Graduate Certificate in Social Theory at University of Tennessee Knoxville

University of Tennessee Knoxville

United States of America, Knoxville

University Rank:#607

University of Tennessee Knoxville offers the Graduate Certificate of Social Theory as a full-time degree delivered on campus at its Knoxville campus in United States of America. Taught in English and completed over 1 year, the program equips students with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for social theory and related professional fields. The next available intake begins on August 23, 2027.

About Graduate Certificate in Social Theory

Harry F. Dahms, Sociology, and Allen R. Dunn, English, Co-Chairs

The Interdisciplinary graduate certificate in Social Theory will enable students to develop rigorous interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary training in diverse areas of social theory, such as classical social theory, contemporary sociological theory, critical social theory, critical literary theory, critical race theory, feminist theory, poststructuralist theory, and postcolonial theory. The certificate will introduce students to a range both of modes of interpretation and of ways of framing research, and encourage them to adopt and refine the methods that best meet their needs. It will enhance students' analytical and critical skills, expand their intellectual horizons (both spatially/geographically and temporally/historically), and promote their abilities to deconstruct and reconstruct representations of social, political, cultural, and economic reality along a spectrum ranging from individual experiences to national and global constructions of identity.

The certificate is designed to provide a supplementary perspective for students already enrolled in graduate programs.

Disciplines

College of Arts and Sciences

Requirements and Admission Criteria for Graduate Certificate in Social Theory at University of Tennessee Knoxville

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have obtained a bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency, recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation (CHEEA). A non-U.S. degree must be equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from the United States and must be granted by a recognized or accredited foreign institution.
United States degree holders must have earned a minimum of 2.7 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or a minimum of 3.0 during the senior year of undergraduate study. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.0 out of a possible 4.0 GPA.
Applicants with non-U.S. degrees must have earned a minimum of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale or other equivalent to a ‘B’ average. If you have completed previous graduate coursework, you must have earned a minimum of 3.3 out of a possible 4.0 GPA or other equivalent to a ‘B+’ average.
Applicants may be required to submit standardized test scores, depending upon their program requirements.
Applicants may be required to submit English language certification test scores.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 80

Tuition and Fee Information for Graduate Certificate in Social Theory at University of Tennessee Knoxville

Application Fee 60

How to Apply for Graduate Certificate in Social Theory at University of Tennessee Knoxville

Please confirm the correct name of your graduate degree or certificate program by viewing our list of programs. This will ensure that you apply for the right program when you submit your application.
Create your account on Slate, our online application system, and begin completing the admission application.
Scan and upload copies of transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate institutions you have attended.
Upload degree certificates (if applicable).
Upload departmental/program requirements as indicated in the online application system.
Pay the $60 non-refundable application fee by credit/debit card.

Graduate Certificate in Social Theory at University of Tennessee Knoxville

University of Tennessee Knoxville

United States of America, Knoxville