Citizenship & Social Justice, Certificate (1759)
Program Coordinator
Marcus A. Brooks, marcus.brooks@wku.edu
Program Requirements (21 hours)
The 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. The program requires 21 hours with a 15 hour core and 6 hours of electives selected from a list of courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Requirements (15 hours) | ||
| CSJ 200 | Introduction to Social Justice | 3 |
| PS 275 | Introduction to Citizenship | 3 |
| PS 375 | Fundamentals of Political Campaign Management | 3 |
| or PS 373 | Minority Politics | |
| or PS 374 | Women and Politics | |
| SOCL 315 | Public Problem Solving | 3 |
| SOCL 494/CRIM 439 | Internship in Sociology | 3 |
| or PS 403 | Field Studies in Politics | |
| or PS 405 | Washington Internship and Academic Seminars | |
| Electives (6 hours) | ||
| Select 6 hours of electives from the following courses: | 6 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Communities of Struggle | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of the Caribbean | ||
| Anthropology of Gender | ||
| Applied Anthropology – Understanding and Addressing Contemporary Human Problems | ||
| Introduction to Folklore | ||
| Cultural Diversity in the U S | ||
| Field Methods in Ethnography | ||
| Women's Folklife | ||
| Introduction to Gender And Women's Studies | ||
| Citizen and Self | ||
| The Mathematics of Social Justice | ||
| Enduring Questions: The Committed Life | ||
| Social Ethics | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Public Policy | ||
| Minority Politics | ||
| Women and Politics | ||
| Global Social Problems | ||
| Systems of Social Inequality | ||
| Family Violence | ||
| Diversity and Social Welfare | ||
| Social Welfare Policy and Issues | ||
| Total Hours | 21 | |