I am including information here and below on our
MA in Sustainable Communities
at Northern Arizona University. As you advise students on their future graduate studies, I invite you to
take a closer look at NAU.
Here are some reasons why our program in Sustainable Communities may appeal to students like yours:
Program Highlights:
- Our interdisciplinary program focuses on issues of sustainability that affect communities—such as environmental, political-economic, spiritual, and educational topics.
- Students take core courses from our interdisciplinary faculty, and electives of their own choosing as they design their own educational paths to fit their research needs.
- Students work in community based collaborative action research teams during their first year, learning the arts of community organizing.
- Students complete a thesis that has both theoretical and applied components.
- We offer graduate assistantships, scholarships and tuition waivers (both in-state and out-of-state) on a competitive basis to graduate students who are accepted to the program. Students are also eligible for travel-grants to attend conferences or for fieldwork.
- This program is part of the Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP), which provides in-state tuition rates to residents of 14 western states.
We are
now accepting applications from qualified applicants who have or will
have earned a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or
university, seek both the tools and the knowledge necessary
to work toward good and sustainable communities and are motivated and
inspired by the connection between education and activism.
I hope
your students find our program in Sustainable Communities to be a
natural fit with their passion for social and environmental issues.
Please let us know if you have any questions or would
like more information on graduate education at NAU!
Thank you,
Sean Parson
Sustainable Communities
