Online Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion Curriculum
All courses are designed by faculty and offered online as 8-week, 3-credit courses. Courses are offered throughout the academic year and summer. Students take one core course on perspectives of diversity and inclusion, and three additional courses that draw on the broad areas of global citizenship and global engagement, diverse identities and intercultural communication, and health and culture. The certificate is designed to be completed within a year.
Core Courses (3 Credit Hours) | |||||
All students will take a 3 credit hour required course on the perspectives on diversity and inclusion. | |||||
A&S 600 | Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion | 3 credit hours | |||
Elective Courses (9 Credit Hours) | |||||
Students must take an additional 9 credit hours from the approved list of courses that relate to diversity and inclusion. By taking departmental prefix courses students are able to take courses that align with their graduate studies, career fields and future career interests. Other courses may be used to satisfy this requirement with permission of the certificate director. | |||||
ANT 681 | Health Care Inequalities | 3 credit hours | |||
SPA 524 | Approaches to Diversity in the Modern World: Understanding Latinx Cultures | 3 credit hours | |||
AAS 551 | African American Lives | 3 credit hours | |||
SOC 551 | Health, Illness, and Disabilities | 3 credit hours | |||
SOC 720 | Race, Racism, and Representation | 3 credit hours | |||
AAS 560 | Race, Ethnicity, and Politics | 3 credit hours | |||
GWS 602 | Perspectives on Gender Identities and Sexual Identities | 3 credit hours | |||
GWS 603 | Gender, Bodies, and Health | 3 credit hours | |||
MCL 500 | Intercultural Communication for Professionals | 3 credit hours | |||
FCS 620 | Working with Diverse Families in Culturally Sensitive Contexts | 3 credit hours | |||
KHP 576 | LGBTQ* Health Promotion | 3 credit hours | |||
DHN 598 | Global Foods, Diet, and Culture | 3 credit hours | |||
Total Credit Hours | 12 |