UMA Graduate Bulletin 2019-2020 Certificate Programs Social Justice Education Graduate Certificate for Teaching Diversity Program Overview
Program OverviewThe Social Justice Education Graduate Certificate in Teaching for Diversity is a graduate program that offers theory, research, and exploration of social justice topics, curricular design and facilitation of learning, with practicum opportunities for supervised teaching in Social Justice Education classroom settings. This Certificate makes available selected components of the overall Social Justice Education concentration. It is designed primarily for graduate students matriculated in university graduate programs who want to develop foundational knowledge, and curricular and facilitative skills in Social Justice Education. This is a flexible five-course (15 credit) program, with requirements and electives, focusing on the foundational and curricular Social Justice Education knowledge and pedagogical skills needed for effective diversity teaching. This Certificate has two tracks: Track A is designed for graduate students teaching undergraduate diversity or social justice courses on campus and/or focused on higher education with an emphasis on Social Justice Education and College Students; Track B is designed for graduate students preparing for social justice teaching in schools or related venues (i.e., after-school programs) and/or focused on youth with an emphasis on Social Justice Education and Youth. RequirementsAdmission: Available primarily, but not exclusively, to matriculated graduate students by application to the program. Completion: The Certificate consists of five courses (15 credits) as follows:
For further information, contact: the program, socialjusticeed@umass.edu or go to https://www.umass.edu/education/programs/social-justice/certificate |