The Graduate Certificate in Social Justice is an 18 credit hour program. To earn a certificate, one must a) complete 6 credit hours in the Foundations Choice Sequence, b) complete 12 credit hours in the Elective Choice Sequences, and as a capstone c) submit during the final semester of the program, for review by a faculty panel, an artifact/assignment from a Certificate course together with a written reflection that articulates in what ways it represents one's learning to become more culturally competent and socially just.
Foundations Sequence | 6 | |
Select 2 of 3 courses | ||
Ecological Context of Urban Education | ||
Examining History, Community and Social Justice in Education | ||
Gender, Language and Identity | ||
Social Justice Electives | 12 | |
Select four courses from the list of electives. The elective courses are organized into three categories: Social Justice and Action, Diversity, and Culture and Context. You may select your electives from any or all categories. | ||
Social Justice and Action Elective Courses | ||
Counseling African American Clients | ||
Counseling Sexual and Gender Minorities | ||
Social Class and Poverty Issues In Counseling | ||
Teacher Action, Advocacy and Leadership | ||
Or other approved elective | ||
Diversity Elective Courses | ||
Foundations for Multicultural Counseling | ||
Ecological Context of Urban Education 1 | ||
Introduction to Feminist and Gender Theory | ||
Examining History, Community and Social Justice in Education 1 | ||
Gender, Language and Identity 1 | ||
Or other approved elective | ||
Culture and Context Elective Courses | ||
Counseling Individuals with Disabilities | ||
ED ADM 6200 | ||
ED ADM 6203 | ||
Ecological Context of Urban Education | ||
Discourse Analysis in Education | ||
Technology and Privilege | ||
Or other approved elective |
1 | Course not taken for the Foundations Sequence requirement may be taken as an Elective course. |