The Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Identity provides a curriculum that complements existing graduate programs at both M.A. and Ph.D. levels. The certificate is open to students pursuing a graduate degree in other areas, including business, humanities, social sciences, social work, social psychology, psychology, education and more. Professionals in the community are also eligible to enroll.
Like the M.A., the Certificate in GRI helps students to:
- Understand how identities are constructed and how they intersect
- Learn about the methodologies in scholarship and learning in diverse cultures
- Examine ideas about gender and race and how they intersect
- Study the roles identity plays in diverse cultural settings and how these roles change over time
- Look at the historical significance of identity through politics, public policy and decision-making
- Explore the effects gender, race and identity have on historical developments and their consequences
Once accepted, students in the certificate program take one core 700-level course and three elective courses (600 or 700 level), representing at least two different disciplines, determined in consultation with a faculty mentor. Students are encouraged to develop individualized plans of study that meet scholarly and career goals.
M.A. students and those pursuing a graduate certificate must earn at least a “B” in coursework used to complete certificate requirements and maintain a 3.0 certificate GPA. Coursework in which a grade of “C” or lower is earned may not apply toward completion of the certificate. If the course is required for the certificate, it must be repeated to earn a grade of “B” or better.