Learn more. The Department of Sociology has a limited number of graduate assistantships and fellowships available for students applying for full time study on the Blacksburg campus. Entering students can apply for such funding as part of their admissions application. No separate application required. Find out what loans are available as a graduate student and other opportunities. Visit this page for information on how to apply, including requirements, deadlines, and application fee. Download Plan of Study.
Sociology Graduate Students. Africana Studies Ph. Sociology Ph. Program Overview. Why choose this program? We support the research of scholar-activists, who connect with communities in need and provide research that can help them to shape policies and solve problems.
The research and scholarly interests of our faculty cross a wide range of disciplinary boundaries. The graduate program in Sociology at Virginia Tech prepares students to be productive and publicly-engaged scholars, advancing research.
Our doctoral graduates have gone on to become professors of sociology and related fields in universities around the world, and to direct and coordinate social research in such organizations as the U. Census, the Mt. All classes are taught in small seminars and offer personal interaction with faculty and peers. What You'll Study. You will complete 48 hours of coursework and 30 hours of research. If performance on the Preliminary Proposal Exam is unsatisfactory, one full semester must lapse a minimum of 15 weeks before the administration of a second examination.
The Preliminary Proposal Exam cannot be attempted more than twice. The Research Defense is the third of four milestones that must be completed for the PhD degree. The Research Defense has a recommended deadline of months from completion of the Preliminary Proposal Exam, and approximately months prior to the Final Defense. The Research Defense is expected to last one or two hours.
The actual conduct, content, and scope of the Research Defense are under the control of the student's advisory committee. The Research Defense should take place once the student has completed most of the work for the dissertation. It is likely that significant writing will yet remain, but no significant problems other than perhaps mechanical data collection, routine software development, or usability testing should remain to be solved.
The Research Defense is meant to be an opportunity for the committee to review the key results and verify that a satisfactory body of work appears to have been completed. The committee should understand what has been and what will be accomplished as part of the dissertation, and to agree within itself whether completion of the work as described by the student, or a revision as determined by the committee at the Research Defense, will result in successful completion of the dissertation.
It is expected that the student will prepare a document and submit it to the committee sufficiently in advance of the exam that the committee has sufficient time to review it. If the committee is expected to read and comment on a significant amount of material then it should be given to the committee two weeks in advance of the meeting. The document will likely consist of a review of the proposed work plan possibly revised since the time of the Preliminary Exam for the dissertation, and a description of the student's progress towards completing the plan.
Key results and their significance should be presented clearly, but briefly. The document should clearly detail what work remains to be done, and the timeframe for its completion. It is not intended that this document be a draft of the dissertation. For some committees, the document might simply be a list of accomplishments and remaining tasks.
The student might also submit to the committee copies of papers published or submitted for publication. It is up to the committee to specify how much information it needs to determine if dissertation work is on track. The Research Defense will typically be the committee's last major opportunity to review the student's progress and work prior to the Final Defense.
As such, any major objections or reservations regarding the research plan and progress should be expressed at the Research Defense. Under normal circumstances the expectation is that, if the work completed at the time of the Research Defense is deemed satisfactory, and if the dissertation is completed in the manner specified at the Research Defense, then the result will be deemed satisfactory at the Final Defense.
Note that the Research Defense plays no official role within the University. The Department requires that students pass the Research Defense in a timely manner to remain in good standing.
Aside from this, it is up to the student and the committee to determine the next step should a student be considered by the committee to have failed the Research Defense. The last of the four stages for the PhD degree is the Final Defense. It has a recommended deadline of months from completion of the Research Defense. During this examination the candidate makes an oral presentation of his or her research work and defends the significance and accuracy of this work in response to questions from the student's committee.
The committee, in closed session, determines whether the student has successfully completed the examination. See Scheduling an Exam for details on the mechanics of scheduling the final exam with the grad school. The final defense can be attempted at most twice. Successful completion of an M. Upon entering the graduate program, students are classified as M. Students on a Ph. They may use either the coursework or thesis option.
PhD students who have completed the PhD Qualifier Process and who have a valid Plan of Study that satisfies the PhD requirements complete the requirements for the MS Coursework by merely completing a CS Independent Study course, typically on a topic related to their dissertation work.
Note that each degree requires its own Plan of Study, so a second plan of study must be filed for the MS degree. The table below shows a suggested distribution of courses and other responsibilities over the years that is typical for a student to complete a Phd.
Note that this assumes the student starts in the Fall. Also of note is that some of the order of courses shown is a recommendation, not a requirement. For example, whether you take the courses for breadth early in a program of study or later is up to you. Note: Student can take up to two 4xxx. Doing it early in the program is a great way to fill a hole in your background. Note: Visit several research groups and lab meetings to become acquainted with areas and faculty in department.
Note: Identify area of research interest and initiate conversations with possible Academic and Research Advisor. Note: If a student is going on summer internship, there might be other requirements to be met in this semester.
For example, international students must have a Plan of Study on file before going on internship. Check with the GC for details.
Doctorate PhD. Breadth Requirements To encourage Ph. Graduate Seminar Requirement; Graduate School Ethics, Inclusion, and Diversity Requirements The Graduate School requires that all graduate students satisfy two sets of requirements: one addressing training in Scholarly Ethics and Integrity , and one addressing Inclusion and Diversity. Students entering the program in Summer or after must do the following.
Take some course that makes an explicit part of its syllabus satisfaction of all aspects of both sets of Graduate School requirements ethics training, and inclusion and diversity training. CS students may seek approval to satisfy the requirement with another course whose syllabus explicitly addresses both Graduate School requirements.
Take CS Graduate Seminar twice. Participate in the orientation session offered by the GD. This orientation is done the week before classes start in the Fall and Spring semesters. Students will be required to submit evidence of completion of these milestones in their annual student activity report see section Annual Evaluation. Credit Distribution Requirements Category of courses Credit Min Credit Max Notes Graded course credits 27 These can include courses in CS at the level and above or courses on the approved cognate list, subject to the restrictions below.
See here for a list of courses. Total credits 90 Note: Each of the lines above are individual, distinct, constraints. Advisor and Committee All graduate students have access to a faculty advisor who can help with both academic advising i. The composition of a PhD advisory committee must be designed taking into account the following considerations: The committee must have at least five members including the advisor or co-advisors. At least four members of the committee must hold a PhD or equivalent terminal degree.
Any member without a PhD or equivalent terminal degree must have nationally recognized expertise in their field and have research experience. At least one member of the committee must be from outside the university. Note that outside members must be approved by the Graduate School. This requires completing a grad school form. On the form, do not check "one time service only" or put your student ID number. Qualifying Process The PhD qualifying process is completed early in a student's doctoral studies and is the first of four milestones which must be completed successfully to earn the PhD degree.
Excellence in Depth This score is assessed on a points system using two components: research achievement and a qualifying exam. Guidelines for scoring: 3: Student has a non-trivial publication record. Complete the online application , following the included instructions carefully:. Complete the online application , following included instructions carefully:. Typically students enroll in the Biological Systems Engineering Ph. Direct Ph. Superior students with a B. These students should have excellent academic records with a minimum grade point average of 3.
A student without a prior engineering degree is required to take the following two courses at either undergraduate or graduate level: Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics. These courses can be taken anywhere that is convenient to the student prior to or after joining the BSE graduate program. For PhD students, the courses must be taken before the preliminary exam.
The BSE Ph. Benefits of the program The Doctor of Philosophy Ph. Extraneous material will be discarded.
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