Investigating Social Issues Graduate Certificate (ISOC-CERTD)

Program Description

The Investigating Social Issues Graduate Certificate is designed to address the forms, consequences and impact of social issues in modern society. Coursework allows students to analyze contemporary social issues and the individual, interactional, and structural factors that contribute to their creation and prominence. Finally, capstone options allow students to participate in applied learning opportunities (research methodology, teaching pedagogy, or topical specialization), that inspire positive social engagement, innovation, and change.

Program Learning Objectives

Students enrolled in this certificate program will learn to:

Identify major social issues in contemporary society and describe their impact
Utilize social science data to document the distribution of social issues across a wide variety of social locations and categories.
Recognize features of social environments that can exacerbate or improve social issues.
Articulate the impact of social issues for individual well-being and life chances.

Program Learning Outcomes

As a result of their learning experience, students who complete an Investigating Social Issues Graduate certificate can:

Identify social, interactional, and/or structural factors related to contemporary social issues.
Critically engage with social science data to analyze and assess the prevalence and persistence of social issues across a wide variety of social locations and categories.
Identify micro, meso, and macro-level features of the social environment that shape and constrain social issues.

For more detailed information about this certificate, contact the School of Social Sciences and International Studies, 937-775-2667 or email us at sossis@wright.edu.

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Program Requirements:

Category A: 3 Hours

Choose 3 hours from:

Investigating Social Issues Capstone Experience (Research Capstone, Independent Study in Teaching Introductory Sociology, or Topical Specialization)

MPA 7070 - Public Administration Capstone Project II Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6080 - Independent Study in Sociology Credit Hour(s): 1 to 3
Additional Area B Course (Topical Specialization) Credit Hour(s): 3

Category B: 6 Hours

Choose 6 hours from:

Analytical Lenses

SOC 5600 - Social Inequality Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 5610 - Sociology of Gender Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 5620 - Race and Ethnicity Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6600 - Sociology of Sexuality Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6300 - International Migration & Integration Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6650 - Global Sexualities & Human Rights Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6670 - Disability: Power, Politics, Privilege Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6710 - Victimology Credit Hour(s): 3
or other courses as approved by your advisor

Category C: 6 Hours

Choose 6 hours from:

Advanced Explorations

Any courses not taken under Category B Credits / Units: 3-6 hours
COM 6250 - Health Communication Credit Hour(s): 3
COM 6251 - Race, Gender, and Health Credit Hour(s): 3
MPA 7060 - Public Administration Capstone Project I Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 5250 - African American Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
PLS 5260 - Black Women and Politics Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 5100 - Marriage and Family Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6310 - Urban Sociology Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6610 - Gender and Crime Credit Hour(s): 3
SOC 6620 - Elite Crime Credit Hour(s): 3
or other courses as approved by your advisor