MS in Integrative Social Science

The MS degree in Integrative Social Science is intended for forward-looking students who wish to make a positive impact on society. The integrative approach emphasizes both theoretical analysis and real-world problem-solving abilities. The degree puts you in an excellent position to pursue either doctoral work in the social sciences or a professional career in fields that seek to improve the lives of everyday people.

This master's program can also be completed in an accelerated timeframe, in the combination  4 + 1 combined BS/MS program. By sharing 12 credits across the two degrees, you save a year of course work (and money!). 

The program explodes traditional intellectual boundaries to immerse you in the theories and skill sets relevant to success in many fields. You’ll cultivate an approach to social analysis that might otherwise escape students in traditional, silo-centric social science programs.

You will …

• experience a true fusion of academic fields, connecting important questions in economics, political science, sociology, science and technology studies, philosophy, law.
• enjoy courses and assignments team-taught and evaluated by faculty experts from across disciplines.
• study the world’s societal agents and systems as pieces of an interconnected whole, including:
  • the interactions between social, economic and political systems;
  • relations between nation-states;
  • the globalization of governance;
  • socio-economic and socio-political attitudes;
  • social effects of science and technology;
  • epistemic societies.
  • be able to distinguish enduring social problems from temporary conditions, personal assumptions from conclusions drawn upon empirical evidence and critical analyses of human interaction.

You’ll draw from the best of disciplines across the social sciences to contribute as a leader, teacher, and changemaker in a technically sophisticated, interconnected world.