Northridge,
CA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in Sociology in Northridge United States | California State University, Northridge
California State University, Northridge
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Northridge United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
14,304
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
Earning a master's in sociology allows you to examine contemporary society's most urgent challenges. You'll investigate topics like racial/ethnic disparities, gender equity, LGBTQ+ advocacy, political instability, and digital media's societal impact. This degree equips you with theoretical knowledge and research methodologies to address practical problems.
Graduates can pursue careers in non-profit leadership, program assessment, consumer insights analysis, or postsecondary education. Alternatively, you may continue your studies through doctoral programs to enter academic professions.
Through sociological theory coursework, you'll acquire analytical frameworks for interpreting social structures. These classes teach you to apply diverse theoretical approaches to both individual interactions and large-scale social patterns, enhancing your critical reasoning and solution-oriented abilities.
Elective offerings provide comprehensive exposure to current scholarly work, demonstrating how researchers are addressing society's critical concerns.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
A bachelor's degree in sociology (or another field of study). Applications from both sociology and non-sociology majors are considered. Applicants accepted into the program who have not completed undergraduate coursework in classical sociological theory, contemporary sociological theory, statistics and research methods (or the equivalent) may be required to enroll in an undergraduate prerequisite course during their first semester in the program.
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members who know the applicant's potential for success in graduate studies.
Transcripts of undergraduate work.
A 10-12 page (double spaced) writing sample (term or research paper).
Written statement of purpose (2-4 pages).
Have satisfied one of the following conditions:
Attained a GPA of at least 2.5 in a baccalaureate degree program.
Attained a GPA of at least 2.5 in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted.
Hold a postbaccalaureate degree earned at a regionally accredited institution and 2.5 GPA in either the undergraduate cumulative GPA or the last 60 units.
Duolingo English Test - 105
IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL Internet Based score - 79, TOEFL Paper-based score - 550
Two letters of recommendation from faculty members who know the applicant's potential for success in graduate studies.
Transcripts of undergraduate work.
A 10-12 page (double spaced) writing sample (term or research paper).
Written statement of purpose (2-4 pages).
Have satisfied one of the following conditions:
Attained a GPA of at least 2.5 in a baccalaureate degree program.
Attained a GPA of at least 2.5 in the last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted.
Hold a postbaccalaureate degree earned at a regionally accredited institution and 2.5 GPA in either the undergraduate cumulative GPA or the last 60 units.
Duolingo English Test - 105
IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL Internet Based score - 79, TOEFL Paper-based score - 550
Tuition
USD
14,304