Studies in Equity and Social Diversity Certificate Requirements

Graduate certificate coursework focuses on the experiences of U.S. racial/ethnic minorities (e.g. African American/Black, Native American/Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, Latinx) and on U.S. marginalized populations (e.g. gender, gender expression, sexuality, disabilities). Students must take a total of 12 graduate credit hours of coursework.  Courses for this certificate are categorized into three pathways. 

Pathway 1:  US Race and Ethnicity

Pathway 2:  Women, Gender and Sexuality

Pathway 3: US Social Differences

Students must develop a plan of study in consultation with and approved by a faculty advisor.  This plan of study must include a concentration consisting of at least 6 credit hours of coursework in one of the three pathways. At least one course (3 credit hours) must be taken in a pathway other than the concentration.  At least two courses (6 credit hours) must be taken at the 700 level or above.

Pathway 1: U.S. Race & Ethnicity

  • AAAS 511: The Civil Rights Movement (3)

  • AAAS 560: Race, Gender, & Post-Colonial Discourses (3)

  • AAAS 811: The Civil Rights Movement (3)

  • AAAS 611: History of the Black Power Movement (3)

  • AAAS 812: The Black Power Movement (3)

  • AMS 536: Ethnicity in the United States: _____ (3)

  • AMS 550: Research Seminar in: _____ (3)

  • AMS 650: Jazz and American Culture (3)

  • AMS 694: Directed Readings (1-4)

  • C&T 807: Multicultural Education

  • ELPS 830: Foundations of Multicultural Education

  • THR 914: Theories of Race and Performance

Pathway 2: Women, Gender, & Sexuality

  • AAAS 560: Race, Gender, & Post-Colonial Discourses (3)

  • WGSS 521: Women and Violence (3)

  • WGSS/POLS 562: Women and Politics (3)

  • WGSS 563: Gender, Sexuality, and the Law (3)

  • WGSS/AAAS/AMS 565: Gender, Culture, and Migration (3)

  • WGSS 583: Love, Sex, & Globalization (3)

  • WGSS/POLS 600: Contemporary Feminist Political Theory (3)

  • WGSS/PSYC 689: Conceptual Issues in Human Sexuality

  • WGSS 701: Seminar in: _____ (3)

  • WGSS 800: History of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies (3)

  • WGSS 801: Feminist Theory (3)

  • WGSS 802: Feminist Methodologies (3)

Pathway 3: U.S. Social Differences

  • AAAS 501: Regional History: _____ (3)

  • AAAS 811: The Civil Rights Movement (3)

  • AAAS 812: The Black Power Movement (3)

  • AMS 510: History of American Women – Colonial Times to 1870 (3)

  • AMS 511: History of American Women – 1870 to Present (3)

  • AMS 555: Advanced Topics in American Literature Since 1865: _____ (3)

  • AMS 650: Jazz and American Culture (3)

  • AMS 694: Directed Readings (1-4)

  • AMS 696: Studies in: _____ (3)

  • AMS 802: Theorizing America (3)

  • C&T 807: Multicultural Education

  • ELPS 830: Foundations of Multicultural Education

*This list is frequently growing and is not comprehensive. If you have questions about whether or not a course will count toward a specific concentration, please reach out to Alesia Woszidlo, Director of Graduate Studies.