M.S. in Athletic Training

M.S. in Athletic Training

The Master of Science in Athletic Training prepares graduates for the athletic training profession. The program emphasizes both ethics and research across the curriculum to integrate theory to practice and is designed to facilitate inter-professional practice as athletic trainers engage actively with professionals across the health care disciplines.

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Sociology - Ph.D.

The Ph.D. degree in Sociology provides students with advanced training for research and teaching careers in higher education and for research-based careers in both the public and private sectors. The program offers specializations in criminology and deviance, the sociology of health and mental health, social inequalities (race, class, gender) and social psychology.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of sociological theory by using it to better understand social phenomena and human behavior, develop new theoretical arguments and pose and attempt to answer research questions.
  2. Demonstrate a an advanced understanding of research methods in sociology, including both quantitative methods (e.g., survey, experimental) and qualitative methods (e.g., participant observation, content analysis).
  3. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of statistics in application to social research, including advanced techniques (e.g., structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear modeling).
  4. Demonstrate the ability to synthesize complex scientific literatures and execute sophisticated original research through the successful completion of a dissertation project.

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Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Master's degree from an accredited college or university1
  • Minimum 2.750 GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcripts(s)
  • GRE scores (taken within the last five years)
  • Goal statement (1-2 pages), describing current academic interests, research interests, long-range career goals and how admission will facilitate the achievement of these goals
  • Three letters of recommendation from current/former professors who can adequately evaluate the applicant's past work and potential
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 94 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 7.0 IELTS score
    • Minimum 65 PTE score
    • Minimum 120 DET score
1

Applications for admission are accepted from those who will have a completed a master's degree upon starting the program. It is limited to students whose records clearly indicate both scholarly and research potential to do doctoral-level work.

2

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: December 1
      Applications submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
SOC 72002PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGY 10-3
SOC 72105CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THOUGHT 3
SOC 72218ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS 4
SOC 72219QUALITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY 4
SOC 72894COLLEGE TEACHING OF SOCIOLOGY 3
Electives 316
Culminating Requirement
SOC 82199DISSERTATION I 230
Minimum Total Credit Hours:60
1

All students who entered the program with an M.A. degree earned at another institution must take SOC 72002. This course will not be waived.

2

Each doctoral candidate, upon admission to candidacy, must register for SOC 82199 for a total of 30 credit hours. It is expected that a doctoral candidate will continuously register for SOC 82199, and thereafter SOC 82299, each semester, until all requirements for the degree have been met. After completing the dissertation, students must successfully defend it in an oral examination. The exam will include an evaluation of theory, methodology, analysis and other topics relevant to the student's specialty area.

3

Students who have already completed a master's degree in sociology are required to take a minimum of 16 elective credit hours, 9 of which must be in a specialization area.

4

No more than 6 credit hours of SOC 72896 and/or SOC 72898 may be applied toward the degree as elective credit. No more than 6 credit hours of graduate-level coursework outside the department may be applied toward the degree as elective credit. These limits include courses taken while earning a master’s degree in sociology.

Candidacy Requirement

To earn the Ph.D. degree, students must pass the doctoral candidacy examination. The examination will include an evaluation of theory, methodology, analysis and other topics relevant to the student’s specialty area.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Sociology - Ph.D.

Social science research assistants

5.8%

faster than the average

40,100

number of jobs

$49,210

potential earnings

Sociologists

3.6%

about as fast as the average

3,200

number of jobs

$86,110

potential earnings

Sociology teachers, postsecondary

3.8%

about as fast as the average

17,000

number of jobs

$75,610

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

Sociology - M.A.

The Master of Arts degree in Sociology is designed to prepare students for doctoral study in sociology and for careers in a variety of professions and industries, including, but not limited to, government, research companies and non-profit organizations.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of professional and ethical issues and duties in the discipline of sociology.
  2. Demonstrate a practical understanding of early/classical sociological theory by using it to better understand social phenomena and human behavior; and develop new theoretical arguments and pose and attempt to answer research questions.
  3. Demonstrate a practical understanding of research methods in sociology.
  4. Demonstrate a practical understanding of multivariate statistics in application to social research.
  5. Demonstrate the ability to carry out original research through the successful completion of a thesis project.

Admissions for Sociology - M.A.

Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university1
  • Minimum 2.750 GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcripts
  • GRE scores (taken within the last five years)
  • Goal statement (1-2 pages), describing current academic interests, research interests, long-range career goals, and how admission will facilitate the achievement of these goals
  • Three letters of recommendation from current/former professors who can adequately evaluate the applicant's past work and potential
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 94 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 7.0 IELTS score
    • Minimum 65 PTE score
    • Minimum 120 DET score
1

Applications for admission are accepted from those who will have a completed bachelor's degree upon starting the program.

2

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: December 1
      Applications submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
SOC 62002PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGY 3
SOC 62100EARLY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY 3
SOC 62211QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN SOCIOLOGY 4
SOC 62217MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES IN SOCIOLOGY 4
Electives 110
Culminating Requirement
SOC 62199THESIS I 6
Minimum Total Credit Hours:30
1

No more than 6 credit hours of SOC 62896 and/or SOC 62898 may be applied toward the degree as elective credits. No more than 3 credit hours of 50000-level coursework may be applied toward the degree as elective credit.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
  • No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
  • Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Sociology - M.A.

Social science research assistants

5.8%

faster than the average

40,100

number of jobs

$49,210

potential earnings

Sociologists

3.6%

about as fast as the average

3,200

number of jobs

$86,110

potential earnings

Sociology teachers, postsecondary

3.8%

about as fast as the average

17,000

number of jobs

$75,610

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

Criminology and Criminal Justice - M.A.

The Master of Arts in Criminology and Criminal Justice program provides a deep understanding of the social and psychological factors that contribute to crime and criminal behavior. With courses taught by experienced faculty and a focus on research, this program equips you with the skills needed to succeed in a wide range of criminal justice careers.

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Program Description

Program Description

Full Description

The Master of Arts degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice is designed to challenge experienced and aspiring professionals who want to expand their scope of knowledge and move into career and leadership positions. The program prepares graduates as next-generation leaders in this complex, global, and interconnected field. The flexible online program is structured  to fit the lives of full-time working professionals.

The Criminology and Criminal Justice major comprises the following concentrations:

  • The Global Security concentration focuses on issues related to global security, U.S. national security policy and strategy, as well as transnational issues and the concerns of other countries or regions. It provides students with a strong foundation to confront the ever-changing, fast-paced, and challenging international security environment. With an emphasis on traditional and emerging transnational security threats, students are prepared for analytical, operational and leadership careers in global security in the public and private sectors. The goal is to produce a new generation of analysts, policymakers and scholars knowledgeable about the wide range of international and national security problems and foreign policy issues of the 21st century.
  • The Policing concentration examines the historical ideas of police service and the lessons that can be learned from those ideas. Students learn about the research that has challenged traditional ideas and the implications of that research for revision. The program provides students the tools to analyze the implications of contemporary research to guide new innovations in policies, management, strategies and tactics of police service delivery.
  • The Victimology concentration provides specialized knowledge about the scientific study of crime victims, their treatment within the criminal and juvenile justice systems, the legal rights of victims and victim assistance and restorative justice programs. This concentration will prepare students to develop and lead initiatives that help prevent victimization, to engage in victimological research and evaluation, and to respond to victims in culturally appropriate ways.

Admissions for Criminology and Criminal Justice - M.A.

Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 2.750 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Goal statement
  • Three letters of recommendation (preferably academic)
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:1
    • Minimum 94 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 7.0 IELTS score
    • Minimum 65 PTE score
    • Minimum 120 DET score
1

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions
  • Summer Term
    • Rolling admissions

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate a practical understanding of criminological theory by using it to better understand crime and criminal behavior, pose and attempt to answer research questions and see its connection to crime policy.
  2. Demonstrate mastery of the significant empirical findings in the major areas of criminology and criminal justice.
  3. Demonstrate an appreciation for the use of the scientific method in the study of crime, a practical understanding of research methods used in the field and a practical understanding of statistics in social science research.
  4. Develop basic skills in planning and conducting research projects, including evaluation research in particular.
  5. Describe the role of race/ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and social class as they relate to crime and victimization.
  6. Effectively communicate criminological knowledge and write a clear and concise analysis of issues, policies and research in the field.

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Major Requirements

Major Requirements
CRIM 56800INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY 3
CRIM 66761LAW, JUSTICE AND SOCIETY 3
CRIM 66763THEORIES OF CRIME AND DELINQUENCY 3
CRIM 66768RESEARCH METHODS IN CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3
CRIM 66770JUSTICE INSTITUTIONS 3
CRIM 66772VICTIMOLOGY 3
Culminating Requirement
CRIM 66899PROSEMINAR CAPSTONE: ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY JUSTICE 3
Concentrations
Choose from the following:9
Global Security
Policing
Victimology
Minimum Total Credit Hours:30

Global Security Concentration Requirements

Concentration Requirements
CRIM 56801HOMELAND SECURITY 3
CRIM 56802TERRORISM AND COUNTERTERRORISM 3
CRIM 56803INFORMATION AND CYBER SECURITY 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:9

Policing Concentration Requirements

Concentration Requirements
CRIM 56904ISSUES IN POLICE WORK 3
CRIM 66767JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION 3
CRIM 66773CONTEMPORARY POLICING 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:9

Victimology Concentration Requirements

Concentration Requirements
CRIM 57002HUMAN SERVICE AGENCIES AND THE LAW 3
CRIM 57003RESTORATIVE JUSTICE AND VICTIM ASSISTANCE 3
CRIM 57004LEGAL PERSPECTIVES AND RIGHTS IN VICTIMIZATION 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:9

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
  • No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
  • Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully Online

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Criminology and Criminal Justice - M.A.

Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary

6.7%

faster than the average

16,800

number of jobs

$63,560

potential earnings

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

-7.8%

decline

48,700

number of jobs

$60,910

potential earnings

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

5.2%

faster than the average

126,100

number of jobs

$92,970

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

Society, Health and Medicine - Minor

The Society, Health and Medicine minor exposes students to the sociocultural, political and organizational dimensions of health and medicine while also promoting an understanding of the social determinants of health.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Understand how health and wellness are shaped by factors such as race, gender and socioeconomic status.
  2. Understand how medical care is organized in the United States and other countries.
  3. Understand who receives health care and who does not.
  4. Understand how medical providers are socialized into their roles.
  5. Understand how patients navigate illness and treatment.

Admissions for Society, Health and Medicine - Minor

Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

To declare the Society, Health and Medicine minor, students must have a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State University GPA. No Kent State University GPA is required if the student is a first-semester freshman or transfer student admitted in good standing.

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
SOC 12050INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) 3
SOC 42010DEATH AND DYING 3
or SOC 42562 SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
or SOC 42879 AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD)
SOC 42563SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE (Required Courses)3
Minor Elective, choose from the following:3
SOC 32565
SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITIES (DIVD)
SOC 32569
MINORITIES IN THE UNITED STATES (DIVD)
SOC 42010
DEATH AND DYING
SOC 42421
CHILDHOOD IN SOCIETY
SOC 42478
ADOLESCENCE IN SOCIETY
SOC 42560
SOCIOLOGY OF FOOD
SOC 42562
SOCIOLOGY OF MENTAL ILLNESS
SOC 42879
AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD)
Interdisciplinary Electives, choose from the following: 16
AFS 33171
AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES (DIVD)
ANTH 48250
MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY (DIVG)
BSCI 40020
BIOLOGY OF AGING
BSCI 40157
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DRUG ADDICTION
BSCI 40463
MEDICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY
CES 44084
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE IN HEALTH PROFESSIONS
COMM 36500
HEALTH COMMUNICATION
COMM 46503
HEALTH COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA
COMM 46507
COMMUNICATION FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
CRIM 36800
LGBTQ POPULATIONS IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM (DIVD)
CRIM 37311
MINORITIES IN CRIME AND JUSTICE (DIVD)
CRIM 37411
WOMEN IN CRIME AND JUSTICE (DIVD)
CRIM 46701
CRIME, JUSTICE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
CRIM 46708
TREATMENT METHODS
CULT 26001
INTRODUCTION TO DISABILITY STUDIES
ECON 42086
ECONOMICS OF HEALTH CARE
EXSC 15003
CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
or IHS 15003
 CAREERS IN HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
EXSC 40612
EXERCISE LEADERSHIP FOR THE OLDER ADULT
GEOG 42052
HEALTH GEOGRAPHY
GERO 14029
INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS)
GERO 40656
PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
HDF 44039
BEREAVEMENT, TRAUMA AND OTHER LOSSES
HED 11570
PERSONAL HEALTH
HED 11590
COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION
HED 14020
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
HED 21030
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH EDUCATION
HED 21050
HEALTH EDUCATION THEORIES
HED 30000
TEACHING HEALTH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
HED 32530
DRUG USE AND MISUSE
HED 32544
HUMAN SEXUALITY
HED 34050
PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION IN HEALTH EDUCATION
HIST 31075
HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
or WMST 30100
 HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES
HIST 31550
MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500
LGBT 20020
INTRODUCTION TO LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER STUDIES
LGBT 40201
TRANSGENDER STUDIES
NURS 10060
INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE
NURS 20950
HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
NURS 32060
TRANSCULTURAL NURSING ADVANCING CULTURAL HUMILITY
NURS 35040
COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
NURS 35070
NURSING ETHICS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
NURS 35080
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN NURSING PRACTICE AND HEALTH CARE
NURS 40089
INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CARE POLICES (DIVG) (ELR) (WIC)
NURS 45010
HEALTHCARE POLICY AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS
NURS 45080
INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE
NUTR 23511
SCIENCE OF HUMAN NUTRITION (KBS)
NUTR 35319
NUTRITION, HEALTH AND SOCIETY
PESP 15010
INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL EDUCATION, FITNESS AND SPORT
PH 10001
INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 10002
INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL HEALTH (DIVG)
PH 20001
ESSENTIALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
PH 20015
ZOMBIE OUTBREAK
PH 22001
PLAGUES AND PANDEMICS: HOW INFECTION SHAPED CULTURE AND HISTORY
PH 30005
SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 30006
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
PH 30007
PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASES
PH 30012
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
PH 30015
UNITED STATES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
PH 30033
PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING
PH 32005
EMERGING ISSUES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH
PH 35005
ADVOCACY AND ACTIVISM IN PUBLIC HEALTH
PH 43014
PUBLIC HEALTH AND MASS INCARCERATION
PH 43089
PLAGUES THAT SHAPED THE WORLD (DIVG) (ELR)
PH 44000
HEALTH DISPARITIES (DIVD) (WIC)
PH 44003
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ISSUES IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES
PH 44020
PUBLIC HEALTH ETHICS IN PRACTICE, POLICY AND RESEARCH
PHIL 30015
MEDICINE AND MORALITY
PHIL 40005
HEALTH CARE ETHICS
PHIL 41034
PHILOSOPHY OF PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY
POL 40450
HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL POLICY
PSYC 30656
PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
PSYC 41581
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 41584
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF EXERCISE
RPTM 16000
FOUNDATIONS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Some courses may have prerequisites for registration.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

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