Students in the MA in history program select an area of specialization in American history, European history, or world history. They choose from one of four concentrations.
MERGING SOCIAL SCIENCE WITH COMPUTER PROGRAMMING AND MODELING Computational Social Science merges social science with computer programming and modeling to prepare students for jobs in government, the military and the private sector.
The Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) program in the College of Humanities & Social Sciences consists of multiple established degree paths that exist in partnership with academic units and faculty across the University. It offers a home for students with broad academic interests who seek a master'...
The PhD in History prepares students for careers as professional historians in academia, museums, digital humanities centers, and other venues. Students gain expertise in traditional historical methods, as well as in digital history and web-based technologies. Major fields include U.S. history, Europ...
The Linguistics concentration is theoretically oriented and provides a solid foundation in the major subfields of linguistics: phonology, syntax, and semantics. As part of their English degree, students who choose this concentration take an introductory course in linguistics and three additional cour...
Mason’s English degree is not a conventional one. As an English major, you can study the poetry of Milton and learn to write digital poetry. You can specialize in Renaissance literature or modern world literature. You can take courses on the folklore of Mexico or the films of Bollywood. You can learn...
Higher Education in the Digital Age (HE703) students gained hands-on experience in visual communication this semester with a project that challenged them to create a new mascot for Mason’s next 50 years. As part of the project, students created a prototype, completed at least one Mason Innovation Exc...
The CHSS Edge: Jobs for Today's Workplace The workplace of the industrial economy was top down. Its model was the assembly line. The workplace of today's knowledge economy is more collaborative. Too complex to be directed simply from above, its model is the information and social network. To thri...
