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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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Stony Brook University (S.U.N.Y.)
MSW program
The MSW program prepares students to become professional social work practitioners.
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Andrews University
Social Work
The MSW degree trains you for work in interpersonal, clinical, administrative, or developmental settings.
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Dong-A University
Public Administration and Policy
The Graduate School of Policy Sciences has been established in 1996 for providing highly qualified professional graduate education for varied career in the public policy field.
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University of Southern Indiana
Social Work
The M.S.W. program offers a clinical concentration and a school social work specialization in social work. The primary objective is to prepare students for advance clinical practice.
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Chicago Theological Seminary, The
Divinity
The Master of Divinity is a 3-year program designed for women and men preparing for ordination and/or leadership in the church.
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University of Missouri - Columbia
Social Work
The MU graduate program provides students both professional education and leadership in social work practice, research and community services.
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California State University, San Bernardino
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Goldsmiths, University of London
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Washburn University Of Topeka
Social Work
The Master of Social Work degree at Washburn University prepares graduates for a career in clinical social work.
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The University of Southern Mississippi
Social Work
Sixty credit hour degree program. Students may attend either full or part-time. Thirty hour Advanced standing program for qualified B.S.W. applicants.
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University of Vermont
Masters of Social Work
The MSW program at UVM emphacizes a strengths perspective, human rights, social justice, and social constructionist theory to prepare students for advanced social work practice.
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University of Georgia
Social Work
The MSW program at Georgia is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and our school is ranked in the top 25% of social work graduate programs nationwide. We invite motivated and d
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University of Southern Maine
Social Work
The MSW program prepares graduates for advanced generalist community social work practice. Students may attend part-time or full-time.
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California State University, Long Beach
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Ryukoku University
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Brigham Young University
Social Work
BYU offers a core curriculum in the basic knowledge, values, and skills essential to all social work practice.
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Long Island University
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Buffalo State College (S.U.N.Y.)
Social Work - Master
The School of Social Work offers the Masters of Social Work alone and in combination with a J.D. or an M.B.A. The M.S.W.
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Portland State University
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University of Applied Sciences Offenburg
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University of Missouri - Kansas City
Social Work
The mission of the UMKC M.S.W.
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Jackson State University
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Morgan State University
Social Work
The goal of graduate program in social work is to prepare advanced social work practitioners at the Master's level and to develop and transmit new knowledge for the profession at the Doctoral level.
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Wayne State University
Social Work
The School is an integral part of Wayne State University, an urban university in a culturally diverse, industrialized,metropolitan area.
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University of Derby
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