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Women & Gender Studies (WGST)

The WGST certificate is only available for traditional (2-year) MSW students.

MSW Students are required to take four courses to qualify for the certificate.

These three social work courses must be taken in the first year of the program:

  • SOWO 61803 Professional Foundation
  • SOWO 61823 Diversity and Social Justice 
  • SOWO 61843 Human Behavior and the Social Environment 1 

You must also complete one of these two WGST graduate-level courses:

  • WGST 50103 Feminist/Queer Inquiry
  • WGST 60003 Colloquium in Feminist Theory

WGST certification courses are available both fall and spring semesters.

These courses can replace one of the second-year social work electives.

Specific WGST Course Information

Comparative Race & Ethnic Studies (CRES)

The CRES certificate is only available for traditional (2-year) MSW students.

MSW Students are required to take four courses to qualify for the certificate.

These three social work courses must be taken in the first year of the program:

  • SOWO 61803 Professional Foundation
  • SOWO 61823 Diversity and Social Justice 
  • SOWO 61843 Human Behavior and the Social Environment 1 

You must also complete one of these two CRES graduate-level courses:

  • CRES 60003 Graduate Introduction to Comparative Race and Ethnic Studies
  • CRES 70001 Portfolio

CRES certification courses are available both fall and spring semesters

These courses can replace one of the second-year social work electives.

Specific CRES Course Information