Masters of Arts (Sociology)

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MASTERS OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY

This programme is intended to produce specialists in the field of Sociology by advancing knowledge of the candidate’s interest
in the discipline in a specialized field of social enquiry. The program is expected to provide trained manpower required in teaching, research, extension, consultancy and national development.

The Master of Arts degree programme in Sociology is designed to produce highly trained and well-equipped sociologists who can tackle the contemporary social problems facing the society. It prepares candidates who will be able to address adequately current sociological and development issues using both qualitative and quantitative research techniques as well as meeting their personal and professional needs in innovative, challenging and creative ways.

Objectives

To produce specialists in the field of Sociology and deepen the candidate’s interest in the discipline by advancing his/ her knowledge in a specialized field of social enquiry.
To provide trained manpower required in teaching, research, extension, consultancy services and national development.

Admission Requirements
The common regulations for the Master’s degree in all faculties and schools of Moi University shall apply.
The candidates for the Master of Arts Degree Programme in Sociology must have Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology or related discipline with at least a Second Class honours, upper division from Moi University or a recognized university or institution of higher learning.

Course Structure and Duration
The Master of Arts Degree Programme in Sociology consists of coursework, examination and thesis and shall normally extend
over a period of two years distributed into four semesters of full time attendance. The Master of Arts Degree Programme consists of a minimum of 31 units of coursework distributed as follows:

i) Two core, one School based course, one elective course and a Research Seminar in the First Semester.
ii) Two core, two elective courses and Research Proposal in the Second Semester.
iii) At least one elective course in the Fourth Semester.
In the second year of study, candidates will be required to carry out field research and write a thesis. In addition, they
will take at least one elective course as stated in 2 (iii) above.
This will be followed by an oral examination upon submission of the M.A. thesis. The thesis will earn a candidate 6 units.
The topic of the thesis shall be chosen from any area of the candidates preferred specialization in consultation with the
supervisor/advisor with the approval of the department upon presentation.

First Semester

Sociology Option (Core Courses)
Code	Title	Units
SAS 801	General Research Methods	3
SOC 810	Advanced Sociological Theory	3
SOC 811	Sociology of Globalization	3
SOC 896	Research Seminar	2
Elective Courses (Sociology Option)
SOC 812	Population Studies and Demography	3
SOC 813	Environmental Sociology	3
SOC 814	Theoretical Criminology	3
SOC 815	Political Sociology	3
Elective Courses (Community Development and Rural Sociology Option)
SOC 816	Participatory Development & Community Action	3
SOC 817	Sociology of Planning and Development	3
SOC 818	Sociology of Economic Development	3
Criminology Option (Required Courses)
SOC 814	Theoretical Criminology (Required)	3
SOC 819	Sociology of Deviant Behaviour	3
SOC 820	Criminal Justice	3
SOC 821	Gender, Crime and Criminal Justice	3

Second Semester

SOC 822	Advanced Social Statistics	3
SOC 823	Rural Sociology and Rural Development	3
SOC 824	Urbanization and Development in Developing Societies	3
SOC 897	Research Proposal	2
Sociology Option (Elective Courses)
SOC 825	Advanced Classical Sociological Theory	3
SOC 826	Social Movements and Collectivities in a Globalizing World	3
SOC 827	Disability, Rights and Community-Based Rehabilitation	3
SOC 828	Sociology of Education	3
Community Development and Rural Sociology Option (Elective Courses)
SOC 822	Advanced Social Statistics (Required)	3
SOC 897	Research Proposal (Required)	2
SOC 825	Advanced Classical Sociological Theory	3
SOC 826	Social Movements and Collectivises in a Globalizing World	3
SOC 827	Disability, Rights and Community-Based Rehabilitation	3
Criminology Option (Required Courses)
SOC 822	Advanced Social Statistics	3
SOC 829	Research Methods in Criminology	3
SOC 897	Research Proposal	2
(Elective Courses)
SOC 830	Crime in Kenya	3
SOC 831	Community Policing	3
SOC 832	Psychology and Policing	3