 The
PhD Program in Sociology
The objective of the PhD in Sociology degree
program is to provide 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 searching for designs of programs enhancing
people’s welfare.
Additionally, the program is a response
to the demand for Ph.D. training in sociology in the Philippines
in the face of increasing
costs of training abroad and the clamor for professional
training in the country. It takes advantage of the presence of
a competent
faculty in the Ateneo campus and the University’s access
to other highly trained individuals outside, the library
and other facilities that the University provides, and the
Department’s
reputation for providing qualified students a high level
of professional training towards a degree within an appropriate
amount of time.
The program should thus be considered an
opportunity for
the interested and qualified to obtain the necessary training
and
the formal degree bestowed only on those who have successfully
undergone that training. It is for the interested, because
only individuals with a genuine interest in and commitment
to sociology as a field of study are likely to withstand
the demands of the training involved. It is for the qualified,
because the rules specified by the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED), the Ateneo de Manila Graduate School, and the
Department
of Sociology and Anthropology must be satisfied both for
entrance
and graduation in the program. |
