Undergraduate Certificate in Social Justice Studies

University of North Texas

The social justice studies certificate in anthropology teaches students to examine how inequitable power relations influence and shape various aspects of human life in the United States and around the globe, and to think critically about power dynamics in their own lives. The selected courses will highlight the social construction of categories such as gender, race, class, sexuality, ability, immigration status and more, and will consider how those categories intersect to differently position people in relation to systems of power and each other. Courses for this certificate will provide students with relevant skills including oral and written communication, critical thinking, teamwork, multicultural and diversity competencies, and conflict management. These abilities will prepare students to become engaged community members, locally and globally. Further, it will provide students with the knowledge and experience to approach careers in a variety of public, private and community-based domains.