2007-08 Academic Year - Humboldt State University

Social Advocacy
Minor in Social Advocacy
Advisor
Laura Hahn, Ph.D.
House 54, room 6
(707) 826-3948
www.humboldt.edu/~comm/hahn
The Program
This interdisciplinary program helps students
who wish to act as advocates for
issues they care about. These concerns
might include the rights of ethnic minorities
or women, protection of the environment,
educational reform, consumer education, or
antiwar movements, among others.
The program provides opportunities to
learn how various disciplines view advocacy
and the ethics of advocating (COMM 480),
how to disseminate information about an
issue effectively (JMC 323), and how social
change is effected by means of communication
(COMM 315).
Students are encouraged to choose electives
that complement their major or that
extend their understanding of the chosen
issue. The culminating experience challenges
them to apply what they have learned to real
work on that issue in the community beyond
campus.
Students develop both verbal and written
skills in order to influence individuals and
audiences, to become more aware of their
own ethic of advocacy, and to develop an
understanding of how policymaking institutions
work.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR
Core
Nine units:
JMC 323 Public Relations
COMM 315 Communication &
Social Advocacy
COMM 480 Topics in Advocacy
Culminating Experience
Two or more units by advisement. For example:
COMM 495, JMC 338, PSCI 471, or
other internship/service learning courses.
Electives
Six units by advisement. Suggested:
JMC 429 Advanced Public Relations
PHIL 302 Environmental Ethics
PSCI 316 Public Administration
PSCI 358 Political Advocacy
COMM 214 Persuasive Speaking
COMM/WS 309B Gender &
Communication
COMM 404 Theories of Communication
Influence
SOC 475 Community Organizing
TFD 307 Theatre of the Oppressed
WS 311 Feminist Theory & Practice
WS 480 Lobbying Women’s Issues
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Social Sciences
Bachelor of Arts degree
see Social Sciences Education
Master of Arts degree
with a major in Social Sciences
Certificate Program in College
Teaching: Social Sciences
The Master of Arts
Graduate Coordinator
Mark Baker, Ph.D.
Founders Hall 140
(707) 826-3907
www.humboldt.edu/envcomm
Program Faculty
Susan Armstrong, Philosophy
Mark Baker, Gov’t & Politics
Maria Bartlett, Social Work
Michael Bruner, Communication
Manolo Callahan, Ethnic Studies
Sing Chew, Sociology
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
Jessica Urban, Women’s Studies
René Vellanoweth, Anthropology
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
2007-2008 Humboldt State University Catalog Social Sciences
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