Curriculum

Recommended Tracks​
Theme \ Semester
Basic
Advanced
1st Semester
2nd Semester
1st Semester
2nd Semester
Methodology
205.505*
Seminar on Quantitative Analysis
★205.764
Research Practicum in Sociological Methodology
(Subtitle: Quantitative Methodology)
(Subtitle: Qualitative Research Method) *
M1304.004200*
Sociological Research Design
205.766
Seminar on Social Network Analysis
M1304.001700
Method of Population and Life Course Analysis
M1304.003700
Causal Inference in Social Science
A
(Basics, Culture, Social History)
Changes
★205.666
Special Research in Sociology
M1304.000100
Seminar on Social Change
M1304.002500
Seminar of Future Studies
205.714*
Topics in Sociological Theories
205.641A
Seminar on the History of Social Thoughts
205.617A
Seminar on Social History
205.606B
Studies in Globalization and Social Development
M1304.001400
Seminar on Social Development
Culture
205.752
Studies in Sociology of Culture
M1304.002000
Seminar on Cognitive Sociology
M1304.002300
Seminar on Sociology of Space
M1304.003900
Seminar on Sociology of International Migration
B
(Stratification, Social Movements)
Stratification and Organization
205.663
Studies in Social Organization
205.759
Studies in Social Stratification
★205.648A
Seminar on Gender and Society
205.742A
Seminar on Economic Sociology
M1304.001500
Labor and Employment in the Context of Social Transformatio
New Social Movements and Social Policy
205.767B
Seminar on Political Sociology
205.768A
Seminar on Sociology of Human Rights
M1304.002700
Seminar on Social Policy and Citizenship
C
(Paradigm of Future Society)
Population and Environment
205.649
Seminar on Environment and Society
205.614C
Seminar on Family and Life Course
205.645A
Seminar on Urban Societies
M1304.001900
Seminar on Population Sociology
M1304.002100
Seminar on Bio-Sociology
M1304.003200
Punishment and Social Control
Science, Technology and Information
205.761
Seminar on Sociology of Science and Technology
205.762A
Seminar on Knowledge Society
Non-region
★205.666
Special Research in Sociology
205.803
Reading and Research

★Group II courses : Group II courses have numbers/titles that are identical but whose subtitles differ from each other. These courses are considered as separate and will allow students to earn distinct credits.

Required Courses
Program
Category
Admitted from Fall 2019 to Spring 2026
Admitted in/after Fall 2026
Master’s
Required Courses
205.505 Seminar on Quantitative Analysis
205.666 Special Research in Sociology
(Subtitle: Seminar on Core Topics in Sociology)
205.714 Topics in Sociological Theories
M1304.004200 Sociological Research Design
205.714 Topics in Sociological Theories
Methodology Required
205.505 Seminar on Quantitative Analysis
205.764 Research Practicum in Sociological Methodology
(Subtitle: Qualitative Research Method)
Methodology Electives
• Minimum 1 course required
205.764 Research Practicum in Sociological Methodology
(Subtitle: Quantitative Methodology)
M1304.001700 Method of Population and Life Course Analysis
205.766 Seminar on Social Network Analysis
M1304.003700 Causal Inference in Social Science
205.761 Seminar on Sociology of Science and Technology
Ph.D.
Required Courses
205.764 Research Practicum in Sociological Methodology
(Subtitle: Quantitative Methodology)
205.730A Seminar in Sociological Theory Construction
205.803 Reading and Research (at least 6 credits)
• Same as the Master’s program (6 credits of required courses
& 9 credits of Methodology courses);
recognized if completed during the Master’s program
205.803 Reading and Research (at least 6 credits)
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Last updated on Sep. 1, 2026