Program Overview

Trauma Studies Undergraduate Certificate

Certificate Requirements

The undergraduate Certificate Program in Trauma Studies is an interdisciplinary program requiring 18 credits of training across a minimum of 3 disciplines. This certificate is appropriate for students who want to specialize in working in a variety of professional settings with individuals who have been exposed to potentially traumatic events (e.g., physical and sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, community and gun violence, war, natural disasters). Students develop knowledge and competencies related to trauma exposure, posttraumatic growth, trauma-related difficulties including PTSD, and implications for working across a variety of professional settings.

Many but not all of the courses required by the Certificate Program in Trauma Studies have prerequisites. Some students may satisfy prerequisites by virtue of their prior curriculum and their major program of study. When this is not the case, students are responsible for satisfying the prerequisites.

All students must take at least one course offered by 3 different departments (including their home department).

Up to 9 credit hours of coursework can apply to the major program of study. Certificate Coordinator’s approval is required for trauma certificate courses to be double-counted towards another undergraduate certificate program at UM-St. Louis.

Required Course

• PSYCH/GS 3232: Psychology of Trauma (3 credits)

Select Three to Five of the Following

• CRIMIN/SOC 4300: Communities and Crime
• CRIMIN/GS 4330: Violence Against Women
• CRIMIN/SOC/POL SCI/MVS 4345: War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice in the 20th and 21st Centuries
• CRIMIN 4350: Victimology
• PSYCH/GERON 3280: Psychology of Death and Dying
• PSYCH/CAST 3290: Traumatic Stress in Childhood and Adolescence
• PSYCH/CAST/SOC WK 4398: Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach
• SOC WK/GS 4610: Intimate Partner Violence

Choose Up to Two Courses from the Following

• CRIMIN 1120: Criminal Law
• CRIMIN 2240: Policing
• CRIMIN 2251: Youth Gangs
• CRIMIN 3230: Crime Prevention
• CRIMIN/GS/SOC 4325: Gender, Crime, and Justice
• CRIMIN 4340: Race, Crime, and Justice
• ED PSY 3312:
• CNS ED 3200: Interpersonal Skills in Helping Relationships
• MVS 2100/SOC 2801:
• NURSE 3060: Behavioral Health Concepts
• NURSE 3214:
• NURSE 3340:
• POL SCI 2400: Public Administration
• POL SCI 2420: Introduction to Public Policy
• POL SCI/MVS 2860:
• PSYCH/GS 2230: Psychology of Gender
• PSYCH 2245: Psychological Disorders
• SOC/GS/HIST/POL SCI/SOC WK 2102: Introduction to Gender Studies
• SOC WK 3210: Social Issues and Social Policy Development
• SOC WK/GS 3700: Diversity and Social Justice

Total Hours

• 18 credits

Special Topics courses relevant to trauma studies may be included in the certificate when approved in advance by the coordinator of the trauma studies certificate. Please seek approval of the Coordinator of the Trauma Studies Certificate in advance.