Graduate Student Resources
Current Information | Forms | General Resources |
Forms & Readings on Conferences & Presentations
Archive of Student Handbooks | Past Comprehensive Exams
Current Information:
2011 Graduate Student Handbook
Current Comp Reading Lists
Methods Comp Reading List: Use Course Syllabi
Theory Comp Reading List (.PDF Updated Fall 2008)
Example Specialty Area Reading Lists:
Environmental Soc: Aaron Johnson
Narrative, Social Psychology, Qualitative Methods: Bryce Merrill
Race and ethnicity (focus on racial identity & inequality): Summer woo
Medical Sociology and Medicalization of Deviance, Medicalization and Mental Illness, Social Construction of Knowledge: Dawn Stanley
Current Forms (Alphabetical):
Candidacy Application Form (.PDF)
Dissertation Proposal Defense Report (.DOC)
Graduate Program Checklist (.PDF Updated Fall 2000)
Guided Research Agreement (.DOC)
Independent Study Agreement Form (.DOC)
Specifications for Thesis / Dissertations (.DOC Updated Fall 2006)
Submission Form For Specialy Area Reading List
Transfer of Credit Form (PDF)
Travel Grant Application Form For Grad Students (.DOC)
Yearly Departmental Review Vitae Form (.DOC)
General Resources
Teaching Portfolios
General Guide for Teaching Portfolios
Allison Hicks Teaching Portfolio
Angel Hoekstra Teaching Portfolio
Writing Proposals
Qualitative - Dissertation Proposal Guidelines
The following proposal is for informational purposes only. You should always consult with your committee when writing your proposal.
Allison Hicks Dissertation Proposal
Useful links:
Online Dissertation Proposal Workshop (includes examples of successful NSF and Fulbright proposals)
The Proposal in Qualitative Research
Quantitative - (Under Construction)
The Graduate School- University of Colorado-Boulder
How to Create a Vitae
Graduate Teacher Program- a certificate training program
Graduate Student Bill of Rights- UGGS
Graduation Information- requirements and information for your degree
Preparing and Designing your Curriculum Vitae- a helpful guide
Job Site Links at SOC programs in the U.S.
Readings & Resources on Conferences & Presentations:
The Virtual Presentation Assistant is an online tutorial for improving your public speaking skills.
The Presentation Helper a website from the UK that offers tips on giving presentations in a variety of settings
Coping with presentation disasters
Getting the most out of conferences; a website with sensible advice.
Paul Edwards on How to Give an Academic Talk (.PDF)
Mark Hill's Presentation Advice (.PDF)
Dealing with Presentation Disasters (.PDF)
Archive of Student Handbooks
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2010)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2009)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2008)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2007)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2006)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2005)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2004)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2003)
Graduate Student Handbook (Updated Fall 2002)
Past Comprehensive Exams
Methods
Methods Comp - 2009 (.PDF)
Theory
Theory Comp - 2009 (.PDF)
