社会正义证书
关于项目
The 社会正义证书 provides concentrated study in the broad field of 正义 studies. Certificate awardees are required to take 12 credits of courses that examine how unequal power relationships shape human experience and structure life outcomes. These courses will pay p艺术icular attention to categories such as 比赛, 性别, 性, class, 信仰, 身心能力, 年龄, 地理位置, 语言背景, 和环境. Moving beyond cultural appreciation and difference, affiliated courses will focus on in正义, 不平等, 和自由的工作.
This certificate identifies courses that emphasize three core Penn State values -- Respect, 社区, and Responsibility -- along with social responsibility and ethical reasoning learning objectives. Ethical citizenship not only requires an understanding and appreciation of difference, but also of the world that such differences have made. By providing concentrated study in social 正义, students will be better equipped to put Penn State values and ethics into real world practice.
职业潜力
This certificate program is open to all students and is offered in collaboration with faculty from diverse academic disciplines. With an evidence-driven understanding of history, 压迫, 结构性不平等, this certificate program champions the ideals of equity, 正义, 和民主. 最重要的是, this certificate helps students work toward a future in which all members of our college community and society have been empowered with knowledge and understanding to reach their full potential. Certificate awardees will be better prepared to understand and address issues of in正义 not only while in college, but also in their communities and future careers.
证书学习目标
Upon completion of the Social Justice Certificate, students should be able to…
- Articulate how power differences structure life outcomes, p艺术icularly regarding the role of class and economic status, 性别, 性, 比赛, 身心能力, 地理位置, 环境, 以及其他相关类别.
- Define and apply fundamental social 正义 values in personal and professional settings;
- Create and evaluate arguments on the role of social 正义 in furthering a more just and egalitarian democracy;
- 展示批判性思维, 阅读, 听, and analytical skills necessary to evaluate and address in正义s in one’s community, 一个人的工作, 以及公民生活的其他领域;
- 应用 classic and contemporary social 正义 scholarship to compare and contrast scholarly understandings of “diversity,”“正义,及相关概念, including how such ideas function in both academe and the greater world;
- Understand principles of 正义 as they relate to fields such as education, 政府, 健康, 媒体, 宗教, 业务, 艺术, 技术, 环境科学, 和其他人.
证书的要求
Students must take and earn a C or higher in 4 classes (or 12 credits) in qualifying coursework. There are no entrance requirements nor time limit for completion. All students must take SOC 205N: Critical Race Theory in the Humanities and Social Sciences as well as three other courses from the course menu below. Students must also complete a Capstone Project. The project must be completed in one of the four Certificate courses in consultation with the student’s professor(s) and/or Certificate adviser(s). If not on the course menu, students may petition for a single course to count toward the Certificate. Such course exceptions will be made by the Certificate Head(s) only.
上午/晚上 | CRIMJ / SOC 406 | ENG 182 c | 金341 | STS 245 |
我是226n吗 | CRIMJ / WMST 423 | 工程(英语 | 管理297/497 | SUST 242 |
中科院222牛 | CRIMJ 453 | 英格兰236牛 | 减轻175牛 | WMNST 100 |
271年中科院 | CRIMJ 451 | 英格兰194年 | 441 | WMNST 200 |
455年中科院 | 地球002年 | 英格兰/ AMST 135 | 园艺学会100 | WMNST 116 |
471年中科院 | EDTHP 115 | 英格兰472年 | SOC 30 | WMNST 117 |
化学003 | 英格兰135年 | HS 100 | SOC 110 | |
CI 280 | 英格兰139年 | HDFS 287 y | STS 233 |
*Non-listed courses and independent studies must be approved by certificate Head(s)
证书评估计划
Upon successful completion of required courses (C or better), Certificate applicants must submit a Certificate Project in one of the four certificate courses that meets three out of six (3 out of 6) 证书学习目标. Projects must demonstrate how students will apply their learning in future endeavors, including but not limited to graduate school, 工作场所, 慈善事业, 或创业精神. Projects may take many forms (public campaign, 艺术作品, 会议论文, 播客, 表演。, 个人陈述, 白皮书, 电子杂志, 短片, 等.) but must be approved by the student’s Certificate Project professor(s) and/or adviser(s).