Master of Arts in Applied Social Research, Accelerated 4+1

The purpose of this accelerated program is to allow undergraduate students to complete an undergraduate and graduate degree in the equivalent of five years of study (depending on course load).

Undergraduate students in their 3rd or 4th year, once accepted into the 4+1 program, will be required to take SOC 550 - Applied Social Research Methods, and two 500-level elective seminar courses. They will also be encouraged, but not required, to take SOC 540 - Social Theory and Application.  SOC 540 has a prerequisite of an undergraduate theory course in social science, so it cannot replace the students’ undergraduate theory requirement. It can, however, count as undergraduate elective credit.