What Is STPEC?
STPEC strives to foster a closely knit student community within a large university setting. We offer an evolving curriculum that favors small classes and encourages experiential learning through internships and student involvement in our program's governance. The major is designed to give students the flexibility to pursue their own interests in a number of departments within the University of Massachusetts and the surrounding area colleges.
Using Your Degree
Now more than ever, employers are seeking graduates who can think critically, communicate clearly and solve complex problems.
STPEC's interdisciplinary curriculum provides a variety of possible career opportunities for its graduates. STPEC students go on to have rewarding careers in law, non-profits, education, labor, public service, media, business and many other fields. Many STPEC graduates pursue advanced degrees at prestigious universities.
Meet with an advisor
Make an appointment with Monica Make an appointment with MonicaAll STPEC Majors and students interested in becoming a STPEC major are welcome to meet with STPEC's Academic Advisor.
Email Monica Garcia | Phone: 413 545-1597 | 305 Machmer Hall
Recent News
See all newsSpotlight: STPEC Senior Alina Antropova '24 Receives 21st Century Leader Award
Alina Antropova '24 recently received a 21st Century Leader Award at Undergraduate Commencement on May 18, 2024.
Alina, of Southwick, a double major in English literature and social thought and political economy, demonstrated a combination of academic excellence and a deep commitment to social justice when she arrived at UMass Amherst. Her senior thesis, “Sigue Uno Caminando en la Oscuridad (One Keeps Walking in the Darkness): Theorizing the Abolitionist Sanctuary Model,” is centered around the immigration sanctuary movement in western Massachusetts, and her paper on neoliberalism in non-governmental organizations working with Syrian refugees in Turkey was published in UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity.
