Sociology of Education
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University of Leicester
 
Contact:
  University Road, Leicester
LE1 7RH, England
  Telephone: 0116-252-2739 Fax: 0116-252-5259
  Email: sociology@le.ac.uk Web: http://www.le.ac.uk/sociology
  Chair: Jack Barbalet,
Director of Graduate Studies: Bob Carter
  Aministrative Assistant(s): Helena Gorse
 
Degrees Offered: PhD, MSc, BA, BSc Academic Year System: Semester
 
In–State Tuition (2002–2003): Tuition 2002-2003: F/T: Home £2870; Overseas £7470 Financial Aid Available to Full-Time Graduate Students: Teaching Assistantship, Fellowship from
Out–of–state Tuition (2002–2003): Tuition 2002-2003: Canada, $5580.84 Out-of-country, $12410.73
Alternative Tuition Structure: F/T: Home £2870; Overseas £7470
Financial Aid Available to Full-Time Students: Teaching Assistantship, Fellowship from Outside Source
Number of First Year Graduate Students Receiving Some Form of Assistance: 5
Admission Deadline: (Fall) None; (during year) July
Financial Support Deadline: April
Number of Full-Time Graduate Students: 9 (MSc, 4 PhD, 5)
Number of Part-Time Graduate Students: 9 (MSc, I PhD, 8)
Number of Undergraduate Majors in Fall 2002: 60
Teacher Trainings Programs:
Number of Undergraduate Sociology Degrees Awarded in 2001-2002: 60
Graduate Record Examination: General and Sociology Subject Tests Not Required
Number of Graduate Sociology Degrees Awarded In 2001-2002: 
Masters: 8 PHDs: 2
 
Special Programs and Areas of Expertise:
  Race/Class/Gender, Sex and Gender, Theory, Migration and Immigrations, Medical Sociology, Children and Youth, Occupations/Professions, Organizations- Formal/Complex, Qualitative Methodology, Education
 
Full–Time Faculty
Annandale, Ellen C. (PhD, Brown 1987) Medical Sociology, Sex and Gender, Occupations/Professions; Senior Lecturer.
Barbalet, Jack (PhD, Adelaide) Theory, Emotions, Science and Technology; Professor.
Carter, Bob (PhD, Bristol 1980) Marxist Sociology, Industrial Sociology; Senior Lecturer.
Coates, Grarnt (PhD, Central England 1996) Art/Music, Organizations-Formal/Complex; Lecturer.
Edwards, Tim (PhD, Essex 1991) Theory, Sexuality and Homosexuality, Social Welfare/Social Work; Lecturer.
Fulcher, David J. (PhD, Leicester 1985) Industrial Sociology, Comparative/Historical Sociology, Political Economy; Senior Lecturer.
Jeffers, Sydney A. (MA, Sussex 1984) Race/Ethnic/Minority Relations, Applied Sociology/Evaluation Research, Policy Analysis/Public Policy; Lecturer.
Misztal, Barbara A. (PhD, Warsaw 1978) Theory, Political Sociology; Professor.
Mulberg, Jon M. (PhD, Warwick 1990) Environmental Sociology, Economy and Society, Quantitative Methodology; Lecturer.
Pllcher, Jane L. (PhD, Wales-Cardiff 1992) Children and Youth, Aging/Social Gerontology, Sex and Gender; Senior Lecturer.
Pole, Christopher J. (PhD, Leicester 1990) Education, Qualitative Methodology, Children and Youth; Senior Lecturer.
Strinati, Dominic (PhD, London School of Economics/London 1982) Cultural Sociology, Mass Communication/Public Opinion, Theory; Lecturer.
Williams, John (BA, Leicester 1976) Leisure/Sports/Recreation, Criminology/Delinquency, Cultural Sociology; Senior Lecturer.
Witz, Anne (PhD, Lancaster 1987) Sex and Gender, Theory, Occupations/Professions; Reader.