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Civic Engagement Graduate Certificate

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Certificate Overview

The Certificate in Civic Engagement is designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills to become an active, effective, ethical citizen in both their professional and personal life. Students develop reflective, analytic, and practical skills to apply what they learn in a classroom to civic engagement through service-learning classes, internships, community-engaged scholarships and creative activities. The 6 course, 18 credit program consists of 2 core required courses plus 4 additional courses chosen from amongst several disciplines.

Requirements and Curriculum

Required courses
COMM 7016 Communities and Civic Engagement 3 S.H.
COMM 7015 Career Strategies 3 S.H.

 

Electives (Choose Four)
COMM 8011 Interpersonal Communication 3 S.H.
COMM 8012 Intercultural Communication 3 S.H.
COMM 8114 Social Marketing 3 S.H.
MGMT 9040 Organizational Behavior and Development 3 S.H.
MGMT 9050 The Human Resources Function and the Manager 3 S.H.
MGMT 9200 Managing the Not-for-Profit Organization 3 S.H.
MGMT 9160 Marketing Communication 3 S.H.
POLS 9001 Globalization and the American City 3 S.H.
POLS 9002 Leadership Strategies 3 S.H.

Total for Certificate

 18 S.H.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online or request a print application

WHAT NEXT?

Contact Admissions Office: (978)665-3144, admissions@fitchburgstate.edu

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Program
at a Glance

Admissions

Completed applications are reviewed on a rolling admission basis.
Admissions Requirements (PDF)

Delivery

Face-to-face and online courses offered in the evenings with some day courses during the summer.

Total Credits

18 credits

Program Cost

Tuition and fees

Time Frame

While you can complete the program in as few as 2 years, you have 6 years to complete the program.

Program Highlights

Douglas and Isabelle Crocker Center for Civic Engagement hosts AmeriCorps members in a variety of seminars including:

  • Project Management
  • Marketing the Not-for-Profit
  • Tool-kit for Effective Communication
  • Work-life Balance
  • Connecting Across Gender
  • Introduction to Appreciative Inquiry
  • Participatory Action Research
  • Change Management
 

Graduate and Continuing
Education

(978) 665-3182
gce@fitchburgstate.edu

Location: 
Anthony, Room 112
Hours:
Monday - Thursday 8-6:30 pm
Friday 8-5 pm