From folktales and folk art to folk medicine and folk song, folklore has many traditions rooted deeply in each of our lives.

A discipline based on ethnographic fieldwork, Mason's undergraduate and graduate folklore coursework put you into communities and connect you with a heralded faculty that will enhance your understanding of folklore and all of its compelling global connections.

The program's interdisciplinary connections weave through museum studies, conflict resolution, non-profit management, telecommunications, writing, and more. As you explore these connections you will become qualified for doctoral work in folklore, and for public folklore employment in museums, arts and humanities councils, and other cultural agencies.

Shutika and Hallman Honored for Arlington Contributions

The Arlington County Board honored folklorist Debra Lattanzi Shutika and MAIS student Annie Hallman for their exceptional volunteer work assisting the Tell Arlington's Story initiative.

College Prepares New Students at Orientation

In less than one month, about 2,600 freshmen and 2,300 transfer students will call George Mason University their new home. Hundreds will join the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Folklore Student Completes Film on Puerto Rican Festival

In July 2009, folklore graduate student Paulina Guerrero met a group of Puerto Rican musicians as part of her internship with the Festival of American Folklife. Intrigued by their music and stories, Guerrero decided she would make the group and their performances the focus of the project for her master’s degree in interdisciplinary studies (MAIS).