The Ph.D. in Sociology degree program provides interested and qualified individuals a program of studies that will enable them to receive the highest academic degree in general sociology. The training required also reflects the Department’s goal of providing students with the highest level of skills for analyzing social phenomena with scientific rigor, for assessing ideologies of social reform,for comprehending various perspectives on social change, and for crafting program designs to enhance people’s welfare.
Program of Study
Required Courses
SOCIO 390.11 Seminar on Sociological Analysis
SOCIO 390.13 Seminar on Anthropological Analysis
SOCIO 390 Seminar on Issues in Sociological Theory
SOCIO 392.2 Seminar on Advanced Research Methods
The Department may require, either as a condition for admission or after an evaluation of the student’s performance during the first semester of the doctorate program, additional courses if these are considered necessary to bring the student’s training to an acceptable level. These courses include:
SOCIO 392.4 Proseminar on Methodology
SOCIO 393 Proseminar on Quantitative Analysis
Field of Concentration
Any nine courses from any of the following areas: Sociological and Anthropological Theory; Social Development; and Social Organization and Social Problems, including 200-level courses, provided these courses have not been previously credited towards the student’s master’s degree with the approval of the Academic Adviser
Electives
Any three courses from the elective programs within the Department or in other departments in the University provided that the courses have not been credited for the master’s degree, or courses may be taken in another university on a cross registration basis with the approval of the Academic Adviser.
Written Comprehensive Examination
SOCIO 396 Comprehensive Examination (0 Units)
Dissertation Writing and Oral Defense
At least two semesters of Dissertation Writing
The units for the dissertation are credited after the student passes the oral defense and submits the final revised copy of the dissertation.
The Master of Arts in Anthropology provides students with a grounding in the theories and methods of anthropology, with an opportunity to specialize in areas such as cultural change and ethnology, and in more focused areas such as social and cultural anthropology.
Program of Study
Required Courses
ANTH 293.1: Fundamental Statistics
ANTH 292: Research Strategies
ANTH 211.2: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
Field of Specialization
One course in Anthropological Theory
Two courses from those listed under Applied Sociology and Anthropology
Two courses from those listed under the following areas
Social Anthropology and Ethnography (ANTHRO 230-299)
Social Development (SOCDV 201.1-220.1)
Physical Anthropology and Archeology (ANTHRO 220-229)
Electives
Any two graduate-level courses offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology or from pertinent offerings in other departments with the approval of the Academic Adviser
Written Comprehensive Examinations
SOAN 296 Comprehensive Examinations (0 Units)
Thesis Writing and Oral Defense
At least two semesters of Thesis Writing. The units for the thesis are credited after the student passes the oral defense and submits the final revised copy of the thesis.
The Master of Arts in Sociology gives students a grounding in the theories and methods of sociology, with an opportunity to specialize in areas such as social change, social problems, and social organization, and in more focused areas such as urban structures, gender relations, social inequality, globalization, and interpretative sociology.
Program of Study
Required Courses
SOCIO 293.1 Fundamental Statistics
SOCIO 292 Research Strategies
SOCIO 201 Introduction to Sociological Perspectives
Field of Concentration
One course in Sociological Theory
Two courses from those listed under Applied Sociology and Anthropology
Two courses from those listed under the following areas:
Social Organization and Social Problems (SOC 270-299)
Social Development (SA 225-235)
Advanced Research Methodology (SOC 268-269, SA 206-209)
Electives
Any two graduate-level courses offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology or from pertinent graduate course offerings in other departments with the approval of the Academic Adviser
Written Comprehensive Examinations
SA COMPRE 200 Comprehensive Examinations (0 Units)
Thesis Writing and Oral Defense
At least two semesters of Thesis Writing. The units for the thesis are credited after the student passes the oral defense and submits the final revised copy of the thesis.
The Master of Science in Social Development, an applied Social Science program, gives students the practical, analytical, and theoretical tools to engage in social development research, policy-making, and action upon completion of their studies.
Program of Study
Required Courses
SOCDV 292 Research Strategies
SOCIO/ANTHRO 292.1 Research Techniques (Statistics)
SOCDV 203.2 Theories of Development
Field of Concentration
One course in Sociological Theory
Two courses from those listed under Applied Sociology and Anthropology
Two courses from those listed under the following areas:
Social Organization and Social Problems (SOC 270-299)
Social Development (SA 225-235)
Electives
Any two graduate-level courses offered by the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, or from pertinent offerings in other departments with the approval of the Academic Adviser
Written Comprehensive Examinations
SA COMPRE 200 Comprehensive Examinations
Thesis Writing and Oral Defense
At least two semesters of Thesis Writing. The units for the thesis are credited after the student passes the oral defense and submits the final revised copy of the thesis.
The Master in Applied Sociology and Anthropology (MASA), a non-thesis program, responds to a need often expressed for Social Science professionals who are able to apply knowledge and skills from Sociology and Anthropology to practical problems. The program is for teachers and development professionals who wish to gain practical knowledge and skills in Sociology and Anthropology without having to go through the rigorous preparations required of those intending to pursue a doctoral degree.
Program of Study
SA 201 Fundamental Statistics
SA 205 Research Strategies
SA 206 Research Techniques (Statistics)
SA 210 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SA 211 Introduction to Sociological Perspectives
Field of Concentration
Any two required courses and any three electives outside of the study track from the course offerings of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology or from other academic units of the Ateneo de Manila University with the approval of the Academic Adviser.
Teaching Sociology and Anthropology
This track is intended primarily for those who are aiming for a career in teaching the social sciences and/or those engaged in training and advocacy work.
SA 221 Social and Cultural Change
SA 224 Teaching the Social Sciences
Program Evaluation and Applied Research
This track is intended for those interested to specialize in doing program development, monitoring, and impact evaluation.
SA 207 Qualitative Data Analysis
SOC 296/ANTHRO 262 Theories of Development
Development Management
This track is designed to assist development workers from the government and NGO sectors to understand the socio-cultural and environmental milieu of development work, to become familiar with the different models of social development, and to acquire skills on participatory development planning and management and policy-making.
The disciplines of Anthropology and Sociology historically played significant roles in transforming the field of development from an expert-centered, growth-oriented, and disruptive program of change into a socially oriented, culturally sensitive, and people-based approach to enabling human progress. Through these transformative endeavors, the field of social development emerged as one of the more important innovation in practice, teaching, and scholarship on prosperity.
The Master of Transdisciplinary Social Development (MTSDV) program underscores the contribution of local communities, cultural bearers, traditional leaders, and indigenous elders alongside with academic and practitioners in producing concepts, theories, categories, and understanding of development. These inclusivist epistemological positions were instrumental in the articulation of transdisciplinarity, an approach to knowledge generation that brings together social and individual agents from varying spheres and scales of knowing around the principles of co-production, co-benefits, and co-ownership.
The programme encompasses two educational approaches. One, a stand-alone MSTDev degree granted by the Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU). Two, a transnational education dual degree programme featuring an MSTDev at AdMU and MA degrees in eight specialized peace courses at the University for Peace.
Dual Degree Program
Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU) and the University for Peace (UPeace) dual degree programmes offer academic and practical training on leadership in peacebuilding and collaborative development engagements. Specifically, the programme awards a masters degree in Social and Trans-disciplinary Development from AdMU in the Philippines and a masters degree in the select fields of conflict, mediation and peace studies; international laws, and the environment and development from UPeace, an educational institution established within the purview of the United Nations, in Costa Rica.
The programme caters to professionals across Asia and intends to prepare them in taking on leadership positions in diverse organizations worldwide. An Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship, a partnership programme formed by The Nippon Foundation of Japan, UPeace, and AdMU, supports students in their studies onboth universities with a view of increasing the representations and expertise of Asian professionals on Asian issues.
For more information about the University for Peace and the Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship Program, click here.
Standalone Program
The Master in Transdisciplinary Social Development (MTSDV) offers solid theoretical foundations, conceptual tools, and practical skills in understanding and taking direct action on the complex issues of equity, justice, and peace confronting the communities and peoples of, in, and from the Global South. MTSDV emphasizes the value of cooperatively producing knowledge, participatory means of building capacities, mutual modes of establishing ownership, and inter-generational sharing of benefits with and among the subjects of development that underpin the principle of transdisciplinarity.
MTSDV learning experiences are further enriched through the assemblage of transdisciplinary expertise developed by communities, people’s organizations, professionals, practitioners, and scholars. These pedagogical approaches provide students more hands-on and engaging opportunities in tackling diverse issues and knowledge forms surrounding the questions of resource mobilization, access to public wealth, rights and tenure concerns, human security, and equitable pathways in benefiting from social transformations. MTSDV takes into account the value of solidarity, co-production of knowledge, co-ownership and co-benefits, and co-creation of capacities with partner communities and the broader network of development actors in diverse social, political, and structural settings.
Program of Study
The MTSDV covers 33 units of modular, immersion, and project-based coursework and practicum combinations that can be completed within one school year or approximately 11 months, covering the intersession, first semester, and the second semester.
Foundation
SOCDV 201.3 Key Concepts and Critical Debates in Social, International, and Transdisciplinary Development
SOCDV 203.4 Social Theory and Transdisciplinary Development
SOCDV 292.3 Research Methods in Transdisciplinary Social Development
Specialization
Four courses under Social Development shall be taken for specialization. The DSA may offer and validate up to six units of relevant anthropology (ANTH 211-279.99), sociology (SOCIO 211-279.99), or sociology-anthropology (SOAN 211-279.99) courses as specialization.
Topics
Two courses under Social Development shall be taken as topics. Alternatively, specialized and special topics courses in anthropology (ANTH 211-289.99), sociology (SOCIO 211-289.99), and sociology-anthropology (SOAN 211-289.99) can be validated as MTSDev special topics courses but subject to review and approval of the DSA chair.
