Certificate in Citizenship & Social Justice
The undergraduate Certificate in Citizenship and Social Justice is an interdisciplinary program, focusing on contemporary social issues, that prepares students to be effective citizens—civic agents of change for the common good. The certificate program includes both coursework and co-curricular public work.
The market-ready skills honed by the certificate in Citizenship & Social Justice open many opportunities, both locally and outside the region. For those interested in the public sector, there are openings in local, state, and federal governmental agencies, as well as educational institutions. Regarding private-sector work, organizations and businesses are increasingly interested in students with empathetic listening skills resulting in successful social media and other marketing campaigns, consulting, and entrepreneurship endeavors.
REQUIRED COURSES (12 hours)
CSJ 200: Introduction to Social Justice
PS 275: Introduction to Citizenship
SOCL 312: Collective Behavior & Social Movements
PS 375: Political Campaign Management
ELECTIVES (9hrs)
CSJ 499: Capstone in Citizenship & Social Justice
CRIM 439: Internship in Criminology
PS 403: Field Studies in Politics
PS 405 Washington Internship and Academic Seminars
SOCL 494: Internship in Sociology
AFAM 190: Introduction to AFAM
AFAM/HIST 329: Black Intellectual History
AFAM/HIST 343: Communities of Struggle
ANTH 360: Applied Anthropology
CSJ 301: Seminar in Social Justice
CSJ 435: Reimagining Citizenship
DCS 300: Public Problem Solving
FLK 330: Cultural Connections/Diversity
GWS 200: Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies
HON 251: Citizen & Self
PHIL 103: The Committed Life
PHIL 323: Social Ethics
PS 110: American National Government
PS 338: Government & Ethics
SOCL 240: Global Social Problems
SOCL 362: Race, Class, and Gender
SOCL 452: Social Change
SWRK 300: Diversity and Social Welfare
SWRK 395: Social Welfare Policy & Issues
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