Understand the histories & contemporary lives of marginalized communities.
UMass Boston’s Critical Ethnic & Community Studies master's program prepares you to become an expert in how race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other social categories related to power and privilege impact the experiences of racially and economically marginalized communities.
- Career Options. Graduates work in a wide variety of fields - community organizing & development, refugee advocacy, education, law, public policy, public health, and research; the MS also prepares students for PhD programs
- Affordable. MA residents: half the cost of private grad school, New England residents: $12,000 tuition break
- Flexible. Program designed for working professionals with classes that meet once a week in the late afternoon/evening; GRE not required
About the Program
- Transdisciplinary. Through scholarly research, cultural expression, critical analysis, and meaningful community partnerships, you'll understand diasporic communities and how migration forms an integral part of their lives and experiences.
- Diverse & Inclusive. You'll be part of a community of students and faculty with diverse life experiences, identities, professional goals, and academic backgrounds committed to promoting social transformation and collective empowerment.
- Curriculum. Customize the program to your interests in topics that include Asian American studies, African American studies, human rights, Native American & Indigenous studies, Latinx studies, anti-racism, gender & sexuality studies, racial justice, and more.
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UMass Boston’s Critical Ethnic & Community Studies master's program prepares you to become an expert in how race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and other social categories related to power and privilege impact the experiences of racially and economically marginalized communities.
- Career Options. Graduates work in a wide variety of fields - community organizing & development, refugee advocacy, education, law, public policy, public health, and research; the MS also prepares students for PhD programs
- Affordable. MA residents: half the cost of private grad school, New England residents: $12,000 tuition break
- Flexible. Program designed for working professionals with classes that meet once a week in the late afternoon/evening; GRE not required
About the Program
- Transdisciplinary. Through scholarly research, cultural expression, critical analysis, and meaningful community partnerships, you'll understand diasporic communities and how migration forms an integral part of their lives and experiences.
- Diverse & Inclusive. You'll be part of a community of students and faculty with diverse life experiences, identities, professional goals, and academic backgrounds committed to promoting social transformation and collective empowerment.
- Curriculum. Customize the program to your interests in topics that include Asian American studies, African American studies, human rights, Native American & Indigenous studies, Latinx studies, anti-racism, gender & sexuality studies, racial justice, and more.
Why study critical ethnic & community studies at UMass Boston?
- Nationally-recognized Faculty. Faculty have expertise in transdisciplinary research and teaching practices that draw from ethnic studies, cultural studies, sociology, anthropology, history, psychology, public health, public policy, gender and sexuality studies, and literary and popular culture studies.
- Career Advancement. Alumni have gone on to work in a variety of fields after fostering skills and partnering with community-based organizations to mobilize strengths promoting resilience, growth, and social justice in racially and economically marginalized communities.
- Earn an Additional Certificate. As part of your studies, you have the option to earn a graduate certificate in conflict resolution; human rights; survey research; critical & creative thinking; or gender, leadership & public policy .
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Applications to start in the fall are due by June 1. Ready to get started? Connect with UMass Boston today and start focusing on your future.