research and the application of research skills. Emphasis is placed on providing master's degree candidates and doctoral degree candidates in Emergency Management with the opportunity to expand their theoretical and methodological perspectives and to cultivate their interest in substantive areas. Graduate students are encouraged to augment their educational training by engaging in professional activities (i.e., attending professional meetings, participating in research, engaging in public service, and teaching).

Master's Degree with an Emphasis in Anthropology

Specific course requirements for a master's degree with an emphasis in anthropology include a graduate level methods course and a graduate level theory course. Students who have taken either Anth. 650 or 680 as an undergraduate at NDSU (Anth. 450 and 480) may be able to take Anth. 793 for one credit to cover the additional graduate requirement. However, that credit will not count as a didactic credit.

Emergency Management Master's

The requirements for a master's in emergency management can be found here.

PH.D.

Students pursuing the emergency management Ph.D. must complete a minimum of 90 credits and a dissertation. The Ph.D. is awarded in recognition of significant depth of understanding and scholarly achievement in emergency management. The recipient must complete all of the required course work; pass both written and oral comprehensive exams; complete a novel and significant research project for the dissertation; and successfully defend this research in an oral examination.

The student's progress will be evaluated by a supervisory committee that is responsible for reviewing the student' s plan of study, written and oral comprehensive examinations, dissertation proposal, and dissertation defense. A student entering the program without a master' s degree may pursue the doctorate without first satisfying our master' s degree requirements. However, the structure of the Ph.D. course requirements parallel the requirements for a master' s degree, so careful planning and the completion of a thesis (thesis option) or a research paper (comprehensive study option) would enable a student to complete the master' s degree in pursuit of the doctorate without backtracking. For more information please refer to the Departmental graduate handbook.

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