Graduate Certificate Programs in Ethnic Studies

To enhance the graduate school training for enrolled graduate students at the University of Colorado Boulder, the Ethnic Studies (DES) offers a Graduate Certificate in Critical Ethnic Studies (GCCES).

A total of twelve credit hours of graduate level coursework is required for the GCCES. ETHN 6000: Foundations in Critical Ethnic Studies is a required course for the GCCES.

Students must submit an unofficial transcript and a two-page statement of purpose describing how their graduate interests will be enhanced by our course offerings and mentoring (please state in the statement of purpose which classes you have taken in DES). Certificate program students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.3.

DES regularly offers topical courses available to graduate students.

Submit an unofficial transcript and a two-page statement of purpose describing how your graduate interests will be enhanced by our course offerings and mentoring and any classes you have taken in DES.

The Graduate Certificate in Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies.

The certificate in Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies allows graduate students across campus to develop expertise in areas of indigeneity, racial inequality, and social justice. Graduate students acquire tools to address their own disciplinary research from a transdisciplinary and intersectional perspective and will generate scholarship with greater social impact. The accomplishment of a certified mastery of work in IRES will enhance their skillset and better position graduate students for the academic or professional job market.

One course from ES Core Courses. 5 credits(ES 615, 616, or 617).

ES 615: Theoretical Foundations in Ethnic Studies Theoretical foundations and debates in Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies.

ES 617: Genealogies of Ethnic Studies Examines the emergence and evolution of the discipline of Ethnic Studies, including major intellectual shifts in the field, particularly as they relate to changes in the social science and humanities and the state of the discipline today.

One course from ES Substantive Courses 5 credits(ES 620, 621, 622, or 623).

ES 620: Race, Space, and Power This course questions the variety of ways that social constructions of race and space are inextricable from one another and constitute, as much as they are constituted by, modern power relations.

ES 621: Cultural Production Graduate introduction to the theories and methods utilized within Cultural Studies scholarship with attention to race, gender, nation, sexuality and indigeneity.

PLEASE NOTE: Course offerings and fulfillments are subject to change or cancellation.

Successful admission requires current standing in any University of Oregon MA or PhD program, and an approved application with a prospective plan of study.

The Critical Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Program at DePaul University introduces students to critical race theory and social movements through an intersectional approach that includes gender analysis and allows students to gain expertise in a comparative race framework or to focus on a specific ethno-racial group. The CES Certificate Program is available both to non-degree seeking students and to students in other DePaul graduate degree programs.

Select three of the following CES graduate-level elective courses:.

Students Enrolled in Other DePaul Graduate Degree Programs.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Complete a DePaul University Liberal Arts and Social Sciences graduate admission online application. Submit a personal statement of 300-500 words (describing your interest in Critical Ethnic Studies, any prior experience in the field, and personal or professional goals for pursuing the certificate) and a writing sample (academic writing of approximately 2,000 words).

Descriptions of courses offered through the Critical Ethnic Studies can be found in Campus Connect through the Search for Classes function.

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The program provides graduate students the opportunity to acquire cross-cultural competency skills and expertise in diversity training to work and lead in a multicultural environment. Courses focus on the intersections of race, ethnicity, social class, and gender. The program provides excellent opportunities for historical, theoretical, and social science research.

(Select any six credits [two courses]. Courses must be from different categories.) Choose 3 Credit(s). Category of Ethnic Families in the United States.

This course will examine different definitions of family through time in the U.S. It will focus on changes in the African-, Native-, Hispanic Latino-, and Asian-American families. It will also compare and contrast differences and similarities among ethnic minority families as well as between them and white ethnic families.

Category of Disability Choose 3 Credit(s). (Students may choose a course related to disability. Note: REHB 619 is not currently offered online. Another REHB course, e.g., REHB 677 can be substituted.

Implications of sociological knowledge for the administration of Human Services programs. Theoretical and practical aspects of administration with the social service systems.

This course will examine issues confronted in a multicultural society. It will study ethnic minority groups not usually included in mainstream society, including their uniqueness and harmonious co-existence with other ethnic groups.

This course introduces concepts and methods of applying socio-cultural understanding to contemporary problems to bring the empowerment of affected people. Case field studies and other research methods in social sciences will be used to illustrate the impact and problems of culture change with special attention to its affect on disadvantaged groups of people. Students will also design their own applied projects.

This is a comprehensive course, which introduces students to qualitative, quantitative and evaluation social research methods. It provides students with hands-on experience of collecting and analyzing data, from any given diverse ethnic community through participant observation and needs assessment.

The purpose of this course is to examine the challenges and opportunities of the new immigrants,refugees,families,and specifically their children,in the United States.

This course examines contemporary topics in the lives of African Americans. These topics include but are not limited to: slavery, Reconstruction, Post-Reconstruction, Separate-But-Equal, Desegregation, and Resegregation.(S) Prerequisite: ETHN 500 or consent.

Examination of current issues affecting the status of Asian Americans. The focus of this course will vary to reflect students' interests in the area of politics, education, economics, social and or cultural dealing with Asian Americans.

This course is concerned with racial ethnic minorities who live in large urban (inner city) areas. It is especially concerned with the roles that culture and discrimination play in the shaping of America ghettos, barrios, reservations, and Chinatowns.

This course will take an interdisciplinary ethnic studies approach to examine the past, present and future implications of the African American civil rights movement on race relations in the United States.

The course examines racial and ethnic minorities and the mutual influences between these groups and the structures, procedures, and issues of U.S. politics. Major topics include: public opinion on racial issues, the representation of minorities in elective and appointive offices, and the nature of value conflicts underlying contemporary racial issues, including affirmative action, immigration, welfare, language policies, and Native American tribal issues.

Ethnic Racial Studies (ERS) is an interdisciplinary and comparative academic discipline that emerged in the United States in response to Civil Rights Era social reform movements and the dominance of Eurocentric education in universities. Integrating various disciplines, ERS provides a supportive and challenging liberal arts education for all learners that generates scholarship, creativity, and community building. Students learn themselves and the world through critical thinking, service learning, personal empowerment, and social responsibility.

They will learn themselves and to communicate across differences, while cultivating social justice skills and theoretical frameworks that complement their major degree.

Learners pursuing an Ethnic Racial Studies Certificate will complete 28 credits. The core curriculum grounds students in the intellectual, theoretical, methodological, and practical aspects of the discipline. Additional courses from multiple disciplines across SOU offer a wide array of topics that can enhance any academic major.

Learners pursuing an Ethnic Racial Studies Certificate have opportunities to engage in service-learning and other activities to turn theory into action. A certificate in ERS will bolster any career, as the tools and capacities learned in ERS are highly sought after in fields such as education, business, criminal justice, journalism, new media, government, health care, and social services.

A degree in Ethnic and Racial studies can enhances many career paths.

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Coursework required for this graduate certificate provides students an exploration of the socially constructed concepts of race and ethnicity. Examination of historical factors affecting racial and ethnic stratification in the United States and the global scatterings of ethnic peoples through diasporic events such as war, enslavement, persecution, economic displacement, starvation, or ethnic cleansing will provide students with a firm foundation for work or academic advancement in this area.

Graduate certificate programs require a minimum of 12 credit hours. Many graduate certificate programs require than 12 credit hours.

No than one 400-level NAU course (3 4 units) may be used on a graduate certificate program.

No than twenty-five percent of the units required for the certificate program may be transferred from another university.

A minimum grade point average of 3.0 must be achieved to obtain a graduate certificate. No than three units of coursework with a Grade of C may be used in a certificate program.

A graduate student may pursue a graduate certificate concurrently with a graduate degree. Each graduate degree program must decide which, if any, certificate courses can be counted toward the graduate degree.

Students who are admitted to a graduate certificate program will be eligible for the official posting of the graduate certificate to their transcripts when all applicable coursework has been successfully completed and approved by the academic unit and the Graduate College.

Please be aware that federal financial aid is not available for some certificates if the certificate is pursued and completed as a stand-alone certificate (i.e., not completed concurrently with a degree program). tab for additional information.

The NAU graduate online application is required for all programs. Admission to many graduate programs is on a competitive basis, and programs may have higher standards than those established by the Graduate College.

U.S. Ethnic Diversity Requirement select from the following (9 units):.

Students may not transfer any courses from other universities into this program. No than 6 units applied to another program can be counted towards this certificate. No than 6 credit hours can be taken from a single discipline other than Ethnic Studies.

This certificate may be pursued and completed concurrently with a degree program or as a stand-alone certificate. Federal financial aid cannot be used if the certificate is completed as a stand-alone certificate.

Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete.

The graduate certificate will dive deep into ethnic studies and cultural diversity. The certificate program has a core focus that strengthens your understanding and analytical skills to prepare you for a competitive career. You can obtain the certificate in ethnic studies even if your current graduate degree is in another area. The required course, ES 600: Critical approaches to Ethnic Studies provides a comprehensive of the multidisciplinary field of Ethnic studies. Other courses are drawn from fields including:.

African American Studies is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary field examining the histories, cultures, and political and social engagements of people of African descent in the United States. Courses offered through the African American Studies certificate program encourage students to explore a broad range of historical and contemporary issues impacting native-born African Americans as well as African, Caribbean, and Afro-Latin American immigrants to the USA. Our courses address transformations in the social, political, gender, sexual, religious, and ethnic identities of people of African descent meanings of race and family social justice movements and activism literature and cultural expression and the nature of diaspora in the Black experience.

Students must earn a minimum grade of C (1.7) in all courses that certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the certificate GPA. Courses taken using pass fail grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.

ETST 2155 African American History (3 credits CU core course).

The certificate is also targeted to nondegree-seeking professionals. Courses will examine historical and contemporary tribal experiences. Students will be encouraged to think critically the stereotypes of American Indians and tribal governments. A certificate in American Indian Studies offers students an enduring intellectual base to understand both the foundations of America and diversity among tribes with different languages, histories, and cultures. The courses provide students the opportunity to encounter theories posited by a rich history of American Indian intellectuals.

Students must earn a minimum grade of C (1.7) in all courses that certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the certificate GPA. Courses taken using pass fail grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.

ETST 3036 American Indian Cultural Images (Core Cultural Diversity course, offered fall semester).

ETST 3110 Indigenous Studies (Core International Perspectives course, offered every semester).

It will allow students to demonstrate to potential employers that they possess the multicultural skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the workplace. Students will enroll in department courses that focus on the historical context in which race and culture have emerged in the United States.

This certificate is also targeted to non-degree-seeking professionals who seek to acquire multicultural knowledge and the skills necessary to ensure their success in professional environments. Students will be encouraged to think critically race and race relations. Their expanded understandings of the implications of race and culture in work environments will ensure employers that they offer the highest quality employees opportunities in employment or advancement.

There are cross-­listed courses in a variety of departments, including history, political science, and sociology. Any cross-listed course is acceptable, but the student should register for it under the ETST subject code.

Students must take ETST 2000 and ETST 4165 as well as two additional ETST courses with at least one being at 3000 or 4000 level.

ETST 2000 Introduction to Ethnic Studies (3 credits CU core course) OR.

There are cross-listed courses in several other departments, including history, political science, and sociology. Any cross-listed course is acceptable. However, you must register for it under an ETST number.

Latinx studies integrates the study of Latinx communities in the United States with analysis of the histories, politics, cultures, and societies of Latin America and the Caribbean. Latinx Studies certificate courses deal with changing political, social, economic and cultural realities, including immigration and transnational communities gender, racial, sexual, and ethnic identities social movements diverse forms of cultural expression ongoing political and economic restructuring in Latin America and the challenges of political and economic empowerment for Latinx communities in the United States.

A Latinx certificate prepares students to work with Latinx communities in the United States or abroad in a wide variety of careers, including teaching, higher education administration, community organizing, community and government service, journalism and the media, environmental science, global economics, health care, legal services, library science, music, publishing, and research.

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Ethnic Studies is the interdisciplinary study of race and ethnicity in local, national, and global contexts. Recent events have shown a spotlight on systemic racial and ethnic inequities in the United States. As a result, businesses are adopting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, environmental researchers are examining how climate change disproportionately impacts Black, Indigenous, and people of color, educators are concerned with address racial inequities in schools, doctors and other health care workers wonder best reach and treat BIPOC communities, and so on. An interdisciplinary graduate certificate in Ethnic Studies trains both academic researchers and professionals who can apply Ethnic Studies concepts in their fields is invaluable to any number of students who want to apply a racial and social justice lens to their intended future profession. The Ethnic Studies graduate certificate offers two paths for students: an academic path and an applied path. The academic track prepares students to pursue a PhD in Ethnic Studies or to apply an ethnic studies analysis in a traditional academic discipline. This track is for students interested in a career in the academy. The applied track prepares students to identify and address racial and ethnic inequities in their chosen professional field and is designed for students interested in a wide variety of careers, including primary and secondary education teaching, higher education administration, community organizing, community and government service, journalism and the media, environmental science, global economics, health care, legal services, library science, music, and publishing.

Upon earning the certificate, students will be able to:.

Understand how Ethnic Studies historically challenged traditional disciplinary knowledge production.

Identify and analyze racial and ethnic inequities in popular culture, society, communities, and organizations.

Students must earn a minimum grade of B (3.0) in all certificate courses completed at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0. All graded attempts in required and elective courses are calculated in the certificate GPA. Students cannot complete a certificate or ancillary course requirements as pass fail.

All credit hours for the certificate must be earned at the University of Colorado Denver.

No course may be taken than twice.

Courses cannot double count for the MH MSS track in Ethnic Studies and the Ethnic Studies graduate certificate.

ETST 5000 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies (3 credits) OR.

ETST 5960 Capstone in Ethnic Studies (3 credits).

ETST 5000 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies (3 credits).

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Doctoral ProgramsAmerican Cultural StudiesBiological SciencesEnglish (Rhetoric and Writing)Mathematics and StatisticsMedia and CommunicationPhilosophy AppliedPhotochemical SciencesPsychologySociologyTheatre.

Masters ProgramsAmerican Culture StudiesArtArt HistoryBiological SciencesChemistryComputer ScienceCreative WritingEnglish (online)English TeachingEuropean StudiesForensic ScienceFrenchGeologyGeospatial Sciences AppliedGerman.

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Description: This course provides an advanced introduction to classical theories of race and ethnicity, cultural studies, postcolonial studies, critical race theory, and the politics of multiculturalism. It focuses on questions of racial and ethnic systems of social organization and signification.

Description: This course explores the theoretical and practical considerations that shape Native American drama and performance in the 20th and 21st centuries. We will consider the ways in which Native artists and theatre companies create works that are informed by the political, social, and intellectual forces within particular cultural and historical contexts and we will examine ways in which Native artists use theatre and performance to subvert colonial structures, challenge previous representations produced by non-natives, employ humor as a means of resistance, create spaces for healing, raise awareness, and instigate change. Further we will consider the ways in which indigenous performances are influenced by indigenous epistemologies. In our explorations, we will critically engage with play scripts, videos, audio recordings, images, interviews, articles, and other primary and secondary texts.

Description: This course analyzes the modern debates over incorporate themes around race, gender, and sexuality into the curriculum at all levels of teaching. Particular emphasis will be placed upon student demands for separate programs and departments in the 1960s and 1970s, the debates over multicultural education in the 1990s, and current efforts to restrict teaching around questions of identity or systemic oppression.

Summer 2023 CoursesETHN 6820 Applied Ethnic and Gender Studies (Edge).