Degrees & Majors

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Offered entirely online for elementary, middle and high school social studies teachers.

• Degree can be completed during six seven-week minimesters, extending just 15 months with the majority of the work in the summers.

• Exposes K-12 educators to cutting-edge research in political science.

• Provides educators with the tools to engage their students in evidence-based conversations about democracy, citizenship and public policy.

• All courses are taught by full-time faculty and emphasize interaction among students and professors.

TAKING THE NEXT STEPS

• Thesis Track: Students work with a thesis director and committee to research and write a thesis of publishable length.
  • Final project: Thesis
• Coursework Intensive Track: Students take more classes to gain more depth in their field or breadth across Religious Studies.
  • Final project: Research paper or project
• Concentration in Nonprofit Management: Students in this concentration earn the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Certificate in Nonprofit Management while they complete their M.A. in Religious Studies Management while they complete their M.A. in Religious Studies.
  • Final project: Research paper or project that integrates work in Nonprofit Management, an internship and Religious Studies
• Concentration in Religion and Aging: Students in this concentration earn the Gerontology Institute’s Graduate Certificate while they complete their M.A. in Religious Studies.
  • Final project: Research paper or project that integrates work in Gerontology, an internship and Religious Studies