MA in Social Sciences and Globalization

California State University - San Bernardino

The objective of the Social Sciences and Globalization MA Program at CSUSB is to provide students with a survey of the concepts and ideas social scientists study with emphasis placed upon the domestic and international impact of globalization. While the program provides coursework in the breadth of the social sciences, its emphasis is on History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, Anthropology, and Geography. This program is especially attractive to those pursuing a career in or seeking advancement in secondary school and community college teaching in the social sciences. Those interested in work in other types of educational and social science-related fields may also benefit from this program.The program consists of a series of core classes that explores aspects of globalization through the disciplinary lenses of Anthropology, Economics, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. Additionally, students select from one of the three concentrations in the program to further focus on some topic related to globalization. The concentrations include the Disciplinary Concentration, the Thematic Concentration, and the Applied Social Science Concentration.

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences