California Institute of Integral Studies

Program Information

Degree Offered

MA in Cultural Anthropology and Social Transformation

Format: Campus

Program Description:

This program has an emphasis in Gender, Ecology, and Society. In this MA program, you explore issues of social and ecological justice in the context of a multicultural, postcolonial world. The curriculum enables scholarship that takes an advocacy position through rigorous engagement with traditions of thought and close alliances with communities of practice. Using participatory, feminist, policy, and advocacy research; immersion in critical social thought; and extensive community-based work, you explore contemporary social relations in historical, cross-disciplinary, and cross-cultural frameworks. This degree prepares graduates for careers as scholars; teachers; researchers; consultants; and leaders in areas of social change such as conflict resolution, gender and sexuality rights, anti-racist work, international development, and community organizing.

Accreditation:

Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: Yes

Classification: Other Specialized Institutions

Institution Sector: Private not-for-profit

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 1,000 - 4,999