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Coursework includes elective and applied courses as well as a core requirement course (SOC386). <strong>This certificate program consists of 12 credits<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Required Course<\/strong><br>SOC 386 \u2013 Social Change and Social Movements <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Applied Courses (3 Credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose from the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>ENGL 347 \u2013 Grant and Proposal Writing <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 370 \u2013 Legal Writing <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUS 201 \u2013 Writing and Presenting for Business <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Elective Courses (6 Credits)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choose from the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WGS 105 \u2013 Introduction to Women\u2019s and Gender Studies <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 270 \u2013 Race and Ethnicity <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOC 327 \u2013 Social Inequality <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>HIST 285 \u2013 Women in American History <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>REL 311 \u2013 American Religious History <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>REL 330 \u2013 Women and Religion <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PHIL 381 \u2013 American Indian Environmental Philosophies <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POLI 315 \u2013 Minority Group Politics <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>POLI 360 \u2013 Gender and Politics in Comparative Perspective<strong> Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSTU 394 \u2013 Sex, Media and Rape Culture <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 278 \u2013 Asian American Literature<strong> Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 279 \u2013 Chicano and Chicana Literature<strong> Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 280 \u2013 American Indian Literature<strong> Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 282 \u2013 Black Literature<strong> Credits<\/strong>: 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ENGL 340 \u2013 Language, Gender and Sexuality <strong>Credits<\/strong>: 3<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FOR MORE INFORMATION<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Barry, Ph.D.<br>Associate Professor of Sociology<br>Social Justice and Equity program coordinator<br><a href=\"mailto:dbarry@uwsp.edu\">dbarry@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Social Justice and Equity certificate critically examines the principles of social justice theory and practice, social activism, and cultivates professional proficiencies that address equity, diversity and inclusion \u2013 with particular focus in the United States. 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