Humboldt State University

Program Information

Degree Offered

M.A.

Program Description:

The Environment and Community Master of Arts in Social Science Program at Humboldt State University is a two-year full-time interdisciplinary program focused on Environment and Community interrelationships. Students in the program engage in a dialogue between academic analysis and social change. Students in the program gain:

1. Skills to analyze the environmental consequences of economic and political structures and decisions.
2. Tools to address issues of race, class, and gender in environment-community relationships.
3. An understanding of community, place, and sense of place.
4. Knowledge and experience of diverse approaches to social science research and action.
5. Insight from case studies that offer a problem-oriented approach to learning.
6. Preparation for careers in teaching, government, community and environmental organizations.
7. An ethic of service and civic engagement.

Accreditation:

There are no accreditation bodies for the Master of Arts in Social Science Environment and Community Program. The M.A.S.S. degree meets the California Administrative Code of Regulations Title 5 requirements for the master’s degree.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Format: Campus

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Remote Town

Size & Settings: 5,000 - 9,999