Lisa Zottarelli, PhD, Graduate Advisor
CFO 311  phone: 940-898-2052 Email lzottarelli@twu.edu 

The Department of Sociology and Social Work offers a Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Sociology.  

Graduates are prepared for rewarding careers as teachers in colleges and universities as well as researchers and sociologists for business and government. While the program emphasizes basic methods and theory, it also offers students a broad selection of courses which apply to many professional fields where an advanced knowledge of research methods and sociological theory is important. Opportunities continue to expand for the graduate who can apply his or her knowledge to enhance the well-being of people in today's technological society. For information about the M.A. and PhD degrees offered or certifications available through the department, click on the appropriate links above.

 

Teacher-Scholar Training Program in Sociology

A multi-faceted approach to a career in teaching and scholarship has developed over the past twenty years as it became evident that taking one seminar on the teaching of sociology and holding teaching or research assistantships were not sufficient to socialize students to the many facets of the faculty role. In its present form, the program includes three interrelated components: a pedagogical component, an experiential component, and a professional component. Additional information about this program is located here: Teacher-Scholar Training

 

TWU is a member of the Federation of North Texas Area Universities

The Federation of North Texas Area Universities includes Texas A&M University-Commerce, Texas Woman's University, and the University of North Texas. Together these universities form a network that offers graduate students access to their combined facilities including faculty, libraries, and computer services. Each of the universities in the Federation offers the Master of Arts and/or Master of Science degrees in sociology. For more information about The Federation please click: The Federation of North Texas Area Universities

The Doctor of Philosophy degree in sociology is granted by both Texas Woman's University and the University of North Texas. Students enrolled at either university may complete a portion of their graduate work at the other university. The degree is conferred by the university to which the student was admitted.

Texas Woman’s University,a comprehensive public university, primarily for women, is the largest university primarily for women in the United States. More than 12,000 students, 43 percent of whom are working on advanced degrees, are enrolled at the university's main campus in Denton and at its Health Science Centers in Dallas and Houston. Both qualified men and women are admitted to all graduate programs and to the Institute of Health Sciences.

The University of North Texas, located in Denton, is the largest and most comprehensive university in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The State of Texas has targeted UNT for development as an emerging national research university. With an enrollment of approximately 33,000 students, one-fourth of whom are graduate students, UNT is the fourth largest university in Texas.

All graduate applicants must use the Texas Common Application, available here