University of miami sociology graduate program

Introduction to the U. Topics include historical and current concepts of criminal justice, the interrelationships among the different components of the system, and the roles and functions of the system in American society. The four major areas covered include philosophies of punishment, policing, courts, and corrections. The role of the police in American society. The focus is on the sociological study of policing: the analysis and evaluation of research.

Topics include the history of the police, their role in American society and in the American system of criminal justice. In addition, drawing upon current research studies, discussion and critique of important issues and trends in modem policing. Typically Offered: Summer.

Courts, Corrections and Punishment. A broad overview of criminal court systems, sentencing, and corrections. Sociological, criminological, and sociolegal perspectives are drawn upon to blend both theoretical and policy perspectives in order to examine these systems critically. Particular attention will be given to the topics of racial, gender, and class disparities in criminal justice punishment.

The course is organized around these themes: 1 theories of punishment and social control; 2 court organizations, actors, and sentencing 3 incarceration, and 4 other correctional populations, including probation and parole Requisite: Graduate Standing.

Seminar on Juvenile Delinquency. The overall objective is to provide students with an understanding of the current research and knowledge on juvenile delinquency.

Topics include the nature and extent of delinquency, the social causes of juvenile delinquency, and assess research concerning social factors leading to delinquency.

In addition, students will study current thinking and research concerning the control and prevention of delinquency. Typically Offered: Spring. Criminology and Public Policy. Various issues in crime and criminal justice policy and the role of criminological theory and research in addressing them are discussed. Topics will include trends in crime rates, guns and violence, gangs, drugs and crime, policing, courts and sentencing, community corrections and offender re-entry, capital punishment, and environmental criminology.

Emphasis is on understanding implications of theoretical criminology for criminal justice practice and on examining the role of scientific research and empirical evidence in addressing the issues in crime and justice.

Various crime control strategies and crime prevention programs and their effectiveness and challenges to their implementation are covered. Special topics will vary by instructor. Examination of various aspects of the relationships between communities, crime, and crime control.

Major theoretical traditions - such as social disorganization theory, routine activities theory, and broken windows - are addressed. The roles of neighborhood structure and process, and their relationships with various forms of crime and policing, are covered. An in-depth examination of the relationships involving race, ethnicity, immigration; crime; and the criminal justice system. Topics include why these are important issues to study, how and what we know about these relationships, and how we might explain them.

Attention is directed to research on defining race and ethnicity, racial and ethnic variations in criminal victimization and offending, population distributions, policing, the court system and sentencing, corrections, and the death penalty.

The approach will primarily be sociological, although where appropriate other disciplines e. Seminar on issues relevant to the sociology of violence, with a focus on violence in the United States. While the emphasis throughout will be on street violence i. In particular, we will examine violence in historical, international, and situational contexts, the major explanations of it, the factors associated with it, and efforts to control and prevent violence.

Exploration of different categories of illegal drugs and review their basic psychopharmacology, the sociological constructions of the dangers of drug use, the racialization of drug use and connections with "dangerous classes" of people, and the social consequences of America's particular brand of social control.

The goals are to present these issues in all their complexity and explore some of the repercussions of addressing them in the ways that the US has chosen. Comparative Criminal Justice Systems. Focus is on understanding crime and justice issues from a comparative, cross-national standpoint. Extant definitions of crime and deviance are placed in cultural contexts, existing methods of studying crime on a global scale, and various types of criminal behavior that occur in isolated group contexts as well as those crimes that transcend country boundaries are discussed.

Topics will include genocide, transnational organized crime, human trafficking, and international terrorism. Criminal justice systems from select countries around the world and their responses to both localized and transnational crime are reviewed. Critical comparative analysis of crime and justice issues is emphasized. The final research paper will require integrating theory, methods, and scholarly writing using a global perspective.

Individually supervised readings or research on special topics. Offered by arrangement with the instructor. Components: THI. Seminar topics will be announced in schedule of classes. Special Topics and Current Issues in Criminology. Graduate Internship and Paper. Internships are intended to provide students with meaningful work experiences related to their professional interests. The internship period should provide the student with the opportunity to examine a criminal justice-related agency or organization, its various roles and functions, and to participate in work experiences related lo that agency's goals and purposes.

The academic goal is to provide integration of theoretical concepts in criminology and criminal justice with the demands and constraints imposed within a professional work role. For students the internship represents an opportunity to achieve this integration and to acquire experience in the area in which they have been academically trained.

Students who elect to take the internship and required paper will complete approximately hours of work with an agency and will complete an approximately 30 page paper. SOC 18 hr requirement. Credit is not awarded until the thesis has been accepted. Used to establish research in residence for the thesis for the master's degree after the student has enrolled for the permissible cumulative total in SOC usually six credits.

Credit not granted. May be regarded as full time residence. Pre-Candidacy Doctoral Dissertation. Required of all candidates for the Ph. Up to 6 hours may be taken in a regular semester or in a summer session. Post-Candidacy Doctoral Dissertation. Used to establish research in residence for the Ph. May be regarded as full-time residence as determined by the Dean of the Graduate School.

Copyright University of Miami. All Right Reserved. Search Miami. Toggle Drawer. Overview Masters Doctoral Courses. Code: SOC Graduate Program Overview The Graduate Program in Sociology at the University of Miami is intended to equip students with the theoretical, methodological, and analytical tools required for research and teaching. Masters Program in Sociology M. Doctoral Program in Sociology Ph. Proseminar in Sociology. Social Statistics. Advanced Research Methods.

Sociological Statistics II. Evaluation Research. Social Organization. Social Epidemiology. Although students are encouraged to select both primary and secondary areas from the fields of Criminology; Medical Sociology; and Race, Ethnic Relations and Immigration, they have the option of selecting the secondary area from outside of these three standing areas.

If an option other than Criminology; Medical Sociology; or Race, Ethnic Relations and Immigration is chosen, a detailed and persuasive proposal must be submitted to and accepted by the Graduate Committee before the student begins any coursework in this area.

Check with the Graduate Director about the content and structure of this proposal. No more than three 3 credit hours of independent study SOC or out-of-department coursework will count toward the completion of a substantive area without prior approval from the Graduate Committee.

In addition, no single course may count toward two substantive areas. Consult with the Graduate Director and the Chair of the Criminology area. The Graduate Program in Sociology at the University of Miami is designed to equip students with the theoretical, methodological, and analytical tools required for teaching and conducting research in academic and non-academic e.

This goal is accomplished through a combination of classroom learning, comprehensive exams, independent research particularly the thesis and dissertation , and teaching undergraduate students.

Copyright University of Miami. All Right Reserved. Search Miami. Toggle Drawer. Overview The Graduate Program in Sociology at the University of Miami is intended to equip students with the theoretical, methodological, and analytical tools required for research and teaching. Admission Requirements All incoming graduate students are admitted to the Ph. SOC Sample Plan of Study Ph. Mission The Graduate Program in Sociology at the University of Miami is designed to equip students with the theoretical, methodological, and analytical tools required for teaching and conducting research in academic and non-academic e.

Goals Student Learning Outcomes Students will develop a knowledge of, and the ability to use, classic and contemporary sociological theory.

Students will develop knowledge of, and the ability to use, quantitative and qualitative research methods and analyses. Students will develop knowledge of two sub-fields in the discipline of sociology and demonstrate the ability to work in these areas. Students will develop knowledge fundamental to teaching sociology.

Print Options. Send Page to Printer. Download PDF of this page. Three courses toward the primary substantive area. Two courses toward the secondary substantive area. Students must pass a comprehensive written examination in the primary substantive area. Students must complete a paper of publishable quality.