社会科学硕士-民族研究

种族研究是完成人文硕士（MH）或社会科学硕士（MSS）学位的跨学科课程，该课程为学生提供了工具和资源，可以对与多样经历相关的历史和当代社会问题的结构基础进行批判性分析。种族和民族。追求民族研究的学生通过在历史和当代背景下通俗文化与公共政策的交汇，探索政府和社区的种族和民族建设。通过社会和文化身份的个性化，学生进一步构建对自我和种族认同的理解。赛道上的课程探索学生如何学习评估和制定旨在解决与种族和族裔相关的社会和政治问题的社会政策，以及建立在所有社会群体中开始结盟并朝着逐步的社会变革努力的策略。
If a student prefers flexibility in constructing an individualized course of study in the social sciences, the Master of Social Science emphasizes integration of knowledge across and beyond traditional disciplinary boundaries. Courses derive primarily from the social science disciplines, like anthropology, economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology, but may be integrated with other disciplines and programs including English, philosophy, education, health sciences, public affairs, fine arts, and architecture. Students who choose the Master of Social Science program often develop interdisciplinary perspectives in areas like public policy, gender and identity studies, educational reform, cross-cultural studies, or politics. The Social Science program provides background for advancement in business, education, social service, and government, or a basis for further graduate or professional study. MSS students often tailor their degree program for specific career and personal needs. Many simply seek intellectual enrichment.<br>Ethnic Studies is an interdisciplinary track for completing the Master of Humanities (MH) or Master of Social Science (MSS) degree that equips students with the tools and resources to critically analyze the structural basis of historical and contemporary social problems related to the experiences of diverse racial and ethnic groups. Students pursuing the Ethnic Studies track explore the construction of race and ethnicity by governments and communities through the intersection of popular culture and public policy in both the historical and contemporary contexts. Students further construct understandings of self and ethnic identifications as they apply through the individualization of social and cultural identity. Courses in the track explore how students' can learn to evaluate and develop social policies aimed at the resolution of the social and political problems associated with race and ethnicity as well as establish strategies for beginning alliances across all social groups and working toward progressive social change.