Diversity and Inclusivity Awareness Certificate

The undergraduate certificate in Diversity and Inclusivity Awareness provides an enriching, multidisciplinary academic experience for UK students through exposure to a variety of cultures and lived experiences within the academic context. This certificate allows opportunities for students to engage with diverse content, views and experiences in order to gain preparedness for a worldview and a future that promises interconnectedness in all that we do. The certificate is designed to provide a depth and breadth of exposure to the diverse human experience, better preparing global citizens through a variety of courses designed to enrich and value diversity and inclusivity.

The Diversity and Inclusivity Awareness certificate is multidisciplinary and requires course work from at least two disciplines. Students must complete a total of 12 hours at the 200-level or above taken for a letter grade with a minimum of 6 credit hours at the 300-level or above. All courses must have a C grade or above to successfully complete the certificate criteria. The Diversity and Inclusivity Awareness certificate will enable students to better understand differences in cultures and lived experiences, social influences resulting from those differences as well as how those influences shape a student’s awareness and ability to connect with a worldview that values diversity and models inclusivity for all.

Required Course

SW 325 - SOCIAL JUSTICE FOUNDATIONS Credit(s): 3

plus a minimum of three of the following:

(which must include courses from two different departments and at least one must be at the 300-level or above)

EPE 301 - EDUCATION IN AMERICAN CULTURE Credit(s): 3
EDS 375 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN Credit(s): 3
EDS 530 - MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
EDP 545 - PSYCHOLOGY OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE Credit(s): 3
KHP 220 - SEXUALITY EDUCATION Credit(s): 2
KHP 325 - COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN HEALTH PROMOTION Credit(s): 3
KHP 576 - LGBTQ* HEALTH PROMOTION Credit(s): 3
KHP 579 - ADAPTED PHYSICAL EDUCATION Credit(s): 3
CED 515 - MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITIES: PHYSICAL DISABILITY Credit(s): 3
CED 516 - MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITIES: PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES Credit(s): 3
CED 520 - FOUNDATIONS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING Credit(s): 3
RC 525 - HUMAN GROWTH, DISABILITY, AND DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN Credit(s): 3
CED 530 - SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING Credit(s): 3
CED 554 - RURAL REHABILITATION Credit(s): 3
SOC 235 - INEQUALITIES IN SOCIETY Credit(s): 3
SOC 335 - SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER Credit(s): 3
SOC 380 - GLOBALIZATION: A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE Credit(s): 3
SOC 432 - RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS Credit(s): 3
SW 222 - DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY Credit(s): 3
SW 320 - GLOBAL POVERTY: RESPONSES ACROSS CULTURES Credit(s): 3
SW 460 - UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR FROM A SOCIO-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE: THEORIES OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Credit(s): 4
SW 518 - INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL WORK Credit(s): 3
TA 286 - SOCIAL ACTION THEATRE Credit(s): 3
TA 370 - STAGING HISTORY Credit(s): 3
TA 384 - BLACK THEATRE WORKSHOP Credit(s): 3