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Visual Social Work Graduate Certificate at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

A graduate certificate teaching students to examine and communicate social justice issues visually, drawing on social work, other disciplines, qualitative research and archival material, with an emphasis on first-person testimony.

Faculty: USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work  |  Duration: At least 12 units  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

At least 6 units from courses such as SOWK 506 Human Behavior and the Social Environment, SOWK 630 Self-Awareness and Intercultural Humility and SOWK 770 Qualitative and Mixed Research Methods, plus 6 units of documentary/media courses (SOWK 628 Visual Social Work and SOWK 687 Media in Social Work).

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Entry requirements

Certificates are available to graduate students from other disciplines and to employed professionals.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Duration: At least 12 units

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