Master of Arts in Sociology - Environment, Community and Social Movements

A central concern with land often defines both environment and notions of community. Members of the Environment & Community cluster contribute to an understanding of the relationships between built and human communities within natural environments. While the cluster maintains a core focus on environment and community, scholars in this area use their expertise to study a range of subjects including civic engagement in climate action and other social movements, the relationship between land use, community, and policymaking in urban centres and the nature of human-environment relationships.

To be considered for admission to the MA program in full standing, an applicant should.Hold a four-year degree in sociology or a cognate field (i.e. a closely related field with significant sociological content)Attained first-class standing (80% at UBC) in their upper-level courses, especially their sociology courses.Applicants are required to scan official transcripts of all previous academic work from all post-secondary institutions. Transcripts must be:Validated by the institution's registrar and on official, secure university letterhead (or, if provided by the institution, in the form of a secure .pdf)Uploaded as .pdf documents and clearly labelledAccompanied by the grading key for the institutionTranslated by a certified translator if in a language other than English or FrenchTranscripts in the form of a print-out from the student's online records, transcripts with no grading scale, and transcripts in languages other than English or French will not be evaluated.