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The combined B.A. / M.A. degree program allows students to earn a B.A. in Sociology and an M.A. in Applied Behavioral Sciences in a total of 5 years. Up to nine (9) semester credit hours of graduate electives at the 7000 level may be double-counted and applied to both the B.A. and M.A. degree requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate knowledge of the major social institutions (family, education, moral order, political and economic orders)

Demonstrate knowledge of the socialization process (social psychology)

Demonstrate knowledge of the role individuals play within organizations such as work, community, political and urban areas and change within these organizations (social organizations)

Demonstrate knowledge of the theoretical formulations that serve as the foundation of the major (classical and contemporary theory)

Demonstrate knowledge of basic fundamentals of social statistics and methodology

Demonstrate graduate level knowledge concerning computer based statistical processing software

Demonstrate graduate level quantitative and qualitative skills as appropriate to the study of criminal justice and social problems.

Demonstrate formal graduate level writing skills appropriate for the creation of graduate theses/projects and the production of research articles.