• MA in Social Science at the Georgia Southern University is a 2-years program by the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The Master of Arts in Social Science (MASS) is the first program of its kind in the University System of Georgia.
  • Unlike traditional Master of Arts programs, which limit the number of courses students can take outside their home discipline, the Master of Arts in Social Science is designed to take advantage of an array of graduate seminars from the social sciences.
  • The Master of Arts in Social Science is designed to take full advantage of an array of graduate seminars from the social sciences.
  • Students enrolled in the program will work closely with the program director and an advisor from their area of emphasis in Anthropology, Political Science, or Sociology — to customize a program of study that combines theory, methods, and content with practice.
  • An area of concentration requires a minimum of 15 hours of coursework from within Anthropology, Political Science, or Sociology.
  • At least 50% of the courses applicable toward a graduate degree must come from courses at the 6000-level or above.
  • The MASS degree is perfect for individuals who want to take advantage of the resources within several disciplines to study a problem or simply to strengthen their training in applied or public service occupations (such as criminal justice, research, and data analysis, historical or cultural resource management, service or policy practice, or nonprofit program management).
  • The MASS program is designed to emphasize the skills that graduates need to become responsible, informed, and ethical workers (skills such as, civic competence, logical thinking, literacy, numeracy, historical consciousness, and an understanding of social scientific inquiry, diversity, and social values.)
  • The degree is perfect for individuals who want to take advantage of the resources within several disciplines to study a problem or to strengthen their training in applied or public service occupations such as research and data analysis, historical or cultural resource management, service or policy practice, or non-profit management.
  • The MA program consists of 36 credits.