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Undergraduate Certificate in Engaged Scholarship at Brown University

Brown University, United States

Programme overview

The certificate integrates academic study with community-based learning, research and action. Students conduct interdisciplinary inquiry into a public, civic or social justice issue of their choice with direct engagement outside the academy.

Duration: 4-6 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Providence, RI, United States

What you will study

4-6 credits: core course SOC 0310 Community-Engaged Scholarship; three interdisciplinary electives (including a CBLR course, an Issue Area course and a Critical Perspectives course); a practicum with a community organization; and a capstone (engaged research option or ePortfolio and reflection essay).

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Entry requirements

Open to students in any concentration. Declare in ASK no earlier than the fifth semester and by the last day of classes of the sixth; at least two certificate courses enrolled or completed at declaration; practicum proposal due by end of sixth semester.

Duration: 4-6 credits

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