Justice, Allyship, Diversity and Equity Undergraduate Certificate
General Requirements
Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the certificate.
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Certificate Requirements
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Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours from the approved courses below.
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Students must complete a minimum of six upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours from approved courses.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
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Students must complete all credits applied to the certificate at CU Denver. (If students have completed a course required for the certificate elsewhere, they may add the needed credits in the form of additional elective credits drawn from the approved elective courses.)
Certificate Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
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The certificate will be awarded at the end of the semester in which the student completes all required courses for the certificate.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following required course: | 3 | |
| Inequalities in Social World | ||
| Complete two of the following courses focused on addressing justice, diversity, and equity issues: | 6 | |
| Language, Identity, & Power: International Perspectives | ||
| Communication and Diversity | ||
| Religion & Communication | ||
| Gender and Communication | ||
| Communication and Diversity in U.S. History | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Race, Class, and Justice | ||
| Poverty, Crime, and Justice | ||
| Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education | ||
| Illness & Disability Narrative | ||
| Multiracial Families and Communities | ||
| Through the Lens: Photography and Diversity | ||
| Gender in Contemporary Art | ||
| Drama of Diversity | ||
| Who am I? Cultural Identity, Family, Diverse Soc Sys | ||
| Black and Latino Children in Families and Schools | ||
| Family and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Latino Families in School and Communities | ||
| Abuelos (Grandparents) Latino Families | ||
| Diversity, Inclusion, Social Justice in Higher Education | ||
| LGBTQ Family Systems | ||
| Crime, Policing, and Justice in American History | ||
| Social Revolutions in Latin America | ||
| Islam in Modern History | ||
| Race, Gender, Class, & Health | ||
| Ethnicity, Health and Social Justice | ||
| Live Long and Prosper: Public Health & Aging | ||
| Race, Gender, Law and Public Policy | ||
| Political Movements: Race and Gender | ||
| Gentrification and Social Equity | ||
| Theories of Social and Political Change | ||
| Psychology of Cultural Diversity | ||
| Religion and Cultural Diversity | ||
| Race, Religion and Belonging in the United States | ||
| Religion & Communication | ||
| Urban Sociology | ||
| Sociology of Human Sexuality | ||
| Race and Ethnicity in the U.S. | ||
| Sociology of Education | ||
| Sex and Gender | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| Contemporary Asian American Experience | ||
| Global Perspectives on Social Issues | ||
| Race, Culture and Immigration | ||
| Health Disparities | ||
| Poverty and Social Inequality | ||
| Hate Groups and Group Violence | ||
| Crime, Justice, and the City | ||
| Complete one of the following courses focused on addressing DEI skills/tools: | 3 | |
| Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching through STEM | ||
| Social Studies for Multilingual Learners | ||
| Communication, Citizenship, and Social Justice | ||
| Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace | ||
| Managing Individuals and Teams | ||
| Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion in Business | ||
| Ethnographic Research In Public Health | ||
| Conflict Resolution and Public Consent Building | ||
| Non-Profits and Social Change | ||
| Quantitative Methods & Analysis | ||
| Qualitative Methods | ||
| Total Hours | 12 | |
The Learning Outcomes for the certificate:
1. Understand how justice, allyship, diversity, and equity intersect
2. Recognize the diversity of experiences and perspectives across social groups and cultures
3. Identify factors that contribute to historic and contemporary social inequalities across multiple dimensions including race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability status, socioeconomic status, immigration status, religion, and age
4. Apply foundational theoretical perspectives on the reproduction of inequality in institutional structures, laws, and policies
5. Critically analyze the metrics used for monitoring and evaluating, and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in organizational contexts
6. Develop skills to advocate for, implement and assess policies and actions aimed at fostering justice and inclusion in a variety of social and organizational contexts