Dr. Scott Feld

Professor

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Biography

Scott Feld is a Professor in the College of Liberal Arts at Purdue University, specializing in Sociology. He earned his Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1976. Dr. Feld has a robust academic career that includes an Assistant Full Professorship at the State University of New York at Stony Brook from 1975 to 1991, and a Professorship at Louisiana State University from 1991 to 2004, before joining the faculty at Purdue University in 2004. His extensive research includes over sixty articles in prestigious journals covering Sociology and Political Science. His ongoing research interests focus on the causes and consequences of social networks, the processes of individual and collective decision-making, and the impact of sociological applications, such as innovations in marriage and divorce laws like covenant marriage. Dr. Feld is actively engaged in teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses related to social networks, research methods, and statistics.

Research Interests

Requirements for Purdue University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:135
Overall
Required:135
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in CS or related field Foundational concepts of computer science Data structures Computer architecture Operating systems Mathematics through differential equations Linear and matrix algebra
Application Checklist
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  • Personal History Statement
  • Resume
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • CS Supplementary Form
Specialization Notes

GRE is not required.