MA in Applied Sociology in Orlando United States | University of Central Florida

The Department of Sociology provides a graduate program culminating in a Master of Arts in Applied Sociology. This MA program equips students with practical skills for careers in both academic and professional settings, focusing on community-based applied research. The curriculum combines foundational theoretical frameworks and methodological training with specialized study in one of five key areas: Crime and Deviance, Domestic Violence, Medical Sociology, Social Inequalities, or Spatial Sociology and Geographic Information Systems.

A central aim of the program involves investigating and addressing diverse societal issues. To achieve this, students learn to apply sociological concepts, principles, and research techniques across various organizational, community, and institutional contexts. Key applied sociology competencies include program design, evaluation research, planning studies, needs assessments, data handling and interpretation, as well as utilizing structural, conflict, and interactionist theories to tackle organizational challenges and drive community development initiatives.