Social Science-Interdisciplinary MS

The MS in Social Science-Interdisciplinary program offers students the freedom to design a specialized graduate curriculum, gain advanced training in research methods, and complete a capstone research project. Candidates combine research in a core social science concentration with related course work in a second social and behavioral science discipline, including anthropology, communicative disorders and sciences, criminology, economics, geography, linguistics, political science, and/or psychology.

First Area of Social Sciences (15 credits)

15 credit hours in an area of concentration selected from a Social Sciences department from:
- Anthropology (APY)
- Communication (COM)
- Communicative Disorders & Science (CDS)
- Criminology (CRX)
- Economics (ECO)
- Geography (GEO)
- Linguistics (LIN)
- Political Science (PSC)
- Psychology (PSY)
Including at least one graduate course in research methods or statistics, below.

Research Methods / Statistics Requirement (3 credits)

Select 1 from:

COM 504LEC - Research Methods Credits: 3
COM 518LEC - Statistics I Credits: 3
ECO 567LEC - Economics and Game Theory Credits: 3
GEO 501SEM - Research Design Credits: 1
GEO 502SEM - Geography/Survey Methods Credits: 3
GEO 505LLB - Univariate Stat in Geog Credits: 4
GEO 508LEC - Research Methods in Geog Credits: 3
GEO 509LEC - Multivariate Stat in Geog Credits: 3
GEO 597LEC - Geostatistics Credits: 3
GEO 605LEC - Spatial Statistics Credits: 3
PSC 508SEM - Basic Statistics for Social Sciences Credits: 3
PSC 531SEM - Intermed Stats for Soc Sc Credits: 3
PSC 631SEM - Advanced Stats for Soc Sc Credits: 3
PSY 607LEC - Adv Statistics Methods 1 Credits: 3
PSY 608SEM - Adv Statistics Methods 2 Credits: 3
PSY 609SEM - Multivariate Statistics Credits: 3
SOC 504SEM - Intro Stats for Soc Sciences Credits: 3
SOC 607SEM - Multiple Linear Regress Credits: 3

Second Area of Social Sciences (15 credits)

15 credit hours in a second area of concentration selected from a Social Sciences department from:
- Anthropology (APY)
- Communication (COM)
- Communicative Disorders & Science (CDS)
- Economics (ECO)
- Geography (GEO)
- Linguistics (LIN)
- Philosophy (PHI)
- Political Science (PSC)
- Psychology (PSY)
- Sociology (SOC)
With prior approval up to 6 of these credits may be in area of Humanities, Natural Sciences or a Professional School.

Culminating Experience: Project (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours: 33

3.0 Degree GPA Required

SED Statement

This program is officially registered with the New York State Education Department (SED).

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

1) Learning outcomes for this program are currently under development.