The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa College of Social Sciences (CSS) and Interdisciplinary Studies are launching a new fully online bachelor’s degree completion program on the Social Sciences of Oceans (Oceans). Students will learn to understand and address the complex problems related to oceans and island societies. Major courses span the Social Sciences, including Anthropology, Economics, Ethnic Studies, Geography and Environment, Political Science, Sociology and Urban Planning.
Geared toward working adults who have completed their general education or earned an Associates Degree, the Oceans degree is an accelerated online program offered in five-week segments with one course at a time. Leveraging Hawaii’s location in the middle of the Pacific and the expertise of UH faculty, the program focuses on Oceania and perspectives from Pacific Islands as it explores issues of global importance, such as impacts of climate change; approaches to resilience; resource management and development; governance; social impacts; and human migration. The degree will prepare graduates for careers in natural resource management, city planning, community organizing, environmental consulting, policy analysts and grant writing.
The asynchronous platform provides students with flexibility to graduate with a BA degree equivalent to those completed at the Mānoa campus. Lower student fees and waived health requirements are among the benefits for fully online students.
The CSS Online program also offers fully online BA degree completion programs in Economics and Women’s Studies, as well as several certificate programs (Ethnic Studies, Peace Studies, Women’s Studies). To learn more about the Oceans degree and other online programs in the social sciences, visit CSS Online or contact CSSonlin@hawaii.edu or Oceans@hawaii.edu.
