Organizing and Community Justice MA
Why this program?
You are committed to a more just and equitable future for all. You are dedicated to your community and know that change is possible. Whether you are an organization leader, an advocate, or activist, you want to learn how to harness the theories, principles, and practice of community organizing in the march toward social justice. In this era of escalating inequality and vulnerability, there’s never been a more pressing time or more urgent need for passionate and effective changemakers like you.
What can you do with this degree?
Given the leadership-building nature of this program, it’s no wonder that our graduates end up in integral roles across communities, organizations, and institutions, where they can make the greatest difference:
- Community Organizer
- Healthcare Advocate
- Policy Analyst
- Nonprofit Executive Director
- Political Campaign Manager
- Grant Writer & Fundraiser
- Diversity and Inclusion Officer
- Human Rights Advocate
What will this program look like?
Rooted in decolonization, abolition, and anti-racism, this program is community-based, flexible, affordable, and collaborative. Students gain practical skills in liberation-based theoretical frameworks and community organizing methodologies, as they learn to devise strategic, intentional, and specific strategies aimed at addressing the injustices facing communities of color, immigrant communities, Indigenous communities, incarcerated communities, Queer and Trans communities, and more. In this program, students from many different communities and backgrounds will work together to develop new and innovative solutions that address systemic oppression as they seek to build to justice and organize communities – through movements for environmental, socio-economic, political, and racial justice. Students will not be learning to help communities, they will be learning to understand and own their own power as they seek to organize and teach others to move towards more just and resilient communities. Studies include: strategic organization praxis, leadership and collaboration, systems of oppression and community-based education.
Available Concentrations
Agroecology & Biodiversity
Conservation Biology
Education for Social Justice
Innovative Entrepreunership
Environmental Education
Food Justice
Media & Communications
Organizational Leadership for Social Impact
Outdoor Education
Resilience Planning and Climate Solutions
Certificate
Key Program Information
Delivery Method
Online
Number of Credits
36
Fall 2025 Application Deadline
Monday, August 4, 2025
Orientation
Saturday, August 16, 2025
FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
Meet Our Faculty
MA IN ORGANIZING AND COMMUNITY JUSTICE
Admissions & Apply
- This Organizing and Community Justice MA is perfect for students who bring a focus on any aspect of social justice, such as voting rights, wealth inequality, and environmental or food justice in under-resourced communities.
- Learn side-by-side with others who are focused on decolonizing pedagogy, the global refugee crisis, racial profiling, and mass incarceration, LGBTQ rights, growing economic inequality, or domestic violence. Students learn to connect issues to build bridges that can support the growing emergence of large movements for systemic change.
- MASJC50005 – Community Organizing Tools and Practices (formerly Mobilizing Change)
- MASJC50003 – Social Movements and Global Justice (formerly Globalization and Urban Politics)
- MASJC50004 – Theories of Change
- GRA51102 – Funding Change: Grant Writing (formerly Funding Change: Grant Writing and Nonprofit Essentials)
- MASJC57700 – Strategic Media and Communications – needs to brought back to the rotation
- SBM52000 – Impact Metrics: Measuring and Reporting Environmental and Social Performance
- ENV57910 – Building Diverse Networks for Change – needs to brought back to the rotation
- MASJC51111 – Advocacy Research
- MASJC59001 – Capstone
Organizing Methodologies: Learners will cultivate and develop strategies to analyze, evaluate, and participate in multiple approaches to build power of impacted communities.
Communication: Learners will communicate ideas to multiple scales of audiences in oral, visual, and written forms to solicit feedback and advocate for a particular position.
Applied Social Theory: Learners will demonstrate the ability to articulate, evaluate, and compare scholarly and applied theories of culture, power and social.
Research for Change: Learners will demonstrate ethical design in applying a variety of research skills, from stakeholder engagement to policy analysis to academic reviews, to specific advocacy and organizing practices.
- The Organizing and Community Justice MA Program is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. The Higher Learning Commission has approved Prescott College to offer all of its degree titles via distance education.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Sunny Brown
“My passion for organizing and community justice stems from a deep belief in the importance of equity and the recognition of the disparities that exist in society. Everyday I am motivated by the fact that there are numerous underserved youth and families who are struggling to thrive in a country that claims to be the wealthiest in the world. I was driven to pursue a master’s degree that will provide me with the necessary knowledge and skills to identify issues, secure funding, and address these challenges through policy changes. Ultimately, my goal is to contribute to creating a better world where everyone has equal opportunities and access to resources.
Careers & Opportunities
Career Pathways
Graduates of the program go on to to become effective leaders, advocates, and changemakers for a more just and sustainable world. The Organizing and Community Justice degree leads to so many possibilities. Here are just a few:
- Community Organizer
- Healthcare Advocate
- Policy Analyst
- Nonprofit Executive Director
- Political Campaign Manager
- Grant Writer & Fundraiser
- Diversity and Inclusion Officer
- Human Rights Advocate
Career Planning
Our Career Services team works with you to map out a plan that works for your goals and your life. There are many ways to get where you’re going, and we’ve seen it all!