Graduate Certificate Socio-Economic Justice at Arizona State University

This transdisciplinary graduate certificate in socio-economic justice enables you to develop expertise in ideas and policies about the social and political phenomena that impact the material condition of injustices. You investigate the local and global conditions that give rise to economic and ecological precarities and social inequalities, as well as the practices that enable alternative economic approaches to wealth and labor, including wealth sharing, land and food sovereignty, and solidarity economy.

Faculty: The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences  |  Department: School of Social Transformation  |  Duration: 15 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: Fall, Spring  |  Location: Tempe, AZ, United States

What you will study

15 credit hours Required Core (6 credit hours) Students must select one course from each of the following two areas of study: Economic Justice (3 credit hours) JUS 550 Gender, Race and Economic Justice (3) or JUS 660 Globalization and Economic Justice (3) Conducting Research in Communities (3 credit hours) JHR 525 Critical Methodologies in Social Justice and Human Rights (3) or JUS 633 Community Research (3) Electives (9 credit hours) Additional Curriculum Information Students must select three elective courses on socio-economic justice from a restricted list; they should see the academic unit for the full list of possible courses.

Career pathways

Graduates are prepared to work in government, law, justice-related organizations, and research think tanks; teach at community colleges; and pursue further graduate studies in justice-related fields.

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