Academic
Catalog August 2009 - August 2010 Undergraduate
and Graduate
M.A. Sustainable Communities
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
SBS West, room 274 (Bldg 70)
NAU, PO Box 6031, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6031
928-523-2382(fax 928-523-2020)
Director
Sandra Lubarsky
You may pursue the following interdisciplinary graduate plan through the Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities:
M.A. Sustainable Communities
We designed this academic plan for those who seek a broad and integrated perspective on the complex issues of contemporary society. The program is organized around the curricular theme "Visions of Good and Sustainable Communities," which cuts across many academic areas, including anthropology, the arts, business, economics, environmental science, history, literature, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, technology, and women's and gender studies.
As part of an intergenerational community of learners, you can study environmental and social issues of immediate importance to regional, national, and international communities.
We have tailored this plan to students wishing to pursue graduate study on either a full-time or part-time basis. SUS courses are offered on a flexible schedule—including summers, evenings, and weekends.
Our curriculum is issue-based and learner-centered, which means you focus on an issue of concern to you that is also of significance to "good and sustainable communities." By taking our interdisciplinary courses and courses from across the university, you gain both depth and breadth in understanding issues important to rebuilding and sustaining community life.
Students who have graduated from our program have found a wide range of employers with an interest in sustainable community practices. In addition, many have found that the M.A. in Sustainable Communities is a degree that strengthens their own career fields, complements their professional training, and furthers their personal development.
For this 36-unit plan, you take:
SUS 601(fall) and 602(spring) (6 units)
21 units of graduate electives related to sustainable communities and focused on your particular issue or focus of study, chosen in careful consultation with your graduate advisor. Courses may include independent study and fieldwork experience, as well as special topics courses and courses from disciplines across the university.
6 units of SUS 689 or 699, for the preparation of a final integrative project or the research, writing, and oral defense of an approved thesis.
(Please note that, in preparing your thesis or integrative project, you may end up taking more than the 6 units of thesis/project credit because you must enroll for SUS 689/699 each term while you are working on your thesis/project.)
SUS 695 (3 units)
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