Ethnic Studies Certificate

Ethnic Studies Certificate is a program taught at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania, USA. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

The Ethnic Studies Certificate is an interdisciplinary certificate for students in any major. It requires four courses total, including Introduction to Ethnic Studies (ETHS 100). Course work emphasizes understanding the cultural experiences of ethnic groups and addressing issues and challenges related to diversity and human understanding.

Students complete ETHS 100 plus three approved electives or core courses selected from at least two separate disciplines. The certificate is designed so that students put theories about multiculturalism into practice through activities connected to the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the Office of Equity, Inclusion and Compliance, and through events with other departments, interdisciplinary programs, and student clubs.

Modules

• ETHS 100 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies
• COMM 245 - Diversity and the Media
• CRJU 411 - Terrorism
• CRJU 452 - Race, Ethnicity. and Crime
• CRJU 464 - Popular Culture, Crime and Justice
• ENGL 248 - Introduction to Culturally Diverse Literature of the US
• ENGL 358 - Studies in US LatinX Literature
• ENGL 375 - Studies in African American Literature
• ETHS 390 - Ethnic Studies Internship
• HIST 201 - Early History of the United States
• HIST 202 - Recent History of the United States
• HIST 305 - The Civil War Era

The minimum requirements for admission in Ethnic Studies Certificate at Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania as pre-requiste for admission in Ethnic Studies Certificate.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

Open to Any Major

Only 2 courses total can be at the 100 level.

To complete the certificate in Ethnic Studies, students must take Introduction to Ethnic Studies (ETHS 100) and any three (3) of the approved electives or core courses. These three electives must be from at least two separate disciplines. Two of those courses can be counted toward the major at the 200 or higher level. All four courses must be taken at Shippensburg University.

Please check detail of study units at http://www.ship.edu/programs/ethnic-studies-certificate/

• Business (human resources, advertising, marketing)
• Civil service, law and law enforcement
• Government (immigration, policymaking, public service)
• Education
• Journalism, communication and public relations
• Social work and counseling
• Health services

80 fully funded scholarships are listed for USA. See USA scholarships.