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Undergraduate Trauma Studies Certificate

Overview

The Trauma Studies Certificate is designed for students who are interested in a focused specialty in trauma studies or victim services in addition to their own major. It is appropriate for students in the College of Arts and Sciences or any of the schools of the university. It is particularly appropriate for students wishing to pursue careers in psychology, social work, sociology, criminology, law, public health, or nursing.


How to Begin

Undergraduate students may earn a Trauma Studies Certificate by:

  1. Completing the enrollment form. 
  2. Send complete enrollment form to jgscr7@umsystem.edu.
  3. Completing 18 hours with a GPA of 2.0 or better from at least three departments from the following courses.


Group A: Students must complete at least 12 hours from the following group

CRIMIN 1120 Criminal Law
CRIMIN 4300 Communities and Crime (Cross-listed with SOC 4300)
CRIMIN 4350 Victimology
PSYCH 2232 Psychology of Trauma (Cross-listed with GS 2232)
PSYCH 3280 The Psychology of Death and Dying (Cross-listed with GERON 3280)
PSYCH 3295* Selected Projects in Field Placement: Helping Victims of Crime (Up to 3 credits)
PSYCH 3390* Directed Studies: Trauma-related topics only (Up to 3 credits)
PSYCH 4398 Child Maltreatment: A Multidisciplinary Approach (Cross-listed with CAST/SOC WK 4398)
SOC 3250 Sociology of Victimization (Cross-listed with GS 3250)
SOC 3278 Sociology of Law
SOC WK 3100 Introduction to Strategies for Social Work Practice
SOC WK 4601 Abused and Neglected Children

Group B: Students must complete up to six hours from the following group

CRIMIN 2240 Policing
CRIMIN 2251 Youth Gangs
CRIMIN 3230 Crime Prevention
CRIMIN 4325 Gender, Crime, and Justice (Cross-listed with GS/SOC 4325)
CRIMIN 4340 Race, Crime, and Justice (Cross-listed with SOC 4340)
POL SCI 2400 Public Administration
POL SCI 2420 Introduction to Public Policy
POL SCI 4940 Leadership and Management in Nonprofit Organizations
PSYCH 2160 Social Psychology (Cross-listed with SOC 2160)
PSYCH 2230 Psychology of Gender (Cross-listed with GS 2230)
PSYCH 2245 Abnormal Psychology
PSYCH 4235 Community Psychology
SOC 2102 Introduction to Gender Studies (Cross-listed with GS/HIST/POL SCI/SOC WK 2102)
SOC 3268 The Sociology of Conflict
SOC WK 3700 Diversity and Social Justice (Cross-listed with GS 3700)

Special topics courses relevant to trauma studies may be included in the certificate when approved in advance by the Coordinator of the Trauma Studies Certificate. 

*Must seek approval of the Coordinator of the Trauma Studies Certificate in advance