Graduate Diversity Certificate Program

Program Overview

This 18-credit program in Ethnic and Cross-Cultural Studies offers a comprehensive exploration of diversity and inclusion. Students select courses from categories including Ethnic Families, Disability, and Human Administrative Services, along with unrestricted electives covering topics such as Cultural Pluralism and Racial/Ethnic Politics. The program prepares graduates for careers in fields where understanding and addressing cultural differences is essential.

Program Outline

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Program Requirements

The program consists of 18 credits, divided into the following categories:

• Common Core: Students must select one course from the following options:
• ETHN 650: Helping Across Cultures
• ETHN 660: Cross-Cultural Training and Diversity Management
• Restricted Electives: Students must select two courses, one from each of the following categories:
• Category 1: Ethnic Families in the United States
• Category 2: Disability
• Category 3: Human Administrative Services
• Unrestricted Electives: Students must select 9 credits from the following courses:
• ETHN 500: Cultural Pluralism
• ETHN 501: Applied Cultural Research
• ETHN 502: Ethnic Research Methods/Skills
• ETHN 505: Perspectives on New Immigrants
• ETHN 510: Foundations of Oppression
• ETHN 520: African American Studies
• ETHN 540: Asian American Studies
• ETHN 550: Latino/Hispanic Studies
• ETHN 560: Urban Minority Problems
• ETHN 570: Women of Color
• ETHN 582: African American Civil Rights Movement
• ETHN 586: Racial and Ethnic Politics
• ETHN 590: Racial/Ethnic Families in the U.S.
• ETHN 603: Seminar in Ethnic/Cross-Cultural Studies