MA in Social Science - Environment and Community in Arcata United States | California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt | Arcata United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD 16,422
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months

Our program explores the intricate connections between environment and society through multidisciplinary approaches.

We develop equitable and sustainable responses to pressing social and ecological issues, recognizing how racial equity, colonial histories, and environmental concerns are fundamentally linked.

We aim to highlight intersectional and decolonial frameworks for understanding power dynamics and identity within environment-community relationships.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 6.5

Qualification Requirements

Completed B.A. or B.S. degree from an accredited college or university

Prior coursework in social science

Applicants whose coursework does not include social science should indicate in their statement of purpose how they plan to acquire a basic understanding of social science theory and research before beginning the program.

Coursework, training, certificate programs, written materials, advocacy, community work, and/or lived experience that foreground intersectional and/or decolonizing understandings of power/privilege and identity.

This requirement can be met by taking an additional course on power, privilege and/or Indigenous studies/decolonization in the first semester of the program.*

Please describe how you have met or will meet this requirement in your statement of purpose.

Minimum 3.0 grade point average in the last 60 units of coursework

If you have less than a 3.0 in the last 60 units, then we recommend ensuring that one of your letters of recommendation is from a faculty or advisor and speaks to your ability to navigate graduate level work.
GRE scores are not required



GPA of at least 2.5 in an acceptable earned bachelor's degree,
GPA of at least 2.75 in the last 60 semester units (90 quarter units) attempted,

IELTS - 6.5, TOEFL IBT - 80, TOEFL PBT - 550 , TOEFL CBT - 213

Tuition USD 16,422

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