Professor Max W. Williams, Acting Chair
101 Leavell Hall

Professors Ferris, Frate, Johnson, Long, and Thorne
Associate Professors Ford, Grisham, Kurtz, Lake, and Sisson
Assistant Professors Ethridge, Dellinger, and Jackson

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS
The M.A. degree is offered in sociology and in anthropology. The M.S.S. degree is offered in sociology only. Students planning to major or minor in this department will, at the time of first registration, ask the advice of the director of graduate studies and select a program of study adapted to their individual needs.
Prerequisites o At least 18 semester hours of satisfactory work in undergraduate theory and subject matter courses are prerequisite to graduate study in sociology. Admission is based on the undergraduate record and general scores on the Graduate Record Examination.

MASTER OF ARTS

Requirements
General: Graduate Record Examination general test scores are required for admission to the degree program in full standing. A minimum of one-half the candidate's graduate courses exclusive of thesis credit must be in 600-level courses. Graduate students should consult the Departmental Handbook for specific program requirements.

Sociology: The thesis option requires 24 semester hours of graduate course work and a minimum of six hours of thesis credit. The 24 course hours must include Statistics (SOC 501), Research Methods (SOC 502) and Studies in Social Theory (SOC 601). The nonthesis option requires 36 hours of graduate course work which must include Statistics (SOC 501), Research Methods (SOC 502), and Studies in Social Theory (SOC 601).

Anthropology: The Master of Arts in Anthropology requires 24 semester hours of graduate course work and a minimum of six hours of thesis credit. The 24 course hours must include Laboratory Methods in Anthropology (ANTH 572), Anthropological Theory and Methods (ANTH 601), and the Anthropology Seminar (ANTH 651, 652).

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MASTER OF SOCIAL SCIENCE IN SOCIOLOGY

The student is required to have a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate courses in social sciences, divided as follows: 24 semester hours in sociology and 12 semester hours for a minor (anthropology, classical civilization, economics, history, journalism, philosophy, political science, and Southern studies); the 24 semester hours in sociology must include Statistics (SOC 501), Research Methods (SOC 502), and Studies in Social Theory (SOC 601).

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Course Descriptions

Anthropology - ANTH

509. INDIANS OF MISSISSIPPI AND THE SOUTH. An in-depth study of the prehistoric and historic Indian populations of the southeastern United States with emphasis on Mississippi. (3).

511, 512. CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES IN ETHNOGRAPHY. Comparative study of the culture areas of the world, emphasizing the effects of ecology in the differential development of culture. (3, 3).

527. INDIANS OF SOUTH AMERICA. Representative culture areas of South America; relationships between areas and adaptive differences. (3).

534. STUDIES IN DOCUMENTARY FIELD WORK. Interdisciplinary study of the theory, practice, and tradition of documentary field research through readings, photography, films and video tapes, audio recordings, and field notes. (Same as S ST 534, ART 534). (3).

541. INDIVIDUAL STUDY PROJECT. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3, 3).

571. LABORATORY METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY. An overview of the analytical techniques of archaeology, emphasizing their development, application, and literature. (1-6).

572. LABORATORY METHODS IN ANTHROPOLOGY: QUANTITATIVE TECHNIQUES. An examination of the theory and techniques of quantitative analysis in anthropology with particular emphasis on practical application. (3).

595. SEMINAR IN LINGUISTICS. (Same as ENGL 595 and LING 595). (3).

597. MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Social factors in health and illness. Social influences on need, demand, provision and compliance with medical care. (Same as PHAD 597). (3).

599. HEALTH CARE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. Development, current organization, and financing of the contemporary health care system in the U.S. from a comparative perspective. Specific topics include provider socialization, provider-consumer interaction, health care as an industry, and the health-care system of the future. (Same as SOC 599 and PHAD 599). (3).

601. ANTHROPOLOGICAL THEORY AND METHODS. (3).

602. ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY AND METHODS. (3).

603. STUDIES IN ETHNOGRAPHY. (May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 9 hours). (3).

605. FIELD METHODS IN ARCHAEOLOGY. Training in excavation methods and interpretation of results through supervised field work. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (6).

615. FUNDAMENTALS OF LINGUISTIC SCIENCE. (Same as LING 615). (3).

621, 622. READINGS IN ADVANCED GENERAL ANTHROPOLOGY. Review of the major contributions of leading anthropologists. (3, 3).

651, 652. ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR. (3, 3).

661. EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT. This course examines the concepts and definitions of how to quantitatively describe diseases in a population; how to design morbidity and mortality research; and, how to interpret the research findings for statistical and clinical significance. (3). Same as PHAD 661.

697. THESIS. (1-12).

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Sociology - SOC

501. STATISTICS. Introduction to descriptive and sampling statistics; emphasis on measures of central tendency, dispersion, linear correlation and parametric tests of significance. (3).

502. SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS. A survey of the practical applications of sociology in organizing, conducting and interpreting social surveys and other forms of sociological research. Prerequisite: 501. (3).

521. READINGS IN ADVANCED GENERAL SOCIOLOGY. (3). (Z grade).

531. LECTURES IN COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. Theoretical and pragmatic aspects of community problems and development. (3).

535. SOCIALIZATION AND SOCIETY. Critical examination of major theories of socialization and their support in contemporary research; major focus on socialization in the community and on social change. (3).

545. SEMINAR IN POPULATION STUDIES. Population distribution, composition, growth, migration, vital processes and problems. (3).

551. INDIVIDUAL STUDY PROJECT. Prerequisite: written consent of the instructor. (3).

555. INDUSTRIAL SOCIOLOGY SEMINAR. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (3).

561. SEMINAR IN INTRODUCTORY SOCIOLOGY. Subject matter in introductory sociology; its relationship to sociology as a scientific discipline. (3).

599. HEALTH CARE IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. Development, current organization, and financing of the contemporary health-care system in the U.S. from a comparative perspective. Specific topics include provider socialization, provider-consumer interaction, health care as an industry, and the health-care system of the future. (Same as ANTH 599 and PHAD 599). (3).

601. STUDIES IN SOCIAL THEORY. (3).

605. PRACTICUM IN RESEARCH. Practical research experience through the development of social research designs, data collection in the field and detailed analysis and discussion of collected data. Prerequisite: written consent of instructor. (3).

607. STUDIES IN THE COMMUNITY. An examination of the theory and methods of community study. Major focus is the community in change. (3).

611. STUDIES IN POPULATION ANALYSIS. Current data bases, methods in demographic research and their applications. (3).

613. STUDIES IN MINORITY-DOMINANT RELATIONS. (3).

631. STUDIES IN DEVIANT BEHAVIOR. Sociological perspectives on deviance; comprehensive review, analysis and evaluation of theories of deviant behavior from the past to the present. (3).

651. FIELDS OF SOCIOLOGY. Basic theory and methods applied to selected areas of sociological analysis. (3).

661. SEMINAR IN EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY. The school as a social system; its organizational forms and functions in contemporary urban society; major focus on problems and prospects of research in education. (3).

697. THESIS. (1-12).

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