Social Sciences (MA) - Degree Requirements
To complete the Master of Arts in Social Sciences, a student must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours as described below with an overall cumulative grade point average of 5.0 (B) or better. The program must be completed within six consecutive years.
A. Graduate Core Curriculum (12 credits)
SSC 501: Social Theory
SSC 502: Political Economy
SSC 503: Gender, Race, and Inequality
SSC 504: World Histiography
B. Completion of one of the following Concentrations (12 credits)
Global Studies - completion of four courses from the following two areas (no more than three courses from each area):
Historical/Cultural Area:
ANT 556: World Religions
ANT 515: Seminar on Contemporary Global Issues
HIS/INT 546: Twentieth Century World History
HIS 574: History of British Empire Since 1790
HIS 587: Islam and Political Change
HIS 579: Pacific World in Transition since 19th Century
SOC/ANT/INT 575: Social and Cultural Change
Political/Economic Area:
ANT 552: Culture and Economy in Cross-Cultural Perspective
ANT/INT/SOC/WGS 576: Sex, Work, & International Capital
ECN 567: World Economic History
ECN 566: The Global Economy
POL 533: International Law and Organization
POL/PUB 541: Welfare State in Comparative Perspective
POL 544: Latin America Politics
POL 545: European Politics
POL 549: Politics of the European Union
POL 559: Comparative Revolution
U.S. History and Politics - completion of four courses from the following two areas (no more than three courses from each area):
Historical/Cultural Area:
ANT 511: Historical Archaeology
HIS 521: U.S. Constitution, 1789 to Present
HIS 528: Emergence of the United States as a World Power Since 1914
HIS/AFA 534: History of Ethnic and Racial Minorities in the United States
HIS 510: Era of the American Republic
HIS 511: The Age of Jefferson and Jackson
POL/ANT 551: Political and Legal Anthropology
SOC/WGS 554: Sociology of the Families
SOC 571: Social Movements in America
SOC 585: Sociology of Law
Political/Economic Area:
ECN 521: American Economic History
POL 523: The US Congress
POL 526: The Judicial Process
POL 527: The American Presidency
POL 529: Civil Liberties and the Constitution
POL 537: Problems in American Foreign Policy
SOC 566/PUB 572: Work, Occupations and Professions
Gender Studies - completion of four courses from the following two areas (no more than three courses from each area):
Historical/Cultural Area:
HIS/WGS 569: History of American Women
ANT/SOC/WGS 525: Culture and Personality
ANT/WGS 578: Sex & Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective
PHL/WGS 567: Race and Gender
POL/WGS 585: Women and the Law
SOC/WGS 554: Sociology of Families
SOC/WGS 574: Gender and Society
WGS/EDU 540: Girls, Culture and Education
Political/Economic Area:
ANT/INT/SOC/WGS 576: Sex, Work & International Capitial
POL 531/SOC 562/WGS 531: Women and Work
POL/WGS 585: Women and the Law
WGS 538: Critical Race Theory
WGS 580/PHL 586: Gender Theory
SSC 599: Special Topics - 3 credits of SSC 599 may count
toward a track requirement with approval of advisor.
C. SSC 591: Capstone Seminar (3 credits)
Investigation of issues in social science in a particular area of student’s interest under the direction of a MA in Social Sciences Faculty member.
D. Cognate (3 credits)
Select any graduate level course, including IGS Study abroad courses, outside the concentration with the approval of advisor.
Transfer of Credit
Up to six (6) semester credits hours of graduate credit completed at an accredited institution may be accepted for transfer. Transfers of credit are subject to the approval of the program director. Requests for transferring additional coursework may be made by submitting a petition to the program director. Petitions will be reviewed jointly by the program director and the MA in Social Sciences Admission Committee.