Deepen expertise in African and African American studies through an interdisciplinary graduate certificate you can pursue on its own or alongside another degree. Explore contemporary issues like racial formation and health disparities.
Interpret cultural texts, policies and institutions through interdisciplinary lenses from ethnic studies, history, media and justice studies. Learn from faculty in the School of Social Transformation and gain flexible preparation for careers or further graduate study.
What is America? What is the American experience? Learn to think deeply and critically about these questions and about the role of the U.S. in matters near and far. Sharpen advanced research and writing for careers demanding cultural analysis, public communication, and social and policy awareness.
Reframe disability as a vital dimension of human experience and a site for social justice through interdisciplinary coursework and engagement with disabled communities. Learn to identify and dismantle physical, attitudinal and policy barriers that limit access and participation.
Build advanced, applied skills in feminist theory and intersectional gender analysis that you can use immediately in your career. This graduate certificate connects you with leading scholars and organizations to develop gender-responsive strategies in policy, nonprofits and industry.
Receive transdisciplinary training in feminist theories and methodologies, and learn to conduct original research while you contribute to the field of women, gender and sexuality studies.
Gain a deeper understanding of gender issues and receive advanced training in gender-related research. This program offers an intersectional, transdisciplinary approach to finding practical solutions for real problems. You'll acquire skills that you can apply in a wide variety of nonacademic careers.
Are you a future scholar or change agent who wants to conduct research and evaluate policies that promote social change? In this program, you'll work with scholars dedicated to creating and implementing innovations to change the world.
Take a distinct approach to the study of justice, knowing that no single solution works for everyone. Examine the intersecting forms of injustice, engage multiple visions of justice, and get ready to transform communities by empowering those silenced by inequality.
Gain transdisciplinary training in sexuality studies that fits directly into your primary graduate degree. Study the cultures, political economy and social construction of sexualities and genders through feminist, queer, critical race and disability studies.
Do you have a passion for improving society through education? Through this preeminent program of social pedagogy in North America, you develop an interdisciplinary approach to socio-educational interventions. You can make an impact across a variety of social and educational contexts.
Build critical insight into power and systems while working with communities, and applying advanced knowledge of social movements, law, activism and community organizing. Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills necessary to become an effective contributor toward social change.
Examine how economic systems, public policy and law create and sustain inequality across race, class, gender and nation. Explore such issues in depth, imagine and develop just praxes and learn to enable action toward a just, transformative future.