Sociology, M.A.
Emphasis Options
All students are required to complete 33 credits including a master's
thesis (SOCI 799). Among the areas of emphasis that students may choose are:
- General Sociology
- Crime, Delinquency, and corrections
- Sociology of Culture
- Conflict Analysis and Management
Other areas (such as the Sociology of Globalization, and Public and Applied Sociology) await formal approval. The Cultural Studies area may be of particular interest for students interested in applying to the Ph.D in Cultural Studies at Mason after completion of the M.A. Students should also note that plans are underway to introduce a Ph.D. program in Sociology at Mason as well. See the graduate director for details.
The general sociology emphasis allows maximum flexibility in the application
of sociological knowledge to the analysis of social processes and
systems. The applied emphasis serves as a professional degree for
the practitioner. All emphases are appropriate for those anticipating
further graduate study leading to the Ph.D. in Sociology.
Emphasis in General Sociology
A degree with this emphasis requires 33 credits, including a core
of 6 credits of social theory (SOCI 611 and 612) and 9 credits of
research methods (SOCI 530, 531, and a 600-level sociology methods
course).
Emphasis in Sex and Gender
A degree with this emphasis requires 33 credits, including a core
of 6 credits of social theory (SOCI 611 and 612), 9credits of research
methods (SOCI 530, 531, and a 600-level sociology methods course),
and 9 credits in the sex and gender emphasis (SOCI 505, 525, and
696).
Emphasis in Conflict Analysis and Management
A degree with this emphasis requires 33 credits, including a core
of 6 credits of social theory (SOCI 611 and 612), 9credits of research
methods (SOCI 530, 531, and a 600-level sociology methods course),
and 9 credits in the sociology of conflict and conflict management.
Emphasis in Race and Ethnicity
A degree with this emphasis requires 33 credits, including a core
of 6 credits of social theory (SOCI 611 and 612), 9credits of research
methods (SOCI 530, 531, and a 600-level sociology methods course),
and 9 credits in the race and ethnicity emphasis.
Emphasis in Crime, Delinquency, and corrections
A degree with this emphasis requires 33 credits, including a core
of 6 credits of social theory (SOCI 611 and 612), 9credits of research
methods (SOCI 530, 531, and a 600-level sociology methods course),
and 9 credits in the crime, delinquency, and corrections emphasis
(SOCI 607, 608, and 609).
Emphasis in Sociology of Culture
A degree with this emphasis prepares students for the doctoral program
in cultural studies. It requires 33 credits, including a core of
6 credits of social theory (SOCI 611 and 612); 9 credits of research
methods (SOCI 530, 531, and a 600level sociology methods course);
SOCI 614 Sociology of Culture; a 3-credit, master's-level course
that also serves as an introduction to a cultural studies "feeder" program in a department other than Sociology and Anthropology; and
CULT 802 Histories of Cultural Studies 1.
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