No matter what sociological research interests you might have, you are likely to find someone on the Indiana faculty who shares those interests. We have a tradition of close collaboration between faculty and students. If you look at recent issues of major sociology journals, you will see that many of our students have co-authored articles with faculty members. At Indiana, students learn sociology not just through formal course work, but also through active participation in faculty research projects. Moreover, our graduate students are prepared well for careers in teaching as well as research.
Students typically select other courses in their areas of interest during the first year.
Entering students who have already earned the M.A. degree will pursue a slightly different program of study, depending upon their previous coursework. Almost all of our students receive fee remissions which cover most tuition costs. In addition, most students are provided a stipend to offset a significant portion of living costs. Students in their third through fifth years are typically funded as Associate Instructors, responsible each semester for teaching a course in their specialty area to 70 Indiana University undergraduates. Additional financial support for graduate students in Sociology comes from a variety of other sources, both inside and outside the University.