Overview
With Athabasca University’s Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies - 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.
Learning outcomes
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.
You can choose to complete this project in a grouped study capstone course, or through an individual study project that will allow you to:
- explore a question or issue that’s important to you
- relate your research to a work or life situation
- address a community problem
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Global Education
- Ethnobiology: Traditional Knowledge of Plants, Animals, and Land in Contemporary Global Context
- Transformative Learning for Social Change
- Global Governance and Law
- Industrial Heritage
- Architectural Conservation
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Athabasca, Canada
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- The Master of Arts – Integrated Studies (MA-IS) Program invites applications from candidates who possess a baccalaureate degree and strong analytical, writing, and critical-thinking skills
- All students applying for admission into the MA-IS Program students must complete an Academic Writing Assessment as part of the application process.
Tuition Fees
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Applies to youNon-residents2258 CAD / module≈ 2258 CAD / module -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents2013 CAD / module≈ 2013 CAD / module
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