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Public Affairs & Social Sciences
What Are Public Affairs & Social Sciences?
Social sciences address a range of human issues. They explore the structure and impact of groups. Social and behavioral scientists examine phenomena from social, cultural, political, technological and biological perspectives. Public Affairs covers a variety of areas including government, corporate responsibility, and information and communications management. In its broadest sense it describes the relationship of organizations with their stakeholders.
Social sciences and public affairs encompass the following fields of study:
- Anthropology – the study of human diversity from a cultural, biological, and historical lens
- Sociology – the study of human social activity
- Psychology – the study of the human mind and behavior
- Social work – an interdisciplinary field of study blending psychology, sociology, ethnic studies and public policy
- Law – the study of the societal rules that govern behavior
- Global studies – an interdisciplinary field studying social, political and cultural relationships across the world
- Political science – the study of political entities and processes
- Emergency management – the study of managing disasters and minimizing their impact
- Public policy – the study of systems of law addressing a given topic
Who Should Study Public Affairs & Social Sciences?
If you plan on studying one of these subjects, you may ideally answer “yes” to the following questions:
- Do I truly enjoy learning about different human processes?
- Am I curious about people?
- Do I enjoy listening to people?
- Could I spend all day reading about, listening to, or writing other peoples’ life stories?
- Do I want to make a difference in the world by doing work that “gives back”?
- Also, you should ideally answer “no” to the following questions: Do people bore me?
- Do I have a low tolerance for socializing?
- Am I drawn to working alone, and being in minimal contact with others?
Types of Social Science and Public Affairs Careers
There are many fields of study within public affairs & social sciences, so there are many career paths from which to choose. Those holding social and behavioral science degrees may find work in:
- Government
- Business
- Law firms
- Non-governmental organizations
- Education
- Private industry
- Nonprofits
- Universities
- Newspapers
- Broadcast television
- Think tanks
- Charitable foundations
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Princeton University
Anthropology
Cultural anthropology: theories of culture, power, language, religion, ethnicity, art, gender, ethnohistory, life history, social and economic organization, colonialism, violence, law, ethnography and
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University of Hawaii At Manoa
Graduate Program in Anthropology
Students interested in any of the major subfields of anthropology (archeological, cultural, linguistic and biological) are encouraged to apply.
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University of California - Berkeley
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Australian National University, The
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University of California - Davis
Anthropology
The department offers graduate study in each of the sub disciplines of anthropology: archaeology, linguistic anthropology, biological anthropology, and social anthropology.
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Tulane University
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Università degli Studî di Roma La Sapienza
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Ankara Universitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu
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Catholic University of America
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Universiteit van Amsterdam
Medical Anthropology - Doctorate
There is increasing recognition that socio-economic and cultural factors are prime determinants of health and health care. This is the study field of Medical Anthropology.
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Brandeis University
Anthropology - Doctorate
The Department of Anthropology at Brandeis University offers a wide range of courses covering the discipline's four major subfields: Sociocultural anthropology Linguistic anthropology
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University of Virginia
Anthropology
We have designed a Ph.D.
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University of Kent
Environmental Anthropology - Doctorate
The University of Kent was founded in 1965 and since then has achieved prominence as one of Britain's most innovative and enterprising universities.
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Stony Brook University (S.U.N.Y.)
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London School of Economics and Political Science
MPhil/PhD Anthropology
Our postgraduate research programme, which is central to the life of the Department, is built around long term participant observation fieldwork.
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University of Alberta
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Dalhousie University
Social Anthropology
Anthropology is composed of four subfields, social/cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic.
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University of Western Australia
Anthropology
The International Students Office is the contact point forinternational students interested in studying at the University of Western Australia.
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University of Tokyo, The
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University of Oregon
Anthropology - Doctorate
Three advanced degrees are offered in anthropology: the master of arts (M.A.), the master of science (M.S.), and the doctor of philosophy (Ph.D.).
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Emory University
Anthropology
Ph.D. program only
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University of the Witwatersrand
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Southern Methodist University
Anthropology
Our programs are designed to produce scholars û creative, energetic, articulate, and literate scholars.
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Harvard University
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Case Western Reserve University
Anthropology
The department offers doctoral (Ph.D.) programs in the following areas of psychology: clinical, cognitive, developmental, educational, industrial-organizational, learning and memory, psychobiology, qu
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