The UNB Sociology Graduate Program offers full-time or part-time research-intensive degrees that equip graduates with the skills and knowledge necessary for advanced positions with private, public, and charitable employers.
Both the Master of Arts (MA) and the Doctoral (PhD) programs place emphasis on developing strong social research techniques (both qualitative and quantitative methods), command of research design (methodology), and theoretical positioning (social theory).
The emphasis in the MA program is on developing students’ capacities to undertake social research that necessarily involve project design, critical thinking, fieldwork, professional writing, and high-level analysis. These skills are highly transferrable for a range of careers in the job market.
The emphasis in the PhD program is on students building upon their existing graduate qualifications so as to undertake advanced graduate research. PhD students are supported and guided in their studies in order to fully develop the skills, techniques, and knowledge necessary to graduate as an expert in their research area. Recent graduates from the program have moved on to positions in the provincial and federal government, private industry, charity groups, and into tenure-track academic positions.
The UNB Sociology Department usually has between 25-40 enrolled graduate students. This means UNB can offer all Sociology students a collegiate student environment, and personalized attention with faculty members. A warm and welcoming department with a high research output, UNB Sociology is an excellent choice for you and your future research.
Funding for graduate students at UNB is primarily allocated through a competitive process and so is not guaranteed for every applicant. At both the MA and PhD level, Canadian Citizens or Permanent Residents of Canada are eligible (and are required by the department) to apply for Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) funding.
Sylvia Whitaker
Graduate Program Assistant
soci.grad@unb.ca
Tilley Hall, Room 20
506-453-4849
Related: Sociology Department