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TheUniversityofMiamiDepartmentofSociology

GraduateStudiesHandbook2018-19

DepartmentofSociology5202UniversityDriveMerrickBldg.120

CoralGables,Florida33124-2030PH:(305)284-6762FAX:(305)284-5310

GraduateProgramWebsite:http://www.as.miami.edu/sociology/graduate-programs/

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

DepartmentContactInformation

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GraduateProgramOverview

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AdmissionsCriteria

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ApplicationProcedures

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FinancialAssistance

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TheMasterArts(M.A.)Degree

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TheDoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.)Degree

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GraduateStudentScholarlyDevelopmentPlan

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AdvisingStructure

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TransferringDegreesandCredits

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UniversityHonorCode

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UniversityGraduateStudentHandbook

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DepartmentAwards

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RoleoftheDepartmentChairperson

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GraduateFaculty

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Page3of21 DEPARTMENTCONTACTINFORMATION

DepartmentWebsite:http://www.as.miami.edu/sociology/

GraduateProgramWebsite: http://www.as.miami.edu/sociology/graduate-programs/

DepartmentAddressA:P.O.Box248162,CoralGables,FL33124

DepartmentAddressB:5202UniversityDrive,MerrickBuilding120,CoralGables,FL33146

DepartmentPhone:305-284-6762

DepartmentFax:305-284-5310

GraduateProgramDirector:Dr.JohnMurphyj.murphy@miami.edu

GraduateProgramStaffAssociate:

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GRADUATEPROGRAMOVERVIEW TheGraduateProgram inSociologyat theUniversityofMiami isdesignedtoprovidestudentswiththe

theoretical,methodological,andanalyticaltoolsrequiredforresearchandteaching.Werecruitstudents

seeking theDoctorofPhilosophy(Ph.D.) inSociology. Studentscomplete theMastersofArts (M.A.)as

the first step in their program. At the doctoral level, graduate students are encouraged to choose two

concentrationsfromthreesubstantiveareas:(1)Criminology,(2)MedicalSociology,and(3)Race,Ethnic

RelationsandImmigration.Althoughthestrengthsofthedepartmentliewithinthesemajor

programmatic fields, students may also develop a course of study that meets their specific research

interestsandcareerobjectives.AssistantshipsandFellowshipsareawardedcompetitivelyeachacademic

yeartocovertuitionandlivingexpenses.

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ADMISSIONSCRITERIA AllincominggraduatestudentsmustbecommittedtopursuingthePh.D.degree.TheGraduateProgram

inSociologyattheUniversityofMiamidoesnotacceptstudentswhoaspiretoearnaterminalM.A.degree. AllapplicantstothePh.D.programareevaluatedacrossseveralindicatorsofacademicpotential,

including:

-GraduateRecordExamination(GRE)scores

-Gradepointaverages(GPA)

-Lettersofrecommendation(three)

-Statementsofpurpose Allapplicantsshouldscoreaminimumof1,000(atleast450ineachoftheverbalandquantitativesections)

on the GRE (under the old scoring system; under the new GRE scoring system the approximate

equivalentsareaminimumof297total,withscoresofatleast141onthequantitativesectionand150

ontheverbalsection). Applicantswithoutgraduateexperienceareexpectedtohaveaminimumoverall GPAof3.25in

undergraduatecoursework.

ApplicantswithgraduateexperienceareexpectedtohaveaminimumoverallGPAof3.50ingraduatecoursework.

Allapplicantsshouldprovideatleastthree(3)lettersofrecommendationfrompersonswhoarefamiliar

withtheiracademicworkandscholarlypotential.Atleasttwooftheselettersshouldcomefromprofessors

currentlyorpreviouslyemployedatacollegeoruniversity.Allapplicantsshouldprovideabrief(nomore

than three pages), yet compelling, statement of purpose. This statement should clearlydescribethe

applicant’sacademicbackground,researchinterests,andprofessionalgoals.Itshouldalsoclearlyindicate

howthestudent’sresearchinterestsareconsistentwiththeresearchstrengthsofthedepartment. Non-native English speakers should be prepared to demonstrate English language proficiency, as

indicatedbyminimumscoresof80(internetbased),213(computerbased),or550(paperbased)onthe

TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage(TOEFL)examination.

Page6of21 APPLICATIONPROCEDURES

1.Allapplicantsmustcompleteanonlineapplicationandpayanon-refundablefeeof$85.00. Theonlineapplicationlinkis:

http://www.miami.edu/gs/index.php/graduate_school/apply/apply_online/ 2. Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions should be submitted to the

DepartmentbytheRegistrarofeachinstitution.Transcriptssentbyapplicantswillnotbeaccepted. 3.OfficialGREscoresshouldbesubmittedelectronicallytotheUniversitybythetestingagency.Scoressent

byapplicantswillnotbeaccepted. 4. When completing the online application, all applicants must provide contact information for three

references.Threelettersofrecommendationwillthenbesolicitedonline.Letterssentbyapplicantswill

notbeaccepted. 5.AllapplicantsshouldsubmitastatementofpurposetotheDepartment.

6.Non-nativeEnglishspeakersshouldhaveofficialTOEFLscoressubmittedelectronicallytotheUniversity.

Scoressentbyapplicantswillnotbeaccepted. 7.StudentswhocompleteanM.A.degreeinSociologyattheUniversityofMiamimustformallyapplyto

transitionintothePh.D.program.StudentstransitioningfromourM.A.programtoourPh.D.programare

expectedtohaveaminimumGPAof3.50andshouldsubmitonly twolettersofrecommendationanda

statementofpurpose. 8.Theapplicationdeadlineforpriorityfunding(assistantshipsandfellowships)isJanuary15th.Rolling

admissionsbeginonJanuary16thtoadmitqualifiedstudentswithfunding(dependingonavailability).For

thosewhomeettheJanuary15thdeadline,lettersofacceptanceandfundingdecisionswillbesentbyApril

15th.

Page7of21 FINANCIALASSISTANCE

GraduateAssistantships,TeachingAssistantships,andUniversityFellowshipsareofferedeachacademic

year (fall and spring semesters).Graduate Assistantships require students to assist individual faculty

members with their research, teaching, and other professional responsibilities (15 hours per week).

GraduateAssistantshipsalsorequirestudentstoassisttheDepartmentinmiscellaneoustasks(5additional

hoursperweek).TeachingAssistantshipsareusuallyawardedfollowingthecompletionoftheM.A.degree

and SOC 622 (Teaching Sociology). Teaching Assistantships require students to teach undergraduate

courses independently. Teaching Assistants meet periodically with a regular faculty member for

supervision and support. University Fellowships are awarded by the Graduate School on the basis of

nominations by the Graduate Committee. University Fellowships do not entail any formal teaching or

researchresponsibilitiesfortwoyears.ResearchAssistantshipsarealsoofferedperiodically.Whenfaculty

membershavefinancialsupportfromexternalsources(e.g.,researchgrantsandcontracts)and/orinternal

researchaccounts,theymayemploygraduatestudentstoworkonspecialprojects.

Note should be taken that those who intend to apply for McKnight Fellowships should do so before

submitting an application to the Graduate Program. TheMcKnight Foundation requires this sequence.

Additionally,studentswhoreceiveMcKnightfundingdonotworkfortheDepartmentwhilethisfellowship

is in effect.When this funding expires, studentswill perform either graduate or teaching assistantship

dutiesfortheremainderoftheirtimeinthegraduateprogram. Assistantships andUniversity Fellowships are awarded by the Department on a competitive basis and

normallyincludeatuitionscholarshipforfull-timeenrollment(*)andastipendforlivingexpenses.

For the 2017/2018 academic year, Graduate Assistantships are worth approximately $56,200. This

financialpackageincludesroughly$34,200fortuitionandfees(18credithours)andastipendof$22,000

(9months).Studentsenteringtheprogramwithanundergraduatedegreeandmakingsignificantprogress

willnormallyreceivecontinuousfundingforfive(5)academicyears.Studentsenteringtheprogramwith

a graduate degree andmaking significant progresswill normally receive three (3) years of continuous

funding.Allfundingawardsarecontingentupon(a)full-timeenrollmentinatleastnine(9)credithours

of courseworkper semester (fall and spring), (b) satisfactory annual performance evaluations, and (c)

significant progress toward degree completion. Assistantships are assigned by the Program Director

accordingtotheneedsof(1)thedepartment,(2)juniorfaculty,(3)facultyfundedbyresearchgrantsand

contracts, (4) faculty with requests for special research assistance, and (5) faculty with requests for

teachingassistance.Wheneverpossible,graduatestudentsareassignedtofacultyworkingintheirspecific

areasofconcentration.Studentsandfacultymayalsorequestspecificassignments.

Page8of21 *Pleasenotethatstudentswhoreceivefundingarerequiredtoenrollfull-time.(i.e.9creditspersemester)

THEMASTEROFARTS(M.A.)DEGREE

All students entering the program without a graduate degree must earn an M.A. degree in Sociology

before transitioning tothePh.D.degree. TheM.A.degree insociologyprovides training insociological

theory, researchmethods, statistics, and initialworkonsubstantiveareasof concentration for thePhD

program. The M.A. degree has four general requirements: (a) coursework, (b) a Master’s thesis, (c)

researchethicstraining,and(d)annualself-evaluations.

CourseworkRequirements TheM.A.degreerequiresthirtyone(31)hoursofgraduatecredit(600levelorabove),andtwentyeight

(28)ofthesehoursmustbeinsociology. Nomorethansix(6)credithoursofindependentstudy(SOC

690)willcounttowardtheM.A.degreewithoutpriorapprovalfromtheGraduateCommittee. Nomore

thanthree(3)credithoursinout-of-departmentcourseworkwillcounttowardtheM.A.degree. Six(6)

credit hours of thesis work (SOC 810) will count toward the thirty one (31) total hours of graduate

coursework.

1.-SOC601:ClassicalSociologicalTheory

3

2.-SOC604:Pro-seminarinSociology 1

3.-SOC609:SociologicalStatistics(orEquivalent) 3

4.-SOC610:QuantitativeResearchMethodsOR

SOC613:QualitativeResearchMethods 3

5.-SOC611:StatisticsI 3

6.-SOC615:ClassStructureandSocialStratificationOR

SOC616:SocialPsychology:SociologicalPerspectives 3

7.-Threeadditionalcourses1 9

8.-SOC810:ThesisWork 6

TotalCredits312

1TheseelectivesshouldincludeanticipatedPh.D.courses.

2Funded,fulltimestudentswillcomplete36creditsasaresultoffundingrequirements.TheseshouldincludebeginningPhDcourses.

Page9of21 Master’sThesis

TheM.A.degreealsorequiresthecompletionofaMaster’sthesis.Thethesisisanindependentresearch

project that is completed by a student in the final phase of his or herM.A. degree.The thesis project

shouldrepresentanoriginalcontributiontosociologicalknowledge.Allgraduatestudentsworkingtowards

anM.A.degreemustrecruitandenlistaThesisCommittee.ThesisCommitteesconsistofthree(3) faculty

members.Two facultymembers (including the chairperson of the Thesis Committee)mustcomefrom

the sociology faculty. The third member of the Thesis Committee must be selected from an outside

department.OnceaThesisCommitteeisestablished,thestudentmustcompleteawrittenthesisproposal.

The thesis proposal introduces and describes the objectives of the research project, reviewsrelevant

scholarlyresearch,andclearlystatestheresearchproblemand/orresearchquestionsorhypothesesthat

definethespecificaimsoftheproject.Proposalsforempiricalprojectsmustalsodescribethedataandany

relevantresearchdesigns,analysistechniquesandprocedures.Afterthethesisproposalhasbeenformally

defendedandacceptedbytheThesisCommittee,thestudentmaybegintheproject.Thefinalwrittenthesis

projectmustbesuccessfullydefendedandsubmittedaccordingtotheguidelinesoftheGraduateSchool.

Further information concerning deadlines and formatting is available from theGraduate School andLibrarywebsites.

ResearchEthicsandTeachingAssistantTraining

AllgraduatestudentsarerequiredtocompleteaUniversityseminaronresearchethics,CITICertification

forSocialandBehavioralResearch,andonlineTeachingAssistanttraining.

AnnualSelf-Evaluation

Allgraduatestudentsarerequiredtosubmitanannualself-evaluation.Annualevaluationsdescribethe

academicprogressofgraduatestudents.TheGraduateCommitteewillnotifystudentsofevaluation

requirementsanddeadlines.

TimeLimitsfortheM.A.Degree AllrequirementsoftheM.A.degreemustbecompletedwithintwo(2)yearsfromthetimeof

admissiontothegraduateprogram.Ifastudentfailstofinishwithinthistimeframe,thatstudentmay

bedismissedfromtheprogram.Underrarecircumstances,exceptionsmaybegrantedbytheDeanofthe

GraduateSchoolattherequestoftheGraduateProgramDirector.

Page10of21 THEDOCTOROFPHILOSOPHY(Ph.D.)DEGREE

The Ph.D. degree in sociology provides advanced training in sociological theory, research methods,

statistics,andtwosubstantiveareasofconcentration.AllPh.D.studentsmusthaveaMaster’sdegreein

sociologyor relatedfield. Althoughprevious graduatework inSociology ispreferable,applicantswith

graduatedegrees fromotherdisciplineswillbeconsidered. ThePh.D.hassixadditionalrequirements:

(a)coursework,(b)twosubstantiveareaexaminations,(c)apublishable-qualitypaper,(d)admissionto

candidacy,(e)aPh.D.dissertation,and(f)annualself-evaluations.

CourseworkRequirementsforStudentsWITHanM.A.inSociologyfromUMThePh.D.degreerequires45hoursofgraduatecredit(600level)beyondtheM.A.,and39ofthesehours

mustbe insociology.Twelve (12) credithoursofdissertationwork (SOC830/840)will count toward

thetotal45hoursofgraduatecredit.AnygradebelowB-inaspecificcourseisconsideredunsatisfactory

forrequiredgraduatecourseworkandmayresult indismissalfromtheprogram.AllPh.D.studentsare

requiredtomaintainaminimumGPAof3.3ineachofthecoreareas:theory(601,602,615,and616)and

methods and statistics (610, 611, 612, and 613). Students who fall below the minimum 3.3 GPA

requirement in a core areawill be required to take a comprehensive exam in that area.If a student

receivesagradebelowaB-inanycoreclassintheoryorstatistics/methods,thenheorshemustre-take

theclass.Thesecondgrade(i.e.,whentheclassisretaken)willbeusedtocalculatetheGPAinthecore

areaforpurposesoffulfillingDepartmentalrequirements. 1.-SOC602:ContemporarysociologicalTheory

3

2.SOC612:StatisticsII 3

3.SOC610:QuantitativeResearchMethodsOR

SOC613:QualitativeResearchMethods1 3

4.SOC615:ClassStructureandSocialStratificationOR

SOC616:SocialPsychology:SociologicalPerspectives1 3

5.SOC622:TeachingSeminarinSociology 3

6.Threecoursestowardasubstantiveareaofconcentration 9

7.Threecoursestowardasecondsubstantiveareaofconcentration 9

8.SOC830/840:DissertationWork 123

TotalCredits4521ThecoursetakenforthePh.D.mustbedifferentfromthecoursetakenfortheM.A.degree.

2ItisanticipatedthatsomeofthesecreditshourswillhavebeentakenbeforecompletingtheMAbystudentswithcontinuousfunding.

312hoursareneededtograduate.Thesehoursshouldbeacombinationof830/840,butnomorethan6in830.830isusedduringpre-candidacy–e.g., writingapublishablepaper–while840isusedwhenwritingadissertation(post-candidacy).

Page11of21 CourseworkRequirementsforStudentsWITHOUTanM.A.inSociologyfromUM

ThePh.D.degreerequires58-61hoursofgraduatecredit(600level)ofthesehoursmustbeinsociology

fromUM. Twelve(12) credithoursofdissertationwork(SOC830/840)willcounttowardthe total58

hours of graduate credit. Any grade below B- is considered unsatisfactory for required graduate

courseworkandmayresult indismissal fromtheprogram. AllPh.D. studentsarerequired tomaintain

a minimumGPA of 3.3 in each of the core areas: theory (601, 602, 615, and 616) and methods and

statistics (610,611,612,and613).Studentswhofallbelowtheminimum3.3GPAinacoreareawillbe

requiredtotakeacomprehensiveexaminthatarea.IfastudentreceivesagradebelowaB-inanycore

classintheoryorstatistics/methods,thenheorshemustre-taketheclass.Thesecondgrade(i.e.,when

theclassisretaken)willbeusedtocalculatetheGPAinthecoreareaforpurposesoffulfilling

Departmentalrequirements.

1.SOC601:ClassicalSociologicalTheory

3

2.SOC602:ContemporarySociologicalTheory 3

3.SOC604:ProseminarinSociology 1

4.SOC609:SociologicalStatistics (orEquivalent) 3

5.SOC610:QuantitativeResearchMethods 3

6.SOC611:StatisticsI 3

7.SOC612:StatisticsII 3

8.SOC613:QualitativeResearchMethods 3

9.SOC615:ClassStructureandSocialStratification 3

10.SOC616:SocialPsychology:SociologicalPerspectives 3

11.SOC622:TeachingSeminarinSociology 3

12.Threecoursestowardasubstantiveareaofconcentration 9

13.Threecoursestowardasecondsubstantiveareaofconcentration 9

14.SOC830/840:DissertationWork 122

TotalCredits58-611

1StudentscominginwithoutacourseequivalenttoSoc609willtake61credits.212hoursareneedstograduate.Thesehoursshouldbeacombinationof830/840,butnomorethan6in830.830isusedduringpre-candidacy–e.g.,writingapublishablepaper–while840isusedwhenwritingadissertation(post-candidacy).

Page12of21 SubstantiveAreaCourseworkRequirements

AllPh.D.studentsarerequiredtoselecttwo(2)substantiveareasofconcentration,eachofwhichrequires

thesuccessfulcompletionofnine(9)creditsofrelevantcoursework.Althoughstudentsareencouraged

toselectbothsubstantiveareasofconcentration fromthe fieldsofCriminology,MedicalSociology,and

Race,EthnicRelationsandImmigrationtheyhavetheoptionofselectingone(1)outsidesubstantivearea

ofconcentration.IfanoptionotherthanCriminology,Race,EthnicRelationsandImmigrationorMedical

Sociologyischosen,adetailedandpersuasiveproposalmustbesubmittedtoandacceptedbytheGraduate

Committeebefore the studentbegins anycoursework in this area.Nomorethanthree(3)credithours

ofindependentstudy(SOC690)orout-of-departmentcourseworkwillcounttowardthecompletionofa

substantive area of concentrationwithout priorapproval fromtheGraduateCommittee. Inaddition,no

singlecoursemaycounttowardtwospecialtyareas.

CriminologyCoursesSOC672:ResearchinCrimeandDelinquency(required)

3

SOC675:TheoriesinCriminology (required) 3

SOC692:SpecialTopicsinCriminology 3

MedicalSociologyCoursesSOC620:SocialEpidemiology

3

SOC632:SocialPsychologyofHealthandIllness 3

SOC635:MedicalSociology:IssuesinResearchandTheory(required) 3

SOC636:HealthDiversityacrosstheLifeCourse 3

SOC691:SpecialTopicsinMedicalSociology 3

Race,EthnicRelationsandImmigrationCoursesSOC650:SocialAnalysisofRaceRelations

3

SOC651:RaceRelations:Social-PsychologicalPerspectives 3

SOC652:TheoriesofRaceandEthnicRelations(required) 3

SOC693:SpecialTopicsinRaceandEthnicRelations 3

Page13of21 SubstantiveAreaExaminations

ThePh.D.requiresthesuccessfulcompletionoftwo(2)substantiveareaexaminations.Eachsubstantive

area examination corresponds to a single substantive area of concentration (e.g., Criminology, Medical

Sociology,andRace,EthnicRelationsandImmigration).Substantiveareaexaminationsrequirestudentsto

synthesize largebodies of information fromrelevant courseworkandspecial readinglists.

Preparationforsubstantiveareaexaminationsdirectlycontributestotheintellectualgrowthofscholarsby

providing a unique opportunity for students to develop expert knowledge in their substantive areas of

concentration. Both substantive area examinationsmust be completed before a student is permitted to

registerfordissertationhours(SOC830/840)ortodefendhisorherdissertationproposal. Substantiveareaexaminationsaretakenfollowingthecompletionoftherequiredcourseworkforagiven

substantive area of concentration.Once students qualify to take a substantive area examination, they

mustcontactthechairoftherelevantcommittee.Examinationcommitteesconsistofthreefacultymembers

appointedfortheacademicyear,thoughstudentsmaynominateafourthpersonfrominsideoroutsidethe

departmentiftheyidentifysomeonewhoisappropriate.Thesecommitteesareresponsibleforpreparing

and grading substantive area examinations. Examswithin each specialty area should haveaspecialty

questiondesignedforeachindividualstudentalongwiththeremainingquestionsforall. Althoughsubstantiveareaexaminationsaretypicallyofferedduringthefallandspringsemesters,theymay

be administered during the summer term or other break when examination committee members are

availableandamenable.Comprehensiveexamswillbeofferednomorethanonceasemester,butthere

shouldbenoexpectationthattheseexamswillbeofferedduringthesummer.Onceanexaminationdateis

setandstudentsarescheduledtotakeanexamination,thechairpersonoftheexaminationcommitteewill

communicatethisinformationtoallfacultymembersatleasttwoweekspriortotheadministrationofthe

examination. Toaidinpreparationfortheexamination,areadinglistwillbemadeavailabletostudentsnolaterthanten

weekspriortothescheduleddateoftheexamination. Thisreadinglistwillincludecorereadingsinthe

substantivearea.Eachstudentwillprovidealistofreadingsbasedonhisorhercourseworkandreadings

thatreflectthestudent’suniquefocuswithinthesubstantivearea.Theexaminationcommitteewillmeet

withthestudent(s)togooverexaminationdetails,includingexaminationdate,location,format,andlength

inhours,nolaterthanfourweekspriortothescheduleddateoftheexamination. Studentsarestrongly

encouraged tomeetwith individual committeemembers to gain a clear understandingof examination

proceduresandpoliciesandrelatedexpectations.

Page14of21 Studentsarerequiredtopasseachsubstantiveareaexaminationwithamajorityofpassingvotes.

Studentswill be awarded a grade of “Passwith Honors,” “Pass,” “Conditional Pass,” or “Fail” for each

substantiveareaexamination. Ifastudentfailsanexamination,thatstudentmustpetitiontheGraduate

Committeetore-taketheexamination. Undernocircumstancescananexaminationbere-takenduring

thesemesteroftheoriginalexamination.Intheeventofa“ConditionalPass”,theexaminationcommittee

willdecidewhatthestudentmustdototransitiontoa“Pass.” All“ConditionalPass”revisionsmustbe

successfully completed by the end of the semester following the semester of the original examination.

Studentsareallowedoneconditionalpassoronefailureacrossbothexaminations.Ifastudentisunable

topassatleastonesubstantiveareaexaminationoutright,thatstudentmaybedismissedfromtheprogram. Comprehensiveexamsshouldbegradedandfeedbackgiventostudentswithintwo(2)weeks,unlessthere

arerarecircumstancesoramutuallyagreedonextension.Whenanexaminationgradeisdetermined,the

chairpersonoftheexaminationcommitteewillcommunicatetheseresultstothestudent,hisorheradvisor,

andtheGraduateProgramDirector.Thechairpersonoftheexaminationcommitteewillalsoprovidethe

student with a separate letter that summarizes the strengths andweaknesses of the examination and

invitesthestudenttomeetwiththechairpersonoftheexaminationcommitteetodiscusstheresults.

Publishable-QualityPaper AllPh.D.studentsarerequiredtoproduceapublishablequalitypaper,whichcanberelatedtoordrawon

anyaspectoftheiracademicinterestsorendeavors.Thestudent’sadvisorwillapprovethetopic,mentor

thestudent,andtogetherwithonereaderwilldetermineifthepaperispublishable.Thestudentwillbe

eithersoleorfirstauthoronthepaper.Theadvisor’spossibleroleassecondauthordependsonthelevel

ofhisorherinvolvementinproducingthepaper.Whentheydetermineitispublishable,thestudentmust

submittheirpapertoanestablishedpeer-reviewedacademicjournal.Whenthepaperhasbeensubmitted,

thestudent’sadvisorshallnotifytheGraduateCommittee.Suchnotificationisthesolecriterionneededto

satisfythepaperrequirement,regardlessofthejournal’sinitialorfinaleditorialdecision.

Page15of21 EstablishingAuthorship

Sociologistsareexpectedtopublishbooks,articles,andreviews, forexample, throughout theircareers.

Graduatestudents,likewise,shouldengageinthisactivity.Infact,graduatestudentsintheDepartmentof

Sociologyarerequired,aspartoftheirPhDprogram,toproduceapublishablepaperandsubmitthiswork

toajournal.Akeyfacetofthisprocessisestablishingauthorship.Authorscontributesignificantlyto,and

areresponsiblefor,theworkthatispublished.Tobecomefamiliarwiththeissuessurroundingauthorship,

studentsshouldconsultthefollowingdocuments:

ASACodeofEthics,sections15and16.01

http://www.asanet.org/sites/default/files/savvy/images/asa/docs/pdf/Ethics%20Code.pdf

BritishSociologicalAssociationAuthorshipGuidelines

https://www.britsoc.co.uk/publications/guidelines-reports/authorship-guidelines.aspx

AGraduateStudent’sGuidetoDeterminingAuthorshipCreditandAuthorshipOrder

www.apa.org/science/leadership/students/authorship-paper.pdf

Page16of21 AdmissiontoCandidacy

When a graduate student has completed all required coursework, passed both substantive area

examinations,andsubmittedthepublishable-qualitypaper,thatstudentmustbeapprovedforadmission

to candidacy. All students must apply for and be admitted to candidacy before the defense of the

dissertationproposal. All candidacyapplicationsmustbe reviewedbytheDepartmentChairpersonor

GraduateProgramDirectorandtheDeanoftheGraduateSchool.Studentsarenotpermittedtoreceivethe

Ph.D. degree in the same semester or summer session during which he or she was admitted to

candidacy.TheapplicationforcandidacycanbefoundattheGraduateSchoolwebsite.

DissertationRequirements The Ph.D. degree requires the completion of a dissertation. The dissertation is a significant research

investigationthatiscompletedbyastudentinthefinalphaseofhisorherdoctoralwork.The

dissertation should represent an original contribution to sociological knowledge. All graduate students

must recruit and enlist a Dissertation Committee.Dissertation Committees consist of four (4) faculty

members.Three facultymembers (including the chairperson)must come from the Sociology Faculty.

Thefourthmembermustbeselectedfromanoutsidedepartment. AllDissertationCommitteesmustbe

approved by the Program Director or Department Chairperson.Once a committee is set, the student

must complete and defend awritten dissertation proposal. The dissertation proposal introduces and

describes the focus of the research project, reviews relevant scholarly research, and clearly states the

importance of the research problem and/or research questions or hypotheses that define the specific

aimsoftheproject.Proposals forempirical projects must also describethedata and any relevant

researchdesigns andprocedures.After the proposal has been formallydefendedandacceptedby the

DissertationCommittee,thestudentmaybegintheproject.

Once the dissertation has been completed, following the rules of the Department of Sociology and the

GraduateSchool,thedissertationmustbedefendedorally.It is the student’s responsibility to schedule

thedefenseandtoclarifyanyrelevantprocedures.At least threeweeksbefore thedateofdefense, the

student must submit a complete andproperly formatted copy of the dissertation to the Dissertation

Committee chairperson. At least twoweeks before the date of defense, all committeemembersmust

receive complete and properly formatted copies of the dissertation. The Dissertation Committee

chairpersonmustformallyannouncethedatesoftheproposaldefenseandthefinaldissertationdefense

totheDepartmentatleasttwoweeksinadvance.Alldissertationdefensesareopentoallmembersofthe

DepartmentofSociology,otherinterestedmembersoftheUMcommunity,andinvitedindividuals. Once

Page17of21 the dissertation is successfully defendedand any required revisions are successfully completed, the

Dissertation Committeewill recommend totheGraduateSchoolthatthecandidatebeawardedthePh.D.

Degree.

FurtherinformationconcerningdeadlinesandformattingcanbefoundattheGraduateSchoolandLibrarywebsites.

AnnualSelf-Evaluation

Allgraduatestudentsarerequiredtosubmitanannualself-evaluation. Annualevaluationsdescribethe

academic progress of graduate students. The Graduate Committee will notify students of evaluation

requirementsanddeadlines.

TimeLimitsforthePh.D.Degree ForthoseadmittedwithoutanM.A.orM.S.degree,allworktowardthePh.D.degreemustbecompleted

withineight(8)yearsfromthetimeofadmissiontograduatestudy.ForthoseadmittedwithanM.A.or

M.S. degree, allwork toward the Ph. D. degreemust be completedwithin five (5) years of the time of

admission to graduate study. If a student fails to finish within this time frame, that studentmay be

dismissed from the program. Exceptionsmay be granted by the Dean of the Graduate School at the

request of the Graduate Program Director, following certification by the Graduate Committee that the

student’scourseworkmeetscurrentdegreestandards.

The Graduate Student Scholarly Development Plan (next page) shows the approximate timing and

sequencingoftrainingthatstudentsshouldanticipateastheyproceedthroughtheirgraduatecareers.

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GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOLARLY DEVELOPMENT PLAN1 Development

Area Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5/6

1. Coursework and Exams

Begin Coursework Continue Coursework

Prepare for Substantive Area Exams

Continue Coursework

Take and Pass Substantive Area Exams

Complete Coursework

Take and Pass Substantive Area Exams

2. Research Learn about research and opportunities for research participation and collaboration via contact with faculty and senior graduate students and attendance at colloquia and professional conferences.

Continue learning about research.

Present research at a professional conference or research symposium.

Submit research to a student paper competition.

Continue learning about research.

Develop and submit research for presentation, competition, and publication. Complete publishable paper.

Continue learning about research.

Develop and submit research for presentation, competition, and publication.

Submit and revise publishable quality paper.

Continue learning about research.

Develop and submit research for presentation, competition, and publication.

3. M.A. Thesis and Ph.D.

Dissertation

Identify thesis topic, find an advisor/ committee, and complete thesis proposal.

Defend thesis proposal.

Begin thesis.

Finish/defend thesis.

Begin to think about a dissertation topic and potential advisors and committee members.

Identify dissertation topic, find advisor/ committee, and complete/defend dissertation proposal.

Begin dissertation and apply for grants and fellowships.

Finish/defend dissertation.

4. Teaching Take Soc. 622: Teaching Sociology

Develop a course to teach.

Develop a course to teach.

Teach a course.

Develop a course to teach.

Teach a course.

Develop a course to teach.

Teach a course.

5. Professional Training

Attend a professional conference, including the ASA annual meeting, a regional conference, and/or specialty area meeting.

Attend research presentations by visiting scholars (colloquia) and prospective faculty (job talks).

Work with a faculty member on an ongoing/ sponsored research project.

Attend conferences and local research presentations.

Seek Service opportunities: Volunteer for ad hoc tasks and standing committees. Review a paper for a scholarly journal.

Work with a faculty member on an ongoing/ sponsored research project.

Attend conferences and local research presentations.

Attend conferences and local research presentations.

Seek special training: Consider using electives for out-of- department statistics and research methods courses. Consider ICPSR summer workshops.

Seek service opportunities.

Work with a faculty member on an ongoing/sponsored research project.

Attend conferences and local research presentations.

Seek special training.

Seek service opportunities.

Attend conferences and local research presentations.

Seek service opportunities.

Prepare job application materials.

Apply for jobs.

Prepare job talk. Schedule Practice Job Talk.

Go on interviews.

Get a job.

1 Recommendations listed within the scholarly development plan are subject to course availability and individual goals.

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AllgraduatestudentsareassignedanadvisorfromtheGraduateCommitteeuponentryintotheprogram.

Newstudentsareassignedadvisorsduringthenewgraduatestudentorientationpriortothebeginning

ofthefallsemester.Continuinggraduatestudentsmayremainwiththeiroriginaladvisororselectanother

facultyadvisorwithintheDepartmentofSociology.Afterthefirstyearofgraduatestudy,studentsmust

maintainanup-to-dateadvisorelectionform.Studentsareexpectedtomeetwiththeiradvisorstodevelop

courseschedulesandmonitorprogressintheprogram.Thestudent’sadvisormustsignoffonallprogram

plansandcourseschedules.

TRANSFERRINGDEGREESANDCREDITS Undermostcircumstances,theGraduatePrograminSociologyattheUniversityofMiamiwillacceptM.A.

andM.S.degreesfromotheruniversities.Sixcreditscanbetransferrediftheyhavenotbeenappliedtoa

degreeatanotheruniversity,andwiththeapprovaloftheGraduateCommittee.AllPh.D.students,including

thosestudentswithpreviousgraduatework,arerequiredtocomplete601,602,604,610,611,612,613,

615,616,and622.

UNIVERSITYHONORCODE

Allgraduatestudentsareexpectedtoactinaccordancewiththeuniversityhonorcode.Thiscodecanbe

foundattheUMStudentLifepage.

UNIVERSITYGRADUATESTUDENTHANDBOOK Foradditional informationconcerninggraduatestudy,studentsareencouragedtoconsulttheGraduate

StudentHandbookproducedby theGraduate School at theUniversityofMiami. Thishandbookcanbe

foundattheGraduateSchool.

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DEPARTMENTAWARDSTheGraduatePrograminSociologyattheUniversityofMiamiofferstwoawardstooutstandinggraduate

students: The Outstanding Graduate Student Award and the Chair’s Fellowship. Outstanding graduate

students exceed the average expectations of timely and successful completion of degree requirements,

examinations, theses,anddissertations.Outstandinggraduatestudentsaremarkedbyexcellence inthe

performanceofassistantshipsandoriginalresearch(conferencepresentationsandscholarlypublications).

TheOutstandingGraduateStudentAwardisgivenannuallyandisbasedonfacultynomination.TheChair’s

FellowshipoffersanadditionalyearoffundingtotrulyoutstandingPh.D.studentsintheinterestofmaking

thesestudentscompetitiveforacademicappointmentsinresearchuniversities.TheChair’sFellowshipis

contingentonavailablefinancialresourcesandrequirestherecommendationofthestudent’sadvisor,an

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DirectorandGraduateFaculty.

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GRADUATEFACULTY ANTONACCIO,OLENA,Ph.D.NorthCarolinaStateUniversity,2008.AssociateProfessor,Criminology,DeviantBehavior,Theory,ComparativeSociology,QuantitativeMethods

BELGRAVE,LINDALISKA,Ph.D.CaseWesternReserve,1985.AssociateProfessor.SocialGerontology,MedicalSociology,SocialPsychology,Quantitative&QualitativeMethods

BRADDOCKII,JOMILLSHENRY,Ph.D.FloridaState,1973.Professor.Race&EthnicRelations,SociologyofEducation,SociologyofSport,SocialPsychology

DAWKINS,MARVIN,Ph.D.FloridaState,1975.Professor.Race&EthnicRelations,UrbanSociology,Sports,andAfricanAmericanStudies

DUNHAM,ROGER,Ph.D.WashingtonState,1977.Professor.Criminology,Policing,JuvenileDelinquency

FRENCH,MICHAEL,Ph.D.BostonCollege,1986.Professor.HealthEconomics,EconomicsofAddictions,EconomicsofCrime,HumanResourceEconomics

JOHNSON,ROBERT,Ph.D.UniversityofUtah,1983.Professor.MedicalSociology,Aging,Life-course,SocialPsychology,Deviance,QuantitativeMethodsLANUZA,YADERR.,Ph.D.UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine2017.AssistantProfessor.Migration,Family,Education.

MURPHY,JOHN,Ph.D.OhioState,1981.Professor.SociologicalTheory,SocialPhilosophy,Culture/GlobalizationStudies

NIELSEN,AMIEL.,Ph.D.UniversityofDelaware,1997.AssociateProfessor.Criminology,Delinquency,Deviance,SubstanceAbuse,Race/Ethnicity,QuantitativeMethods

NOWOTNY,KATHRYNM.,Ph.D.UniversityofColorado,Boulder,2016.AssistantProfessor.HealthDisparities,CorrectionalHealthandHealthCare,DrugUseandAbuse.

OMORI,MARISAKEI,Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,2014.AssistantProfessor.Criminology,RacialInequality,DrugUseandPolicyandSentencing.

PETERSON,NickD.,Ph.D.,UniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,2015.AssistantProfessor.Criminology,CriminalJustice,RacialStratification,LawandSociety.

PORTES,ALEJANDRO,Ph.D.,UniversityofWisconsin,Madison,1970.Professor;SchoolofLaw.EthnicEnclaves,InformalEconomics,ImmigrantsandImmigration,EconomicSociology

WILSON,GEORGE,Ph.D.JohnHopkins,1995.ProfessorandChairpersonSocialStratification,Race&EthnicRelations,SociologyofWorkandOccupations

SECONDARYAPPOINTMENTS:PAGE,JOHNBRYAN:Professor,(Ph.D.,Florida,1976),DepartmentofAnthropologyROSEN,ROBERT:Professor(Ph.D.UCBerkeley,1984),SchoolofLaw

RevisedandsubmittedJune11,2018.