Social Inquiry for Community, Social and Environmental Justice Graduate Certificate

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The certificate in Social Inquiry for Community, Social and Environmental Justice prepares students to incorporate social justice and interculturally competent concepts and practice methods into social inquiry related to community, social and environmental justice. With instructor and peer mentoring, students will complete original research in their areas of interest, in line with the broader theme of sustainability.

The USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work offers university certificates that provide students advanced practice or research training through a social justice and intercultural competence lens that emphasizes community, organizational and environmental justice. Certificates are designed to complement and deepen training provided through our degree programs by focusing on experiential application of concepts in relation to particular and diverse client populations, settings, and systems. Each certificate consists of at least 12 units, which may in part be satisfied by courses completed for a degree program. Certificates are also available to graduate students from other disciplines and to employed professionals.

A minimum of 16 units is required.

Required Applied Evaluation/Research Courses (4 units)

SOWK 690a Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4 (2 units required)
SOWK 690b Research Units: 1, 2, 3, 4 (2 units required)

Evaluation and Research Methods Courses

A minimum of 6 units are required from course options listed below. They are recommended to be taken before required SOWK 690ab. The remaining 6 units can be selected in consultation with the program adviser.