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Please be advised that the Master of Social Science program is no longer accepting applications for new students. All students who started the program in spring 2008 or prior will be allowed to continue their course of study under the terms of the graduate catalog in effect the year of their enrollment in the MASS program.

Students interested in the Student Affairs Administration program should contact Dr. Sharon Holmes (slholmes@binghamton.edu) for information regarding the SAA program.

The Master’s of Social Science program addresses the academic, professional and practical needs of students who aspire to positions of responsibility and leadership in fields in which the social sciences provide useful insights and background. It is useful for persons seeking professional development within a wide variety of institutions and organizations.  

Graduate Degree

Graduate Degree Requirements

Master of Arts in Social Science (MASS) candidates must complete, with no less than a B average, 36 semester-hours of work within five years of being admitted to the program, to include:

** NOTE: This course is recommended to be taken within first 12 credits in MASS as scheduling allows. Open only to matriculated MASS students.

MASS Program Concentrations*
The Master of Arts in Social Science Program offers program concentrations in which students can specialize. Concentrations have been developed with the Master of Public Administration Program, the Decker School of Nursing, and the Translation, Research and Instruction Program.

Master of Arts in Social Science Degree (MASS)

The MASS program addresses the academic, professional and practical needs of students who aspire to positions of responsibility and leadership in fields in which the social sciences provide useful insights and background. It is useful for persons seeking professional development within a wide variety of institutions and organizations.

Concentration in Student Affairs and Diversity

Beginning in fall 2007, the Department of Human Development will no longer offer a Student Affairs and Diversity concentration under the Master of Arts in Social Science (MASS) program. All students who started this concentration prior to fall 2007 will be allowed to continue their course of study under the terms of the graduate catalog in effect the year of their enrollment in the MASS program.

Current Concentration in Student Affairs and Diversity

 

MASS 500	Practitioner as Researcher	4 credits
Courses	Focusing on multicultural issues in higher education	8 credits
Other electives	MASS or Other Course - Three course electives that may focus on specific areas of interest, such as career development, counseling, adolescent psychology, conflict resolution, etc.	12 credits
MASS 595	Internship - In a Higher Education Setting	8 credits
MASS 575	Integrative Seminar	4 credits

 

(Beginning in fall 2007, this concentration will no longer be offered.)

Public Administration

Note: The MPA Program expects all students to possess professional writing skills, computer skills and knowledge of the structure and operation of the American government. Students with inadequate preparation in any of these areas may be required to take PAFF 501, 502 and/or 503 respectively.

*Before beginning a Public Administration concentration, students must successfully complete MASS 500, Practitioner as Researcher

Concentration and MASS requirements:

PAFF 521	Public Management/Public Administration (offered fall semesters)	4 credits
	AND THREE PAFF COURSES FROM THE FOLLOWING:
PAFF 522	Policy Process	4 credits
PAFF 525	Public Ethics	4 credits
PAFF 531	Administrative Law	4 credits
PAFF 533	Intergovernmental Relations	4 credits
PAFF 534	Personnel Administration	4 credits
PAFF 537	Organizational Behavior	4 credits
PAFF 551	Introduction to Not-for-Profit Organizations	4 credits
PAFF 561	Comparative Public Administration and Policy	4 credits
	PLUS THESE REQUIRED COURSES:
MASS 500	Practitioner as Researcher	4 credits
MASS	MASS electives: any two MASS courses	8 credits
Other elective	MASS or other course	4 credits
MASS 575	Integrative Seminar	4 credits

 

Note: Applicants to the MASS Program with a concentration in Public Administration must also be accepted by the director of the Master of Public Administration Program.

Nursing: Health Care

Concentration and MASS requirements: 

MASS 500	Practitioner as Researcher	4 credits
MASS electives:	Any two MASS courses	8 credits
NURS	NURS electives**	12 credits
	OR
NURS	NURS electives**	9 credits
MASS 595/597	MASS independent study  or internship in a health care area	3 credits)
Other electives:	MASS courses or others	8  credits
MASS 575	Integrative Seminar (Students must complete an integrative paper or project which demonstrates their competence in the relevant theory and practice of a health care aspect of human development)	4 credits

**  Nursing electives may be chosen from among :

NURS 511	Gerontological Nursing I
NURS 512	Gerontological Nursing II
NURS 513	Gerontological Nursing III
NURS 532	Nursing and Community Health Care
NURS 534	Emerging Issues in Public Health*
NURS 540	Essentials of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
NURS 567	Fundamentals of Existential-Humanistic Counseling*
NURS 571	Occupational Health Nursing for High Tech Settings*
NURS 572	Inferential Statistics for the Health Sciences*
NURS 574	Politics and Health Care
NURS 576	Management of Clients in Home Care*
NURS 577	Delivery Issues in Home Care*
NURS 586	Rural Health Nursing I

* These courses are not taught on a regular basis

Note: Applicants to the MASS Program with a Health Care Concentration must be accepted by the College of Community and Public Affairs and the Decker School of Nursing. 

Translator Training through
MASS and TRIP
The Master of Arts in Social Science, in conjunction with the Certificate in Translation through the Translation, Research and Instruction Program (TRIP) permits students to perfect their translation skills while studying the subjects usually required for translation careers in the social sciences, education, human services, management, technology and areas in the humanities.

The translation certificate, formally integrated with the MASS program in 1980, was developed by TRIP for students planning to translate professionally or wishing to develop translation as an ancillary skill. TRIP is a department of the Center for Research in Translation, which also administers the Translation Referral Service, providing opportunities for professional assignments.
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Concentration and MASS requirements:

MASS 500	Practitioner as Researcher	4 credits
MASS 5XX	MASS course	4 credits
MASS 5XX	MASS course	4 credits
TRIP 573	Nonliterary Translation Workshop	8 credits
TRIP 580	Translation Theory	4 credits
Electives	Two language theory or history courses	8 credits
MASS 599	Thesis (extended translation)	4 credits