MA Degrees in Applied Sociology

How do we understand crime? How can it be prevented? Why should crime be punished, and how should we go about it? Criminologists engage with some of the most pressing issues, decisions and dilemmas facing societies today. Read more

This MA Criminology and Criminal Justice programme is designed to offer students, with or without a first degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice, the opportunity to progress academically and professionally within the field. Read more

This masters degree explores new perspectives and ways of thinking about crime, harm and justice. It is concerned with examining problematic areas of social life, transgression, ‘crime’, social harm and justice. Read more

This is a unique, interdisciplinary MA in queer studies. Since 1991, the course has brought together dynamic, engaged students and faculty to develop cutting-edge research on sexuality. You’ll learn to bring a radical, contemporary, global approach to the study of sexuality. Read more

Supported by the internationally renowned  Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit , the master's in Woman and Child Abuse provides a solid grounding in theoretical frameworks, policy and practice approaches. Read more

This Master's programme provides an advanced critical insight into current developments in the study of migration, organised crime and human trafficking. Read more

MA Investigative Management is ideal for professionals seeking to advance their careers by studying leadership and management in the context of work-based investigative practice. Read more

Our approach mirrors the wider shift within the social sciences towards the analysis of transnational and global level processes and phenomena You will… Read more

The 24 month program provides opportunities for graduate training in theory, methods and research, as well as options to learn in research field placements… Read more

Extend, develop, and deepen your knowledge of key areas of sociological scholarship and enhance your social research methods skills. Read more

This course offers a critical study of the connections between criminological theory, criminal justice policy and social control. 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

The Master of Arts in Sociology program provides a solid grounding in the following three areas of specialization: Criminology Social Inequality Urban Sociology For more information, click on the  MA Program Handbook  (downloadable pdf file) or contact the Director of Graduate Studies,  Professor Antwan Jones  at  antwan@gwu.edu. Read more

In the  pioneering  Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Master of Arts degree program, students create an individualized program of study that combines course work with opportunities for practical experience at top agencies and organizations in the nation's capital. Read more

The Master of Arts in Public Policy with a concentration in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) was established in 1982 as the first graduate degree formally combining the two fields. Read more