Please note: The social sciences undergraduate and graduate programs shown below are administered separately.

Social Sciences Education

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• Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History/Social Science Secondary Education (SSSE) Major Track—See History for SSSE requirements.
  

Social Sciences

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• Master of Arts degree with a major in Social Science
  
  
• College Faculty Preparation Program: Social Sciences

Graduate Coordinator
Mark Baker, Ph.D.
Founders Hall 140
(707) 826-3907
www.humboldt.edu/envcomm

Program Faculty

Susan Armstrong, Philosophy
Mark Baker, Government & Politics
Michael Bruner, Communication
Manolo Callahan, Ethnic Studies
Yvonne Everett, ENRS
Steven Hackett, Economics
Richard Hansis, ENRS
Arne Jacobson, Env Res Engineering
Judith Little, Sociology
John Meyer, Government & Politics
Marlon Sherman, Native American Studies
Llyn Smith, Anthropology
Michael Smith, ENRS
Sheila Steinberg, Sociology
Steve Steinberg, ENRS
Jessica Urban, Women’s Studies
Betsy Watson, Sociology
Beth Wilson, Economics
Noah Zerbe, Government & Politics

The Program

Environment & Community: This two-year, full-time program prepares students to understand the complex relationships between communities and their environments, to critically analyze environment/community issues at local to global scales, and to act effectively in situations where values and interests conflict.

Requirements for the Master's Degree

CANDIDATE ADMISSION

• Completed BA or BS degree
• GPA not less than 3.0 in the last 60 units of college course work
• Three letters of recommendation
• Candidate essay describing goals and interests
• Graduate coordinator approval after faculty committee review of application file

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• One three-unit proseminar, PSCI 683 Environment & Community Research, to be taken during the first semester in the program
  
  
• One three-unit research methods elective, chosen from an approved list, to be completed no later than the third semester
  
  
• 15 units of graduate seminars developed specifically for this program. Students take at least one seminar from each of the following three curriculum areas: 1) Ecological Dimensions, 2) Economic and Political Dimensions, 3) Socio-Cultural Dimensions: Race, Class, Gender and Place. Seminars are developed by the advisory committee comprised of program faculty and are listed within the home department of the instructor.
  
  

  Ecological Dimensions

  • Ecosystems and Society (NRPI 580)
  • Energy, Environment, and Society (ENGR 532)

  Economic and Political Dimensions,

  • Rights, Politics, and the Environment (PSCI 680)
  • Globalism, Capitalism, and Environment (PSCI 680)
  • Dispute Resolution (SOC 535)

  Socio-Cultural Dimensions: Race, Class, Gender and Place

  • Race & Community Formation in Global Contexts (ES 680/NAS 680)
  • Environmental Justice (PSCI 680)
  • Community and Place (NRPI 580)
  International Development (ANTH 680)
  
  
• One unit graduate colloquium for three semesters
  
• Two additional courses at the graduate or upper division undergraduate level from a list of elective options approved by the graduate coordinator
  
• Six units of master’s thesis or master’s project (typically based on an internship)
  
• Three units of field research or independent study

Total units required: 39

College Faculty Preparation Program

A Graduate Certificate in College Teaching: Social Sciences

This discipline-specific program is designed to better prepare the graduate student interested in a teaching career at the community college or university level. Participation requires completion of, or current enrollment in, the social sciences master's program.

The certificate consists of five components (12 units), described below. After consulting with your graduate advisor, and under the advisement of the College Faculty Preparation Program coordinator, develop a plan of study tailored to meet your specific timelines and professional goals. The CFPP coordinator and the dean for Research and Graduate Studies must approve each plan of study.

Notation of certificate completion will appear on your official university transcript.

1) Discipline-Specific Teaching Methods

Introduces the teaching of environmental and community studies from a range of perspectives within social sciences. Students work with instructors of core courses. Three units, taken first or second semester of the MA program:
GEOG 491 Educational Assistance or
HIST 491 Mentoring or
PSCI 491 Mentoring

2) Higher Education Teaching Methods

Guidance in the skills and knowledge relevant to teaching in higher education. Three units, taken first or second semester of the MA program:
EDUC 583 Teaching in Higher Education

Certificate requirements #3 & #4 come after completion of #1 (Discipline-Specific Teaching Methods) and after or concurrent with #2 (Higher Education Teaching Methods).

3) Professional Development Seminar

Explore the nature and philosophy of postsecondary institutions and their roles and functions in higher education. One unit, concurrent with the fourth requirement, which follows.
SP 684 Orientation to Higher Education

4) Mentored Teaching Internship Experience

• Community College Track:
  Three units of a mentored teaching experience at College of the Redwoods.
  SP 683 College Faculty Preparation Internship (Note: Students successfully completing this course may apply in later semesters for a paid CR Faculty Internship if positions are available.)

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• Pre-doctoral College Track
  Three units of a mentored teaching experience at HSU.
  See Social Science Graduate Coordinator for advice on what course number to use.

5) Capstone Experience

Guidance in developing a professional teaching portfolio and job-search support materials. Two units, taken after all previous components have been completed.
SP 685 Instructional Resources for Higher Education