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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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Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Social and Cultural Anthropology (MSc)
The Master Programme in Social and Cultural Anthropology (SCA) addresses the multiple dimensions of human security and insecurity (economic, socio-cultural, political, etc.) – dimensions that ar
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University of North Texas
Applied Anthropology
The online master’s program offered by UNT’s Department of Anthropology was created to serve students who are unable to attend an on-campus master's program due to geographic, work and
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
Anthropology
M.A. program maintains four-field approach with core courses in each area; cooperative program with the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa.
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University of Louisville
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Creighton University
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University of the Witwatersrand
Social Anthropology - Master
The University of the Witwatersrand is located in the largest metropolitan area and the industrial and commercial heart of South Africa.
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Institute of Social Studies
Master of Arts in Development Studies
With a strong focus on training in the theory and methods relevant to development studies, the MA programme aims to equip graduates to apply insights in policy analysis in a practical context.
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Université Laval
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Tulane University
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University of Texas at Arlington
Anthropology
The Anthropology M.A. program offers students a well-integrated curriculum in cultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology.
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University of California - Berkeley
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Cleveland State University
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University of Iowa
Anthropology
The M.A. is viewed as a general degree that equips the student to teach any phase of anthropology at the introductory level. It may serve as a steppingstone to the Ph.D.
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Goldsmiths, University of London
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University of Alabama
Anthropology, Archaeology, Medical Anthropology
A four-field approach is taken to the M.A. degree.
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University of California - Riverside
Anthropology
The graduate program transforms scholars into professional anthropologists who will variously engage in research, teaching, policy-related and/or administrative activities that benefit the peoples wit
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Florida State University
Anthropology
The FSU Department of Anthropology is committed to producing students who are holistically trained in four-field anthropological research.
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Università degli Studî di Roma La Sapienza
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University of Missouri - Columbia
Anthropology
The Department of Anthropology offers graduate work leading to the degrees of Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy. The M.A.
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Australian National University, The
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Brigham Young University
Anthropology - Master
The graduate program in anthropology emphasizes archaeology.
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American University of Beirut
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City University of New York (CUNY) Hunter College
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California State University, Long Beach
Archaeological Science
The primary mission of the CSULB Graduate Program in Archaeological Science is twofold: to provide an understanding of the big picture of the human past to all CSULB students and to prepare graduate s
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