Curriculum

The MA in Social Responsibility and Sustainable Communities is comprised of a thesis and a non-thesis option.  Both options require 18 hours of Core Courses plus electives, and if pursuing the thesis option, 6 thesis hours, for a total of 33 hours; students are required to be in attendance during the campus-based ICSR 590 Sustainability Symposium.

Required Core Courses (18 hours):

Course Title	Term	Description
ICSR 510 Perspectives on Social Justice	Fall	A consideration of major perspectives concerning social justice issues
ICSR 520 Community-Based Research	Fall	The study of and training in community-based participatory action research across different disciplines, focusing on shared perspectives that apply sustainable, community-based problem solving.
ICSR 540 Community-Building for Sustainability	Spring	Direct participation and research in a topic related to sustainable community-building.
LEAD 500 Effective Leadership Studies	Spring	An in-depth investigation of the basics of effective leadership including current and historical leadership theories. Assessment of leadership styles will be a key component
ECON 530 Economic Policy	Summer	Survey Course designed to study the moral, social, and economic effects of current and changing government policies regarding the operation of markets.
ICSR 590 Sustainability Symposium	Second Summer	Culminating residency requirement for students seeking the Master’s in Social Responsibility & Sustainable Communities. Includes group site evaluations and concluding symposium.

Students may choose to write a thesis for six hours of credit (ICSR 599), or to complete six hours additional electives for a non-thesis option.

For a sample course schedule, click here.

Elective Courses

Student will select 15 hours for non-thesis option or 9 hours for thesis option.  For a list of online elective courses, click here.

Compatible Graduate Certificates

Gender & Women's Studies

Leadership Studies

Aging Studies