Community Studies explores issues of social justice and social change as they relate to community-based organizing, community economic development, education, and social movements.
Q: Why take the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies- Community Studies?
With Athabasca University’s Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies (MA-IS)- Community Studies, you will learn to think holistically, critically and reflectively. You will find the connections and points of overlap between specialized and generalized knowledge. You will also learn problem-solving skills and policy-making strategies.
Community Studies explores issues of social justice and social change as they relate to community-based organizing, community economic development, education, and social movements. It will be of interest to students working with community groups, the non-profit sector, social enterprises, and social economy organizations; those interested in CED theory and practice for social change; and adult and distance educators interested in social transformation in both developed and developing world contexts. Your program will finish with a final integrated project or capstone paper that will exercise and explore your newly acquired skills and knowledge.
Why take the Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies- Community Studies?