The course is taught in three modules, each lasting four weeks and taught by a different faculty member. This course offers an introduction to delve into three methods used in sociological inquiry: ethnography, social network analysis, and historical and comparative research. Students will read pieces that discuss the principles of each methodology as well as examples of each method put to work in a research project.
The Proseminar fulfills two separate goals within the Free-Standing Masters Program in Sociology. The first is to provide exposure, training, and support specific to the needs of Masters students preparing to move on to further graduate training or the job market. The second goal is to provide a forum for scholars and others working in qualitative reserach, public sociology, and the urban environment.
This two-semester sequence supports students through the process of finding a fieldwork site, beginning the field work required to plan for and develop a Masters thesis, and the completion of their Masters thesis.
This seminar gives you an opportunity to do original sociological research with the support of a faculty member, a teaching assistant, and your fellow classmates.
Prerequisites: at least four semesters of Latin, or the equivalent.
Intensive review of Latin syntax with translation of English sentences and paragraphs into Latin.