Community-Engaged Scholarship Graduate/Professional Certificate at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The purpose of this certificate program is to train graduate students in the practice of community-engaged scholarship (CES), which is defined as teaching or research that is done in collaboration with community organizations or community partners in equitable, mutually beneficial, respectful relationships. community-based (service) learning, in which students work with community organizations or members (typically through direct service, advocacy or policy efforts, or other project-based work) to enhance their academic learning, professional development, and personal development while providing tangible benefits to the community

Department: Civil Society Community Studies | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

Courses listed in the requirements include COUN PSY 601 Best Practices in Community-Engaged Scholarship; CSCS 811 Community-Based Research: Theory and Practice; CSCS 699 Independent Study; AGROECOL 702 The Multifunctionality of Agriculture; CSCS 795 Community Power and Collective Action; CSCS 813 Transformative Evaluation in Practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students must be current UW–Madison graduate students in good standing with the Graduate School. All Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any graduate/professional certificate. To apply to this certificate, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the certificate for which you are applying. Professional students in the careers of Law, Medicine, Pharmacy, and Veterinary cannot add the certificate in the Graduate Student Portal, and should contact the program for more information. Students pursing the graduate/professional certificate are typically MS students. PhD students may pursue the Community-Engaged Scholarship doctoral minor or the graduate/professional certificate.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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