The mission of the Department of Community and Environmental Sociology is to advance knowledge, teaching, and outreach concerning the relationships between human communities (where people live, work, and play) and their biophysical environment. Learning goals for a doctoral minor in community and environmental sociology are to:
- Understand how social science arguments are constructed and evaluated;
- Develop the ability to assess data quality and understand whether data are appropriate to answer specific questions; and
- Learn general theories on basic social processes, especially those related to the relationships among society and the environment and the social organization of communities.
Admissions
All Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any doctoral minor. To apply to this minor, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the doctoral minor for which you are applying.
For more information, contact the advisor listed in the contact box.
Requirements
Students must complete 9 credits of graduate-level coursework. Students may enroll in any graduate-only courses (i.e., those numbered 700–999). They may also enroll in any of the advanced graduate–undergraduate courses (i.e., those numbered 300–699) that are either specifically designed for graduate students or assess graduate students separately from undergrads. Such courses carry this designation in Course Search and Enroll: Grad 50%: Y. A maximum of 3 credits of independent study is allowed.