Sociology, MA

Location(s): Main Campus

The Sociology Department’s graduate program offers a transdisciplinary learning environment where students grapple with real-world crises and social injustice. Our faculty invites students to engage with epistemological critiques of the social sciences, such as post- and decolonial theory, intersectional feminist theory, critical race theory, Marxism, and world-ecology. Our faculty engage critically with how scholars do ethnography and historical research across the disciplines. Our program invites graduate students to take history seriously in formulating the problems and interpretations of the present. It encourages students to contemplate transnational and world-historical processes within which apparently local and national problems arise. We welcome faculty and students from around the world.

Students typically earn an MA in Sociology en route to pursuing their PhD at Binghamton University, although students can pursue the Sociology MA program as a terminal master’s degree.

Program Admission Requirements

In order for an application to be considered it must include a writing sample, the statement of purpose, and three letters of recommendation. A personal interview is not required, although the Department can help coordinate campus visits. Furthermore, applicants should feel free to send questions by email to the Director of Graduate Studies or any member of the faculty specializing in research areas in which the applicant may also have an interest; for further information see the faculty listings on the department’s website.

Program Requirements

In order to complete the Sociology MA degree program, students must complete 48 credit hours of graduate coursework in Sociology or other areas as approved by the Director of Graduate Studies.

Additional Information About the Program

For more information on the Sociology MA program, please refer to the Sociology department website. To apply to the Sociology MA program, please visit the University Admissions website.