Program Overview

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging in Business Undergraduate Certificate

The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) in Business Certificate offers a focused specialty area of study that builds skills to strategically manage a multicultural and identity-diverse workforce. This certificate is designed to help students deepen their understanding of their own perspectives and those of others, understand workplace strategies that foster diversity and inclusion, and understand the business case for diversity.

Program Overview

The DEIB in Business Certificate is a 15-credit hour program that can be completed 100% online. The tuition rate is $555.95 per credit hour, although this rate is subject to change annually.

Admission Requirements

All students are required to meet the general university admission requirements. The certificate can be obtained as a credential on its own (free-standing), which requires admission to Kansas State University as a nondegree, certificate-seeking student. Students must declare their intent to complete the certificate by completing the appropriate form with the College of Business Student Success Center advisors.

Additional Requirements

• No more than 25% of total credit hours required for the certificate may be transfer credits.
• Minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 is required on courses applied to a certificate.
• All courses applied to the certificate must have letter grades.
• Courses with grades of "Credit" or "Pass" will not be applicable.

Careers

There are increasing opportunities for careers in the field of DEIB. Jobs focusing on diversity and inclusion lead to managerial positions in the following areas:

• Analysts
• Coordinators
• Human resource management or specialists
• Project managers
• Recruiting coordinators
• Training positions

Curriculum

The certificate will prepare students to be leaders in fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in business. The goal is organizational effectiveness, the potential for gaining a sustainable competitive advantage, and to make meaningful contributions to bettering the community.

Core Courses (12 credits)

• MANGT 260 - Managing for Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace (3 credits)
• MANGT 520 - Organizational Behavior (3 credits)
• MANGT 590 - International Management (3 credits)
• AMETH 300 - Intercultural Competence in Institutions (3 credits)
  OR
• LEAD 350 - Culture and Context in Leadership (3 credits)

Electives (3 credits)

Students will discuss their goals with the DEIB director and choose an elective that will help them make progress toward their personal objectives. Topics courses that meet one or both of the Student Learning Outcomes can be considered for inclusion in the program on a case-by-case basis. Elective options include:

• AMETH 300 - Intercultural Competence in Institutions (3 credits)
• AMETH 351 - African American Perspectives (3 credits)
• AMETH 352 - American Indian Perspectives (3 credits)
• AMETH 353 - Latina/o Perspectives (3 credits)
• AMETH 354 - Asian American Perspectives (3 credits)
• ANTH 204 - A General Education Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
• ANTH 210 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, Honors (3 credits)
• ANTH 220 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology (3 credits)
• ANTH 314 - Introduction to the World's Religions (3 credits)
• ANTH 318 - Topics in Cultural Anthropology (3 credits)
• CNRES 532 - Conflict Resolution Across Cultures and Contexts (3 credits)
• COMM 480 - Intercultural Communication (3 credits)
• COMM 535 - Communication and Leadership (3 credits)
• GWSS 105 - Introduction to Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)
• GWSS 300 - Selected Studies of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies (3 credits)
• HDFS 552 - Families and Diversity (3 credits)
• LEAD 350 - Culture and Context in Leadership (3 credits)
• MC 573 - Ethics in Mass Communication (3 credits)
• MC 612 - Gender, Class, Race and the Media (3 credits)
• PSYCH 556 - Multicultural Psychology (3 credits)
• PSYCH 563 - Gender Issues in the Workplace (3 credits)