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Self, Systems and Social Transformations, Graduate Certificate – Online

Program Overview

Become an Expert in Social Justice Issues with your Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate from UNC Charlotte

This interdisciplinary graduate certificate equips students with the intellectual tools and practical frameworks to critically examine self, social systems, and change. Designed for educators, professionals across industries, and community leaders, this program cultivates a rigorous, action-oriented approach to inquiry with opportunities to enhance their leadership, critical thinking, problem-solving, and strategic-thinking skills to address issues that affect their communities, ultimately resulting in positive transformation.

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Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate at a Glance

delivery
Online
credits
12 Credit Hours
admits
Summer & Fall

Earning your Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate will demonstrate that you have received an education enabling you to become a justice-oriented change agent for any organization. Our certificate is ideal for:

Courses

The certificate requires 12 credit hours of coursework:

Admissions

This certificate can be pursued either concurrently with the M.Ed. in Urban Education, Master of Social Work, M.A. in Counseling, or as a stand-alone option for interested students. The courses are also available as electives for doctoral students.

Most candidates finish over two semesters. This program is preferred to be completed in two separate summers, but students may start in the Fall.

Admissions & Requirements:

Application Deadlines
What Can You Do With Your Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate?

Alumni of UNC Charlotte’s Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate program serve in diverse careers and professions with job titles such as:

Why UNC Charlotte?

Why Earn Your Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate Online From UNC Charlotte?

By choosing UNC Charlotte’s online Self, Systems and Social Transformations Graduate Certificate, you’ll enjoy a number of advantages, including:

Earn your certificate online part time in just two semesters. While designed ideally to be completed over two summer semesters, we do offer you the flexibility to earn your certificate in a shorter time by enrolling in the Fall. Our classes are offered fully online, allowing you to complete your certificate around your busy schedule.

Receive strong student support in school and in your career aspirations. Our Center for Graduate Life provides the support and sense of community students need to meet the challenges they’ll face throughout their graduate experience. Virtual workshops are available online on subjects such as graduate academic writing and research writing at the graduate level. The University Career Center provides services, programs and support such as an Education Career Fair held each spring semester, individual appointments with career advisors and the Hire-A-Niner online job and internship database.

Learn from faculty experts. Co-Program Director Dr. Erin Miller is a Professor in the Reading and Elementary Education Department in the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte. She has authored or co-authored 28 peer-reviewed articles, 12 book chapters, 2 books and numerous policy briefs. Her scholarly work has won a Taylor and Francis Distinguished Article award, and an Outstanding Dissertation Award. Co-Program Director Dr. Tehia Starker Glass is a former elementary school teacher who now consults nationally with teachers, schools, districts, and organizations to be more equity oriented. Dr. Glass is a TED speaker, co-author of a book and has contributed to Edweek, CNN, and MSNBC.

Tuition

Resident: $288.82 per credit hour

Outside of NC Non-Resident: $536.98 per credit hour

Non Resident: $1,098.21 per credit hour

Please note: Rates are subject to change.

  • Program Director

    Meet Program Director Dr. Tehia Starker Glass

    Dr. Tehia Starker Glass is a campus and community award-winning Professor of Educational Psychology and Elementary Education at UNC Charlotte. A former elementary school teacher, Dr. Glass now consults nationally with teachers, schools, districts, and organizations to be more equity oriented.

  • Program Director

    Meet Program Director Dr. Erin Miller

    Dr. Erin Miller is an Associate Professor in The Reading and Elementary Education Department in the Cato College of Education at UNC Charlotte. Dr. Miller has been an educator for approximately 25 years. She is the current program director of the Graduate Certificate program in Self, Systems and Social Transformations.

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