The School of Social Transformation at ASU is now offering a graduate degree in social and cultural pedagogy. The study of “learning beyond schooling,” this innovative program focuses on research, theory and practice related to non-formal education throughout the lifespan.

Social pedagogy is both an interdisciplinary academic field of inquiry and a field of professional practice. With a long tradition dating to 1844, it is experiencing a surge in scholarly and professional interest. There are many master’s programs in social pedagogy around the world (especially in Europe and Latin America), but ASU’s is the first of its kind in North America.

The program develops students’ capacity to analyze non-formal education policies and practices and examine the educational impact of a range of institutions, organizations and associational spaces.

master of arts in social and cultural pedagogy

It provides training and skills for work in settings such as:

adult education community organizing

literacy programs museum education dis/ability programs youth & sports programs peace education environmental education religious organizations health education civic education Indigenous and tribal communities for-the-job and on-the-job training

ART 542 Art and Community ASB 591 Museums in CommunityCDE 598 Home Impact on Children’s DevelopmentCMN 531 Communication and Social Change DCI 691 Ethnography and Language PolicyEDA 591 Paulo Freire Seminar ENG 656 Studies in Cross-Cultural Discourse IED 510 History of American Indian Education IED 530 Language/Literacy Indigenous People IED 598 Research in Indigenous Schools and Communities HDA 510 Seminar in Socially Engaged Practice JUS 591 Disney, Culture and SocietyJUS 591 Youth and JusticeJUS 591 Social Policy and Critical Advocacy JUS 633 Community Research JUS 691 Theory and Research on Culture & Disability JUS 691 Writing for PublicationMHL 691 Music and Sustainability NLM 560 Leadership and EthicsNLM 598 Social and Community Innovation PAF 566 Participatory Governance and Civic EngagementPAF 591 Policy, Leadership and Value SystemsSST 591 Art Activism as PedagogySST 591 Building Community through Film MakingSST 591 Youth and Adult Education SST 591 Education for Sustainability SST 591 Education, Social Reproduction and Social TransformationSST 591 Film as Social Pedagogy SST 591 Indigenous Community EducationSST 591 Mixed Race IdentitySST 591 Peace Education SST 591 Prison EducationSST 591 School-Community RelationsSST 591 Social Media as Social Pedagogy SST 691 Critical Pedagogy, Education and Digital Media SWG 591 Aging: A Social Work PerspectiveSWG 591 Community Inclusion of People with DisabilitiesSWG 591 Immigrants and RefugeesSWG 591 Mental Health and AgingSWG 682 Community Participation Strategies THP 514 Projects in Community-Based Drama THP 582 Theater for Social Change WST 691 Feminist Pedagogies

elective course options

Core courses (9 credits)Foundations of Social Transformation (SST 501)Research Methods (JUS 500)Social and Cultural Pedagogy (SST 510)

Electives (15 credits)Thesis or applied project (6 credits)

This degree is offered face-to-face, with some courses available online.

Contact Professor Daniel Schugurensky, dschugur@asu.edu, Wilson Hall 262, sst.asu.edu/social_pedagogy.

30 units