Program Overview

Undergraduate Certificate Program

Interdisciplinary Social Justice / Service Learning with Latino Community-Bilingual Certificate

Overview

Create and provide a unique learning experience to empower students with the knowledge, skills, empathy, and understanding of cross-cultural environments. This process will enable students to develop culturally competent practices to make positive changes in the Latino Community.

Curriculum

Interdisciplinary Social Justice / Service Learning with Latino Community-Bilingual Certificate

• SOC 409 - Practicum: Latino/a Ed Mentor Credits: 4
• SPAN 309 - Service-Learning in Spanish Credits: 4

Choose One

• SOC 407 - Seminar: Special Topics in Sociology Credits: 4
• SOC 435 - Chicano/a/Latino/a Studies: Social Issues, Social Movements Credits: 4
• SOC 450 - Latin American Society Credits: 4
• SPAN 328 - Introduction to Chicano Literature and Culture Credits: 4
• SPAN 360 - Introduction to Hispanic Literatures Credits: 4
• SPAN 371 - Contemporary Latino Literature and Culture Credits: 4
• SPAN 491 - Studies in Latino Literature Credits: 4

Flexible Coursework Online and/or hybrid classes may be available. Check the schedule to see what's available.

Learning Outcomes

1. A developing sense of self as a learner, building on prior experiences to respond to new and challenging contexts.
2. Adapts and applies skills, abilities, theories, or methodologies gained in one situation to new situations.
3. Developing ‘personal and social responsibility.
4. Development of Cultural competence and global worldview.

Faculty

CLAUDIA COSTAGLIOLA

NTT Assistant Professor, Modern Languages

PATRICIA GIMENEZ

Professor, Modern Languages

MAUREEN DOLAN

Professor, Sociology

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