Comprehensive Examinations
Comprehensive Exam Dates for 2012-13 & 2013-14
For 2012-13:
June 17 - 21, 2013
For 2013-14:
August 26 - 30, 2013
Students may take either a 5-day take-home or a 4-hour sit-down exam. The 4-hour sit-down exam takes place on the first day of the examination period. Students must notify and meet with the area committee no later than 8 weeks before the exam date. A Comprehensive Examination Request Form must be submitted to the Graduate Office, confirming that the meeting has taken place.
Area Committees and Reading Lists June 2013 & 2013-14
Immigration and Ethnicity
Committee Members June 2013: Patricia Landolt (chair), Monica Boyd, Anna Korteweg
Reading List June 2013
Committee Members 2013-14: Patricia Landolt (chair), Luisa Farah Schwartzman, Eric Fong
Reading List 2013-14
Health and Mental Health
Committee Members June 2013: Scott Schieman (chair), Brent Berry, Markus Schafer
Committee Members 2013-14: Scott Schieman (chair), Brent Berry, Blair Wheaton
Reading List
Networks and Community
Committee Members June 2013: Barry Wellman (chair), Alexandra Marin, Markus Schafer
Reading List June 2013
Committee Members 2013-14: Bonnie Erickson (chair), Alexandra Marin, Markus Schafer
Reading List 2013-14
Crime, Deviance and Socio-legal Studies
Committee Members: Joe Hermer (chair), Ronit Dinovitzer, Paula Maurutto
Reading List 2012-13
Gender
Committee Members June 2013: Cynthia Cranford (chair), Bonnie Fox, Hae Yeon Choo
Committee Members 2013-14: Cynthia Cranford (chair), Adam Green, Hae Yeon Choo
Reading List
Stratification, Work and Labour Markets
Committee Members June 2013: Sandy Welsh (chair), Alexandra Marin, Julian Tanner
Reading List June 2013
Committee Members 2013-14: Sandy Welsh (chair), Alexandra Marin, TBD
Reading List 2013-14
Political Sociology
Committee Members June 2013: Erik Schneiderhan (chair), Robert Brym, Anna Korteweg
Committee Members 2013-14: Ito Peng (chair), Ron Levi, Robert Andersen
Reading List
Sociology of Culture
Committee Members June 2013: Josée Johnston (chair), Vanina Leszchiner, Ann Mullen
Reading List June 2013
Committee Members 2013-14: Josée Johnston (chair), John Hannigan, Ann Mullen
Reading List 2013-14
Sociological Theory
Committee Members June 2013: Vanina Leschziner (chair), Daniel Silver, Erik Schneiderhan
Committee Members 2013-14: Jack Veugelers (chair), Daniel Silver, Erik Schneiderhan
Reading List
Quantitative Methods
Committee Members: Brent Berry (chair), Robert Andersen, Blair Wheaton
Reading List
Qualitative Methods
Committee Members 2012-13: Judith Taylor (chair), Ping-Chun Hsiung, Joe Hermer
Reading List
For information on comprehensive exams in the following areas, Social Policy, Life Course & Aging, Urban Sociology and Social Demography, please contact the Associate Chair – Graduate Studies. Lists and committees for these four areas will be established when needed. Students wanting to take comps in these areas must notify the graduate office no later than 6 months before the exam date to ensure enough time for a committee and list to be established.
Comprehensive Examination Policy
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Last updated at 12:30 EST, May 17, 2013.