Environment & Community

The Environment & Community Program is a 2-year, interdisciplinary Master of Arts in Social Science Degree program.

Imagine discovering sustainable and equitable solutions to challenges we face today.

Now imagine having the flexibility to conduct research you find compelling:

• Sustainable Food Systems
• Sustainable Communities
• Community-Natural Resource Management Interactions
• Environment and Social Justice
• Environmental Education
• Native American/Indigenous Natural Resource Management
• Learn more about our Student Research.

Imagine yourself in the HSU Environment & Community program

• We focus on the diverse relationships between environment and community.
• We study these diverse relationships through political, economic, socio-cultural and ecological lenses.
• We find equitable and sustainable solutions to complex social and environmental challenges.
• We perform meaningful work and research that we are passionate about.
  • Learn more about our Program Curriculum.

  Just starting college? We also offer a 3+2 Dual Degree Pathway: Earn both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in five years.