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Director of Graduate Studies:
Dr. Stephen Cernkovich
The Department of Sociology at Bowling Green State University offers advanced study at both the master's and doctoral levels
for students who seek employment in either academic or non-academic settings. With 19 full-time faculty and over 50 graduate
students, the program features small classes and a high level of interaction between faculty and students in a friendly, informal
environment that stresses excellence in both research and teaching. Faculty are accessible to students and students are regarded
as motivated junior scholars. The program offers an abundance of formal and informal opportunities to share ideas, and faculty
and students regularly collaborate on research and co-author papers presented at professional meetings and published in scholarly
journals.
The objectives of the graduate programs in sociology are to provide a broad background in general sociology and to create
the capacity for the development of rigorous research, teaching, and/or applied skills in at least one area of specialization.
Although faculty interests cover a wide range of sub-areas within sociology, the areas of specialization offered at the doctoral
level include criminology and deviance, demography, family studies, and social psychology. These four programmatic areas of
specialization are also available at the master's level; an additional area of concentration is also offered for M.A. students
in applied demography. Finally quantitative methods is offered as a minor area of concentration at the Ph.D. level.
The department has excellent research and data processing facilities, including a computer laboratory and the NIH-funded Center
for Family and Demographic Research (CFDR). The department’s computer laboratory provides PC and Apple desktop computers with
word processing and data analysis software, high-speed Internet connectivity, and laser printers, all available for graduate
student use at no cost. The CFDR, affiliated with and sponsored in part by the Sociology Department, is dedicated to examining
the health and development of children, youth and families. The Center brings researchers together from several disciplines
and hosts seminars with invited speakers. It also provides easy access to relevant materials for faculty and student research
by storing and disseminating census and other secondary data as well as assisting and training students and faculty in the
use of various data sets and analytical techniques.
For more information about the graduate programs in sociology write, call or e-mail:
Stephen A. Cernkovich
Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Sociology
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403
419-372-2743
scernko@bgsu.edu
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