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Degree: BA

Applied Science, Data Analytics concentration (BAS)

Program Description

Mason’s Bachelor of Applied Science Degree (BAS) is a unique program created specifically for students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree. Designed with the adult-learner in mind, but open to students of all ages, the BAS degree offers a flexible learning experience for students.

This concentration is designed to provide students with an understanding of the technologies and methodologies necessary for data-driven decision-making. It is aimed at students who wish to become data scientists and analysts in finance, marketing, operations, business/government intelligence and other information intensive groups generating and consuming large amounts of data.

Criminology, Law and Society (BA)

Program Description

The BA in Criminology, Law and Society (CLS) offers a broad perspective and specialized knowledge on the justice system and social, human, and moral problems raised in the justice field. Core courses in the major provide the foundation for this understanding. Your choice of a concentration helps you tailor your degree to your particular interests and career goals.

Sociology (BA)

Program Description

Sociology is the systematic study of today’s most pressing issues: social justice and inequality and the tension between individual freedom and institutional social control.  Sociologists explore how individuals create and re-create a self within the context of their culture and history.  Sociology also traces the emergence and persistence of social movements driven by groups seeking to transform society.  Sociology courses offer opportunities to look broadly at the ways race, ethnicity, gender and social class affect our own lives and the lives of others and sociology students gain the knowledge to become agents of social change. Mason’s Sociology program emphasizes sociology, where theory and research moves out of the classroom into the world and provides concrete solutions to urgent social problems.

Global Affairs (BA)

Program Description

The study of Global Affairs offers both broad perspectives and specialized knowledge on complex issues such as terrorism, refugee crises, global inequality, and health and environmental challenges. Core courses in the major provide the foundation for this understanding. Your choice of a thematic or regional concentration helps you tailor your degree to your particular interests and career goals.