Draft Proposed Doctoral Plan of Study

October 2003

 

Student Name:  Robin Y. Mabry-Hubbard

 

Degree Program:  Rural Sociology

 

First Support Area (if applicable): Community Studies Emphasis

 

Second Support Area (if applicable): College Teaching Minor

 

Anticipated Date of Graduation:

 

 

 

  

Title

Requirement

Course No.

Grade

Credit Hours

Comments

I.

CORE REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

W02

A354 Introduction to Educational Statistics (3). Introduces statistical techniques employed in education, including descriptive statistics, correlation, simple regression and hypothesis testing.

 

2-I. A.: advanced statistics course

A354

B

3

(R/Soc 376 or equivalent).

W03

A409 Overview of Educational Research (3). This course is a survey of educational research design and methods of data collection

2-I. B.: beginning graduate-level course in research methodology/

A409

B

3

(RS 430 or equivalent)

 

RSOC 405

2-I. C.: Sociological Theory— Soc 405, Soc 438

 

 

 

Theories of (survey course in sociology Marx, Durkheim, 20th century, sociologist)

?w04

RSOC 225 Science, Technology & Society

(Grigsby: 68850;  2:00 MWF  GCB 114)

 

 

RS225

 

 

 

?w04

RSOC 301 Topics in RS

(Campbell: 68990

 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm

 R;  GNTRY 101)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.

ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

F03

Qualitative Research Methods for Educational Outcomes I

Sec. 2-IV. A. 2.: One advanced qualitative methods course

A456

 

 

(Soc 432 or equivalent)

?w04

A457 – Qualitative II

(Baker: 28880  4:00 pm - 6:45 pm;  M: HILL 309)

 

A457

 

 

 

 

RSOC 431

Sec. 2-IV. A. 1.: One advanced quantitative methods course

 

 

 

(Soc 431 or equivalent)

 

RSOC 335

Sec. 2-IV. A. 3.: Rural Sociology 335 or 406

 

 

 

 

 

SOC 439 Theories of Society II

Sec. 2-IV. A. 4.: One advanced course in sociological theory

 

 

 

 

 

RSOC 437

Sec. 2-IV. A. 5.: A transition theory/methods course

 

 

 

(RS 437 or equivalent)

 

RS 446, Community Social Structure

Sec. 2-IV. A. 6a: minimum of three courses from one of the program’s two areas of emphasis

 

 

 

 

 

RS 447, Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Rural Sociology

 

 

 

W02

RS 425, Social Processes of Information/Knowledge Utilization

RSOC425

A

 

3

OK

Other Course Work

College Teaching Practicum remaining

 

 

 

 

Sec. 2-IV. A. 6b: minimum of two courses in the other program area

College Teaching Minor

III.

Other PS Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

F03

“Beyond Chalk, Talk and Test” peer-reviewed journal article; principle author

Sec. 2-IV. A. 7.: Submission of a professional journal

 

 

 

 

 

 

OK

MBA (1984) St. Louis Univ.

EdS (2003) MU

 

Sec. 2-IV. A. 8a:  program of study that includes a minimum of 72 credit hours beyond BS

 

 

 

 

OK

25 hours “in residence” from W’04 forward

Sec. 2-IV. A. 8b:  A student must complete thirty hours of coursework beyond the master’s