Masters Degrees (Sociology)

a solid foundation in sociological and advanced methods of cross-sectional data analysis. in-depth knowledge of social and economic psychology, including advanced skills in decision-making, persuasion, consumer behavior and organisational psychology. Read more

The socio-cultural study of sport has become ever more significant. Read more

An MA Degree in Criminology is offered in a joint program by the Sociology Department and the Forensic Sciences Department at GWU. Read more

This course focuses on how religious traditions encourage, contest, facilitate, disrupt, or otherwise influence political and social change. Read more

The two-year full-time study programme (120 ECTS) focuses on the analysis of changes in ideas, institutions and organizations caused by social, economic and political integration and comparisons of the development of educational and social policies across time and space. Read more

The two-year full-time study programme (120 ECTS) studies multilingualism and multiculturalism and the issues raised by these themes in a society characterised by increased mobility, migration and diversity. Read more

This is a unique and innovative interdisciplinary programme taught through subject areas that include law, anthropology, English, history, philosophy, politics, psychology, sociology and the creative arts. Read more

Our MA in Urban and Public Affairs program trains students in public policy, urban studies, and grassroots organizing, examining ways policy and community engagement can effect positive change. Read more

Criminal law and criminal justice lie at the heart of questions around how we as a society respond to crime. On this course you’ll study an exciting range of topics. Read more

This postgraduate degree offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of childhood and youth – covering aspects of theory, policy and practice. Read more

The MA in Media, Data and Society is designed for students who have an interest in the risks and the opportunities that emerge from the increasing use of digital data in our society. Read more

The MA in Screen Studies is designed for you if you have an interest in both the industrial and economic aspects of contemporary screen based media (especially film and television) and in the complex ways in which they interact with societies and cultures on a global level. Read more

Accredited by the Agency for Public Health Education Accreditation We are encountering new challenges in public health – for example, the obesity crisis – that means the focus of public health bodies is shifting away from traditional communicable diseases. Read more

This programme is designed to analyse various aspects of International Relations in a scholarly, critical and methodologically sophisticated manner. Read more

This course enables you to study existing research and theories in the psychology of music while continuing to follow your own musical interests. Read more