Organizing and Community Justice MA

The Organizing and Community Justice MA at Prescott College prepares students to study community organizing through liberation-based theoretical frameworks and community organizing methodologies. Coursework includes strategic organization praxis, leadership and collaboration, systems of oppression, and community-based education, with a focus on strategies aimed at addressing injustices facing communities of color, immigrant communities, Indigenous communities, incarcerated communities, Queer and Trans communities, and more.

The program is delivered online and requires 36 credits. Key courses include Community Organizing Tools and Practices, Social Movements and Global Justice, Theories of Change, Funding Change: Grant Writing, Strategic Media and Communications, Impact Metrics: Measuring & Reporting, Building Diverse Networks for Change, Advocacy Research, and a Capstone. Students complete a capstone to apply learning to organizing and advocacy work.

Graduates move into leadership-building roles across communities, organizations, and institutions. Career outcomes listed include Community Organizer, Healthcare Advocate, Policy Analyst, Nonprofit Executive Director, Political Campaign Manager, Grant Writer & Fundraiser, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, and Human Rights Advocate.

Modules

• MASJC50005 – Community Organizing Tools and Practices
• MASJC50003 – Social Movements and Global Justice
• MASJC50004 – Theories of Change
• GRA51102 – Funding Change: Grant Writing
• MASJC57700 – Strategic Media and Communications
• SBM52000 – Impact Metrics: Measuring & Reporting
• ENV57910 – Building Diverse Networks for Change
• MASJC51111 – Advocacy Research
• MASJC59001 – Capstone
• Certificate: Entrepreneurial Leadership and Organizational Management

• Community Organizer
• Healthcare Advocate
• Policy Analyst
• Nonprofit Executive Director
• Political Campaign Manager
• Grant Writer & Fundraiser
• Diversity and Inclusion Officer
• Human Rights Advocate