Why this program?

This immersive workshop introduces students to mono-printing as an expressive foundation for relief and mixed-media printmaking. Through hands-on demonstrations, guided studio practice, and group critiques, students will explore both traditional and experimental approaches to mono-printing, including additive and subtractive inking, layering, stenciling, and ghost printing.

Emphasis is placed on creative risk-taking, sustainable studio practices, material exploration, and personal visual language development. Students will leave with a cohesive body of prints, a working sketchbook, and practical skills applicable to future printmaking and mixed-media work.

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What will this program look like?

DAY 1 鈥� Foundations + Controlled Exploration

• Welcome Introductions, Images + Demo
• Exercise 1: Direct Mark-Making
• Exercise 2: Additive + Subtractive Layers
• Structured Challenge: Limited Palette Composition
• Registration Intro (Simple Method)
• Texture & Transparency
• Independent Studio Work
• Group Critique + Clean Up

DAY 2 鈥� Advanced Layering + Series Development

• Review + Advanced Demo
• Project 1: 3-Layer Registered Print
• Ghost Print & Variation Series
• Ink Modification + Experimental Techniques
• Final Project: Thematic Print – Solo work
• Editioning Practice, Critique and Reflection

Why this program?

The Foundations in Community Journalism microcredential invites participants into the practice of journalism as a tool for collective power, resilience, and accountability. Through four interconnected, experiential workshops, students will gain both a grounding in the values of community journalism and practical skills they can immediately apply. Together, we will explore what makes community journalism distinct from legacy models and how it overlaps with community organizing. Students will learn why authentic, trust-based relationships are central to ethical reporting, and they will practice strategies for showing up within communities with transparency, humility, and care. Participants will sharpen their ability to ask strong, open-ended questions鈥攃ultivating curiosity, cultural awareness, and active listening as cornerstones of ethical storytelling. Finally, students will step behind the scenes of the full journalistic process, moving from idea to impact while reflecting on the rights and responsibilities of both journalists and news consumers. By the end of this program, students will leave with a holistic understanding of community journalism: its principles, practices, and potential to create meaningful stories that are accurate, ethical, and rooted in community trust.

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What will this program look like?

To successfully complete the pathway and earn the Foundations in Community Journalism badge, participants must:

• Engage with all four modules by completing required readings, videos, and non-lecture learning resources.
  
• Submit one artifact per module (e.g., a short written response, audio/video reflection, or activity worksheet) demonstrating engagement with key concepts:
  • Module 1: Reflection on how community journalism differs from legacy journalism.
  • Module 2: Example of a relationship-building strategy or community map.
  • Module 3: A set of open-ended, intentional interview questions.
  • Module 4: A brief outline of a story idea following the journalistic process.
    
• Participate in at least two cohort-based discussions (online discussion prompts, peer feedback, or synchronous conversations).
  
• Complete a final capstone reflection (2鈥�3 pages or a short multimedia submission) synthesizing learning across all modules. The capstone must demonstrate:
  • Understanding of the historical roots and purposes of community journalism.
  • Application of relationship-building and ethical accountability strategies.
  • Ability to craft effective, curiosity-driven questions.
  • Familiarity with the journalistic process from idea to public engagement.
    
    

Why this program?

In a dance improvisation, we are all equal. Whether we choose to stand still or to leap, our decision will shape the form of the dance. Each moment requires us to sense the movement feeling, to perceive how it is developing and then to choose how to respond, in movement in that moment. When we join with others to make something new, we create a microcosm of human relationship. When should we lead? When should we follow? When is it time to join? When do we resist? How do we initiate change? How do we include everyone while respecting our differences? This microcredential course addresses the challenges of establishing a democratic community and uses creative dance improvisation as a metaphor for the process and principles required in that task.

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What will this program look like?

Each studio session will introduce creative dance material. After day one, students will be invited to suggest various issues and challenges to democracy and then address those challenges through movement improvisations. The Course will culminate with a sharing of dance, readings, and other expressions by the students.

Participants will develop and refine their own creative movement resources. These resources include, but are not limited to:

The dance material is presented as a series of creative problems that individuals and groups will solve with improvised movement drawn from the everyday language of movement expression. It is based on the ideas and principles developed by Barbara Mettler (1907-2002), an American dance pioneer, who believed that everyone could (and should) dance. She frequently said that freedom is the basis of her approach, but that our humanity requires relationships. She taught that the individual and group were dependent on each other in order to realize their full creative potential. Mettler became known for her work with large groups improvising together. Today her work is referred to as Mettler-based dance.

Why a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Field Ecology and Conservation?

Field Ecology and Conservation at 天美传媒 is about connecting with the natural world and conserving it towards the long-term sustainable future of the planet. Our students truly engage with nature and experience it up close, in person. Our students spend over half their time outdoors, identifying and inventorying native plants, monitoring seabird nesting behavior on offshore islands, and restoring riparian ecosystems to health and vitality. In the classroom, we learn evolutionary theory, the life histories of organisms, and field methods for ecological research. We take the knowledge and skills we learn in the greater Southwest and apply it worldwide on field studies. We travel to the rainforest of Costa Rica, the coast of the Gulf of California, and to the alpine tundra of the Sierra Nevada.

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What can you do with this degree?

Our students become the conservationists of the twenty first century. Amidst a modern world of ecological upheaval, they do this by focusing on place-based conservation projects, restoring the planet one community at a time. Graduates find livelihoods as research technicians, ecological consultants, ecotourism guides, naturalist educators, and park rangers. They work for organizations such as The National Park Service, The Nature Conservancy, Rio Grande Returns, and The Center for Biodiversity. They monitor the return of rapids along the Colorado River, changes in gallery forest stands in the Hassayampa Preserve, and restore wetlands at the headwaters of the Rio Grande stands. Many of our students also go on to attain graduate degrees in related fields, such as Botany and Biology. By providing unparalleled opportunities to engage with and explore the natural world, 天美传媒’s Field Ecology and Conservation major is designed to give students the knowledge, skills, and experience to be the best field ecologists and conservationists of our times.

Here are just a few examples:

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What will this program look like?

The program advances and integrates understanding across many disciplines, including the biological, physical, and social sciences, and the humanities. Students use these insights to illuminate the interrelationships between human and non-human realms, meanwhile learning specific skills in community development, application to real-world situations, critical thinking, field and laboratory methods, and oral and written communication. 

Students pursuing a BA in Field Ecology & Conservation will be able to address the values, processes, inquiry- and solution-generating abilities, and applications required to develop a philosophical understanding of, and ethical stance regarding, human-nature interactions and relationships.

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Available Concentrations within Field Ecology and Conservation

Marine Studies
Natural History Interpretation
Sustainable Food Systems
Environmental Education

Other Available Concentrations

Adventure Education
Climate Justice
Education for Social Justice
Environmental Studies
Equity Studies in Outdoor Leadership
Outdoor Leadership

Certificates

Environmental Education
Sustainable Food Systems

Why Get a Bachelor鈥檚 Degree in Critical Social Justice and Solidarity?

You believe in the power of change, and the power of people to make it. You believe that building a more socially and environmentally just world for all takes equal parts strategy, persistence, and vision. You want to move beyond opinions and learn to analyze our social systems and while growing your own sense of purpose. You are ready to mobilize and support movements for justice more than you already do.

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What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s in Critical Social Justice and Solidarity?

In the march for social justice, there are a myriad of roles one can take. Our graduates go on to to pursue masters, doctorate, or law school degrees, or work in non-profit organizations, international work, education, and community activism. Some of their careers are listed here:.

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What will this program look like?

Interdisciplinary and immersive, students in this program gain first-hand knowledge and experience on the study of social change. By studying and engaging with both the theories and skills undergirding social justice and solidarity movements our students will  learn how to critically analyze, research, collaborate, and participate directly in environmental, socioeconomic, and political justice work. Additionally, our students will learn to integrate national and global perspectives with hands-on civic engagement through studies and practice in the field, community organizing work in partnership with organizations across Arizona and across the country, 

Keep your studies broad, or focus around one specific area of interest, such as indigenous studies, migration studies, global systems, communications and storytelling, community education, environmental justice and communities, or law and policy. All that and you can integrate with one of our accelerated Master’s programs such as the Organizing and Community Justice program.

Why this program?

Food insecurity and inequity has risen dramatically due to human-induced climate change and increased pressure on natural resources and organisms. It’s imperative that we ensure a healthy food system, in every way it nourishes us: growing, harvesting, processing, distributing, marketing, consuming, and waste. You want to not only study food systems, but learn how to lead the way in sustaining all living beings now and in the future.

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What can you do with this certificate?

Students who complete this program have a competitive advantage in careers associated with any and all aspects of the food system. Here are just some of their career choices:

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What will this program look like?

Food system perspectives are emerging to ensure our food security and well-being in the face of inequities, the profound impact of human-induced climate change, and increased pressure on natural resources and organisms. The Sustainable Food Systems Certificate is grounded in the of the United Nations .

This 20-credit certificate will be available to all 天美传媒 undergraduate students from any major and provides an incentive for students across the curriculum to consider accelerating into our MA in Transformative Food Systems.

Why a degree in Organizing and Community Justice?

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.

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What can you do with a degree in Organizing and Community Justice?

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:

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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

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Certificate

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Organizational Management

Why this program?

You are fascinated by the human mind. You are equally curious about how the world around us influences human thought, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. You believe  that healthy individuals and groups help contribute to a more just and sustainable world, and vice versa. You therefore want a more holistic approach to psychology than most colleges and universities offer. You believe this integrated program is the best way to become an effective and positive agent for change.

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What can you do with this degree?

You can apply your holistic mindset, practical skills, and theoretical knowledge across a variety of career paths including counseling, psychotherapy, community well-being programs, health promotion programs, educational and research institutions, among many others.

Use this degree to participate in one of our accelerated Master鈥檚 degrees: MS in Counseling or MEd in School Counseling.

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What will this program look like?

Explore emotional, cognitive, social, cultural, and spiritual aspects of the human mind while also gaining deep insight into how socioeconomic, political, and environmental systems influence individuals and community life. This kind of integration goes beyond mainstream approaches to psychology, which narrowly focus on the individual person. In our program, you will learn to apply critically and ethically informed psychological knowledge to support individual, societal, environmental, and organizational wellbeing. You will also apply scientific thinking to understand and evaluate the quality and value of psychological research, theories, and applications. And you will have opportunities to take classes from different departments and programs, as well as obtain experiences in the field and learn how to prepare and practice for a therapeutic setting.

The BA in Psychology at 天美传媒 emphasizes critical, holistic, and social/environmental justice perspectives to approach the study of individual, societal, and institutional/organizational psychological processes and well-being. These perspectives include centering diverse voices, experiences, and ways of knowing, and understanding the complex interactions between sociocultural and individual factors, as well as the influence of power, privilege, and oppression.

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Available Concentrations

Adventure Education
Climate Justice
Education for Social Justice
Environmental Studies
Equity Studies in Outdoor Leadership
Natural History Interpretation
Marine Studies
Outdoor Leadership

Certificates

Environmental Education
Sustainable Food Systems

Why this program?

You see the world differently. You think critically and act artistically. You know the infinite possibilities that result when real-world issues are approached through creative experimentation. You are interested in more than just the arts and want to develop your skills so you can grow as both an artist and problem-solver.

Healing the world requires deep imagination, creative action, and skillful practices. The Environmental Humanities program uses the lenses of the humanities 鈥� art, history, literature, anthropology, philosophy, religious studies 鈥� to complement scientific approaches to the human-environment relationship in order to investigate, envision, and celebrate human engagements with the non-human world. Using narrative, interpretive and creative approaches, we consider how the environment is socially constructed and represented, and bring intellectual and creative rigor to our aspirations for just, sustainable and inspiring relationships among humans and the natural world.

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What can you do with this degree?

Because of the interdisciplinary nature of this bachelor of arts degree, graduates continue on to careers from extremely varying fields:

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What will this program look like?

Our students engage in self-directed learning and interdisciplinary coursework. Identify and explore the contribution of environmental humanities to the human experience including historical, social, environmental, religious, and cultural contexts. Study artistic competencies alongside topics such as climate change, social and environmental justice, and psychology. Gain critical technical skills in your discipline as you originate creative work, and hone analytic skills through the study of existing work. 

Expand your studies by completing required courses through our partners with EcoLeague or CIEL. Use this degree to participate in one our accelerated Master鈥檚 degrees: Environmental Studies & Sustainability or Transformative Food Systems.

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Available Concentrations

Adventure Education
Climate Justice
Education for Social Justice
Environmental Studies
Equity Studies in Outdoor Leadership
Natural History Interpretation
Marine Studies
Outdoor Leadership

Certificates

Environmental Education
Sustainable Food Systems

Why this program?

Students drawn to the MS in Environmental Studies and Sustainability degree are passionate about understanding, preserving, and restoring ecological systems, as well as adapting human societies to better reflect our dependence on those systems. They understand that both conservation and regenerative practices are rooted in managing the human impact on these systems. This is especially true as we make the transition to a rapidly warming climate. 

What sets this degree apart from others is its distinctive bioregional approach to distance learning. Rooted in field-based education, this approach asks students to apply what they learn in each course to the specific places where they work and live. This emphasis on practical and local applications of knowledge enables students to make sense of their environments through multiple disciplinary frameworks, build connections with professionals working in their own regions, and learn about different ecological systems from classmates located around the US and beyond. 

This program also serves students by designing courses to fit around their responsibilities at work and at home. Most instructors serving this program bring hands-on professional experience in their fields, in addition to their academic training, and the learning communities we build in our courses encourage more personal connections than students are likely to find in larger institutions.

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What will this program look like?

The core courses in this degree provide students with a foundation for understanding local ecological systems, climate change, environmental attitudes across cultures, applied systems thinking, and essential skills in leadership and communication. Students can then focus more specifically through a variety of concentrations. 

• Our concentration in Conservation Biology prepares students to conduct research and develop policies to protect and restore threatened habitats and populations. 
• Our concentration in Resilience Planning and Climate Solutions prepares students to envision and plan communities, practices, and networks that are more sustainable, just, and regenerative. 

While applying what they learn to the places where they live and work, our students acquire knowledge and professional skills that prepare them to make a difference, whether working in agencies and organizations, or continuing their research at the next level.

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What can you do with a Master鈥檚 Degree in Environmental Studies?

Graduates of the program will be prepared to serve a variety of agencies at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels, as well as in nonprofit organizations that address issues of conservation and sustainability.

From wildlands conservation and ecological restoration to policy making and community-based education, our graduates are prepared to analyze challenges from a variety of perspectives, and to propose solutions based on careful research, stakeholder engagement, and a solid understanding of relevant policies and opportunities. 

Our graduates have gone on to fulfilling careers, such as the positions listed below:

• Habitat Conservation Biologist, Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
• Tribal Coordinator / Grants Project Officer, US EPA
• Science and Education Director, Whitefish Lake Institute
• Wilderness Ranger, Sitka National Forest
• Outdoor Recreation Planner, Bureau of Land Management
• Director, San Carlos Apache Dept. Environmental Protection
• Research Technician, Charles River Laboratories
• VP, Conservation and Climate Initiatives, Woodland Park Zoo
• Executive Director, Sleeping Bear Wildlife Fund
• Director, Agricultural Development Division, Vermont
• Wildlife Care Manager, Lake Metroparks
• Assistant Planning and Zoning Administrator, Stowe, VT
• Climate Editor, National Catholic Reporter
• Community Outreach Coordinator, Coconino Parks and Recreation
• Director of Communications and Outreach, Pacific Institute
• Founding Director, Save Ohio Bees
• Visitor Services Specialist, US Fish and Wildlife
• Conservation Organizer, Forest Keeper
• Grassroots Organizer, Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
• Recovery Permit Coordinator, US Fish and Wildlife
• Managing Editor, Passenger Vessel Association
• Program Coordinator, Sloughhouse Resource Conservation District
• Director of Outreach, Community Food Initiatives
• Program Coordinator, Sloughhouse Resource Conservation District 
• Outreach Coordinator, Blue Hill Heritage Trust 
• Transportation Planner, Washington State DOT
• Development & Engagement Manager, Colorado Water Trust
• Sustainability Program Coordinator, City of Louisville, KY
• Program Manager, World Bank
• Environmental and Sustainability Specialist, Pacific Seafood
• Public Affairs Sustainability Analyst, UPS
• Manager, Homeless Outcomes and Data, Allegheny County, PA
• Project Director, Sustainability and Resilience, Tempe, AZ
• Solaris and Education Coordinator, Hudson River Maritime Museum
• Sustainability Coordinator, Bernalillo County, AZ
• Remedial Project Manager, US EPA 

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Available Concentrations

Conservation Biology

Resilience Planning and Climate Solutions

Certificate

Entrepreneurial Leadership and Organizational Management