Course Offerings
Course Offerings
IMPORTANT:
If you have not already applied to the Extended Studies Program and activated your myUCCS student portal account, then download the application/registration instructional packet. Follow all steps closely. You must complete twelve (12) total credit hours to earn this certificate. Choose any combination of offerings.
Students may begin these courses at any time and progress at their own pace. Registration is always available (except for short periods between UCCS semesters). Completion of each individual course required within ONE YEAR, starting from the end of the UCCS semester in which you are registered.
Independent-Progress Online Courses
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Power and PrivilegePower and Privilege
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + $100 Canvas online fee
Academic credit: SOC 5640-780, Class# 18409
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
Please contact Prof. Abby Ferber to request access to the course web site on UCCS Canvas.
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Gender and SexualityGender and Sexuality
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + $100 Canvas online fee
Academic credit: SOC 5040-780, Class# 18408
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
Please contact Prof. Abby Ferber to request access to the course web site on UCCS Canvas.
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Religion and Social JusticeReligion and Social Justice
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + $100 Canvas online fee
Academic credit: SOC 5010-780, Class# 18407
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
Please contact Prof. Deborah Saxon to request access to the course web site on UCCS Canvas.
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Foundations of Disability StudiesFoundations of Disability Studies
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + $100 Canvas online fee
Academic credit: SOC 5230-780, Class# 18447
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
Please contact Prof. Lori Dowds to request access to the course web site on UCCS Canvas.
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Race Literacy and Transformative MediaRace Literacy and Transformative Media
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + $100 Canvas online fee
Academic credit: SOC 5010-781, Class# 18411
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
Please contact Prof. Kedric Bacy to request access to the course web site on UCCS Canvas.
Partner Organization Online Courses
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Inclusive Teaching/Knapsack InstituteInclusive Teaching/Knapsack Institute
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + additional program fees
- Academic credit: SOC 5580
- Summer 2024 Course Dates: CANCELLED - we apologize for the inconvenience.
- Credit registration requires that you first apply and register for the Knapsack Institute (see link below)
Once you are registered, access course information on Canvas; use your myUCCS portal username and password to login to Canvas.
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Mindful Social Justice: Begin WithinMindful Social Justice: Begin Within
Based on the idea that small personal changes can have a huge impact on the world, this course provides strategies for increasing cultural inclusion and challenging systems of social inequity beginning within. Research shows that the ancient practice of mindfulness can serve as a tool not only for increasing health/wellness and decreasing stress, but also to challenge our implicit biases. Taught by Dena Samuels, Ph.D.
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + additional program fees
Academic credit: SOC 5010-771, Class# 18412
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
IMPORTANT: you must also register with Dena Samuels Consulting (additional fees apply). Contact Prof. Dena Samuels at dena@denasamuels.com with questions.
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A New Approach to Teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird"A New Approach to Teaching "To Kill A Mockingbird" (Offered by Facing History and Ourselves)
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + additional program fees
- Summer 2024 Offering: July 11-August 22, 2024
- Course information: SOC 5010-772
- 5-Digit Class #: 18451
- Deadline to register for academic credit: July 24, 2024
- This course is offered by partner organization Facing History and Ourselves, which has its own processes and regulations for accepting participants, and charges its own fees for participation in their programs
- Credit registration requires acceptance to participate in the program by Facing History and payment of applicable fees to Facing History
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A New Approach to Teaching The Reconstruction EraA New Approach to Teaching The Reconstruction Era (Offered by Facing History and Ourselves)
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + additional program fees
- Summer 2024 Offering: July 11-August 22, 2024
- Course information: SOC 5010-774
- 5-Digit Class #: 18414
- Deadline to register for academic credit: July 24, 2024
- This course is offered by partner organization Facing History and Ourselves, which has its own processes and regulations for accepting participants, and charges its own fees for participation in their programs
- Credit registration requires acceptance to participate in the program by Facing History and payment of applicable fees to Facing History
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Holocaust and Human BehaviorHolocaust and Human Behavior (Offered by Facing History and Ourselves)
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + additional program fees
- Summer 2024 Offering: July 11-August 22, 2024
- Course information: SOC 5010-773
- 5-Digit Class #: 18413
- Deadline to register for academic credit: July 24, 2024
- This course is offered by partner organization Facing History and Ourselves, which has its own processes and regulations for accepting participants, and charges its own fees for participation in their programs
- Credit registration requires acceptance to participate in the program by Facing History and payment of applicable fees to Facing History
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Witnessing Whiteness Facilitation PracticumWitnessing Whiteness Facilitation Practicum
3 credit hours, $510 tuition + additional program fees
Academic credit: SOC 5010-770, Class# 18410
Summer 2024 deadline to register: July 7, 2024
Once you are registered, access the coursework at Shelly Tochluk's web site. Also, please contact Prof. Abby Ferber to let her know you are beginning the coursework.
On-Location Courses
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Intersections of PrivilegeIntersections of Privilege @ 2025 White Privilege Conference
1-3 credit hours (variable), $170/credit hour tuition + additional program fees
- Academic credit: SOC 5470-701
- Credit registration requires that you attend the 2025 White Privilege Conference, Location/Dates TBA
Once you are registered, contact Prof. Abby Ferber for curriculum information.