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****Master's Program in Social Justice
and Human Rights*****
Arizona State University is proud to announce that its new MA
program in Social Justice and Human Rights is now accepting
applications for Fall 2008.
The Master of Arts in Social Justice and Human Rights (MASJHR)
in ASU's New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences is
an innovative new degree designed to offer social justice and
human rights approaches to such issues as health, education,
labor, international development, migration, child and family
issues, and the environment.
The MASJHR offers two tracks of study - Social Justice and Human
Rights Research and NGO Management. The research track will
prepare students for careers requiring research skills in
governmental agencies and non-governmental agencies, as well as
preparing them for doctoral programs in the social sciences and
law. The NGO management track brings together training in the
substantive area of social justice and human rights with
intensive practical training in non-profit management that will
prepare graduates for leadership positions in the rapidly
growing NGO sector.
Program Highlights
* Learner-centered curriculum - Students will benefit from
an innovative curriculum focused on engaging the community and
working with faculty on interdisciplinary research. Such a
curriculum not only brings university expertise to real-world
community problems, but it also creates engaged
interdisciplinary research teams of faculty and graduate
students tied together by a common social concern. The
curriculum will also be enhanced by the infusion of virtual
lectures via videoconferencing from scholars, attorneys,
activists, government officials, and others from around the
world.
* Problem-based and community-embedded seminars -
Problem-based seminars will examine current problems in social
justice and human rights from different theoretical perspectives
in team-taught interdisciplinary seminars. Community-embedded
seminars will combine classroom instruction with student
placement in local agencies during the semester. These seminars
will bring much-needed applied knowledge to the seminar
classroom and also benefit the community.
* Grant writing and development - All students in this
program will be required to successfully complete a course in
grant writing and development in their second year. By then the
students should be prepared with the research and management
skills to write successful proposals and they will be required
to complete a grant proposal as part of this course.
Program Requirements
Full-time students can complete the MASJHR degree within 18
months. The program is structured so that current practitioners
in NGOs and other non-traditional students are able to complete
their degree requirements by spending two semesters on campus
and completing the remainder of their degree requirements
(individualized instruction, thesis credits, etc.) back at their
place of work in whatever location or country that may be. We
also expect many students to remain on campus for their entire
program of study.
The Faculty
The interdisciplinary program faculty conduct research on such
varied issues as violence against women, social movements,
globalization, new digital technology, democratic transitions,
environmental and developmental ethics, social justice and art,
slavery, genocide, metropolitan studies, urban culture and
social space, citizenship, migration, and human rights law.
They actively conduct research across many areas of the globe
including in West Africa, Ethiopia, China, Bosnia, Mexico, Latin
America, Germany, and Spain.
For more information, see our website at:
http://newcollege.asu.edu/programs/social_justice/
Or contact,
William Paul Simmons, Ph.D.
Director, MA in Social Justice and Human Rights
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Arizona State University
602.543.6089
william.simmons@asu.edu
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