Social Justice and Human Rights

The Social Justice and Human Rights (SJHR) concentration in the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies program is flexibly designed to allow you to focus your studies around the issues to which you are most committed. This program provides a deep theoretical foundation for understanding the social, political, cultural, historical, and economic implications of an array of social injustices and human rights issues. It emphasizes a global and intersectional approach while engaging students in imagining and applying strategies for creating and sustaining a more equitable, just, and humane world.

Classes are available online and on-campus. Courses focused on race and gender are offered online, allowing students to complete the program from almost anywhere. Most online classes are taught synchronously with live class meetings and personal interaction with instructors. 

When you apply, there is no need to decide whether you want to take classes online or in person. Online courses are available for all students. See the online course options here.

George Mason University is committed to building a community in which everyone thrives, as education is one of our greatest tools in the fight for equity and justice. The Washington, DC, area is a strategic place to study social justice and human rights. You will have opportunities to meet and work with activists and organizations who are putting contemporary understandings of social change into action. 

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"Interdisciplinary Studies - Social Justice and Human Rights- MAIS."