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Department Information and Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree & Qualifications1 of faculty within Global & Sociocultural Studies

The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) in the College of Arts and Sciences brings together many of Florida International University's internationally oriented disciplines to provide cutting-edge research, first-rate teaching, and innovative training necessary for the globalized world of the 21st century. SIPA includes four signature departments: Politics and International Relations, Global and Sociocultural Studies, Public Administration, and Criminal Justice.

The Department of Global & Sociocultural Studies unites the faculties of anthropology, geography, and sociology within an innovative program dedicated to exploring challenges of global scope - such as diverse forms of inequality, contested identities, and nature-society relations - that define the contemporary world. The Department's undergraduate and graduate programs emphasize cross-disciplinary perspectives while acknowledging the unique contributions of disciplinary approaches.

Degrees offered

The Department of Anthropology offers these programs:

  • BA in Sociology & Anthropology
  • BA in Geography
  • BA in Geography: Social Studies Education Major
  • BA in Global Studies
  • Combined BA in Sociology & Anthropology/MA in Comparative Sociology
  • Combined BA Sociology & Anthropology/M.P.H in Health Policy and Management
  • MA in Comparative Sociology
  • MA in Global and Sociocultural Studies
  • Combined MA in African and African Diaspora Studies/Ph.D. in Global and Sociocultural Studies
  • Combined MA in Asian Studies/Ph.D. in Global and Sociocultural Studies
  • Combined MA in Latin American and Caribbean Studies/Ph.D. in Global and Sociocultural Studies
  • Ph.D. in Comparative Sociology
  • PHD in Global and Sociocultural Studies

Terminal Degree2 for each discipline taught in Global & Sociocultural Studies

  • Ph.D. in Anthropology (45.0201)
  • Ph.D. in Demography and Population Studies (45.0501)
  • Ph.D. in Geography (45.0701)
  • Ph.D. in Sociology (45.1101)

Related Disciplines3

  • International/Global Studies (30.2001) - all courses

Related Disciplines3 for specific courses

  • African-American/Black Studies (05.0201) - ANT 4352, 4353, 4396 and 4397
  • Caribbean Studies (05.0119) – SYD 4630
  • Latin American Studies (05.0107) – SYD 4630

Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications4 for the programs in Global & Sociocultural Studies)

Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught.

Notes

1Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor's qualifications to teach this/these course(s). Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor's academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University. These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.

The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor's teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this:

Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline

2The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline

3For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level

4(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.

Current/Effective Date 11/15/2024