Program Overview

Veterans, Society and Service Certificate

The Veterans, Society and Service Certificate program is designed to help students understand military service, address and reduce the military-civilian divide, and create a civic-minded community committed to transforming society for and with veterans.

Program Description

Through this certificate program, students explore the history, representations, experiences, and culture of military service and veterans. The program combines history, politics, business, journalism, psychology, law, sociology, and the arts through the intersectional lenses of gender, race, ethnicity, and national identity. This program trains students to listen to, learn from, serve, research, and advocate for veterans and their families.

At a Glance

• College/School: College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
• Location: Tempe or Online

Curriculum

The certificate requires 18 credit hours, of which at least 12 credit hours must be completed at the upper-division level and nine must be completed at ASU. All courses must be completed with a grade of "C" (2.00 on a 4.00 scale) or higher.

• Required Courses:
  • MVS 100 Introduction to Military Studies (3 Credit Hours, Minimum Grade: C)
  • MVS 202 Exploring Veteran Culture (3 Credit Hours, Minimum Grade: C)
  • MVS 300 Fighting for American Ideals or MVS 301 Experience of America's Modern Wars (3 Credit Hours, Minimum Grade: C)
  • MVS 302 Representations and Self-Representations of Veterans in the Media and the Arts (HUAD) (3 Credit Hours, Minimum Grade: C)
• Elective:
  • Upper Division Electives:
    • AFR 494 Topic: Black Military History
    • CAP 316 Combat Trauma
    • CAP 336 Counseling Military Veterans
    • COM 312 Communication, Conflict, and Negotiation (CIVI)
    • COM 414 Crisis Communication
    • COM 420 Rhetoric and Community Advocacy
    • HST 302 Topic: War and Political Thought
    • HST 302 Topic: Women, War and Peace
    • HST 306 Topic: World War ll
    • HST 340 American Military History (HUAD)
    • HST 355 Total War and the Crisis of Modernity (HUAD)
    • HST 372 Modern Middle East (GCSI)
    • HST 456 The Vietnam War (HUAD)
    • IAP 307 Art and War (GCSI)
    • ISS 428 Religion and Global Violence (GCSI)
    • ISS 441 Conflict and Conflict Resolution
    • ISS 456 Culture, Conflict and War
    • JST 346 Israeli Wars in Israeli Movies
    • MCO 494 Topic: War and Media
    • MVS 376 Writing a Personal History
    • MVS 394 Special Topics
    • MVS 395 Combat in Film
    • MVS 401 The Military: Law, Ethics and Culture
    • MVS 402 Technology and Warfare
    • MVS 494 Special Topics
    • PAF 302 Public Service Research Methods
    • POS 310 American National Government (AMIT)
    • POS 316 American Political Institutions (AMIT)
    • POS 325 Public Policy Development (CIVI)
    • POS 346 Problems of Democracy (HUAD)
    • POS 350 Comparative Politics (GCSI)
    • POS 360 World Politics (GCSI)
    • POS 361 American Foreign Policy (SOBE)
    • POS 364 National Security, Intelligence, and Terrorism (SOBE)
    • POS 378 / REL 378 Religion, War and Peace (CIVI)
    • POS 414 Political History and Leadership
    • POS 426 Elements of Public Policy
    • POS 467 International Security (GCSI)
    • SGS 394 Topic: Gender and Armed Conflict
  • Internship:
    • MVS 484 Internship (3 Credit Hours, Minimum Grade: C)

Enrollment Requirements

A student pursuing an undergraduate certificate must be enrolled as a degree-seeking student at ASU. Undergraduate certificates are not awarded before the completion of an undergraduate degree. A student who already holds an undergraduate degree may pursue an undergraduate certificate as a nondegree-seeking graduate student.

Attend Online

ASU offers this program in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year.

Career Opportunities

Students can advance their career options with an undergraduate certificate. Graduates who have combined the certificate in veterans, society, and service with their major program of study may become more marketable to employers. Graduates often pursue employment as health care social workers, social and community service managers, or community health workers. Advanced degrees or certifications may be required for academic or clinical positions.