Graduate Certificate Social Justice and Human Rights at Arizona State University

Programme overview

In the social justice and human rights graduate certificate program, you explore key topics in the social justice and human rights graduate certificate program, such as labor, migration, education and the environment, and the legal, political, historical and cultural frameworks that contextualize them.

What you will study

15 credit hours Required Core (3 credit hours) JHR 501 Proseminar in Social Justice and Human Rights (3) or JHR 502 Foundations of Social Justice and Human Rights (3) Electives (12 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information Students should see their program advisor for a complete list of elective courses.

Career pathways

Graduates who hold a certificate in social justice and human rights can begin or advance their careers in advocacy work in nonprofit or government agencies, humanitarian work, international law and advocacy, as well as in careers that enable them to address forced migration, trafficking and gender-based or racialized violence. Career examples: advocate or lobbyist, community organizer, grant writer, humanitarian aid worker, policy analyst or researcher, program officer, public defender, social justice specialist or consultant.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in anthropology, sociology, psychology, political science or a related field from a regionally accredited institution. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program. Applicants are required to submit: graduate admissions application and application fee official transcripts personal statement proof of English proficiency Additional Admission Information An applicant whose native language is not English must provide proof of English proficiency regardless of current residency. The personal statement should be no longer than 500 words.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Intake: Fall, Spring

Duration: 15 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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