Overview
For you, a career is a calling. Whichever calling happens to be yours, CMU Online offers a number of program paths to help you bring your passion and talent to the field that moves you to serve others. From advancing accessibility for communities of disability through the Disability Studies & Community Inclusion Graduate Certificate to advocating for deafblind populations through the Deafblind Intervener, Undergraduate Certificate to championing equity and diversity as an educator through the Equity Center Teaching & Learning, Graduate Certificate to impacting social justice within higher education leadership through the Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration and Social Justice — CMU Online is ready to help you answer your career calling.
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Deafblind Intervener, Undergraduate Certificate
Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Develop the skills needed to support DeafBlind students to achieve their full potential and engage with the world around them.
About the Program:
Students of any major and those not seeking a degree can engage in this program to learn what it takes to support DeafBlind students to learn more, do more, and achieve their potential. Leading to a national intervener credential, this 100% online undergraduate certificate program will help you develop skills for working one-on-one with DeafBlind students, ages birth to 21. In addition to a practicum which offers the opportunity to implement learned strategies in an educational setting, you’ll learn from an expert in deafblindness invested in your success. They will guide you on a focused journey of discovery through these four courses:
- Introduction to Deafblindness and Intervention
- Building Communication and Language Skills
- Intervention Strategies and Teaming
- Intervention Practicum
This program is designed for people working in schools with a DeafBlind student but can also be completed through a volunteer internship.
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn an undergraduate-level certificate that can help you become an asset when working on an educational team serving students who are DeafBlind. During the program, you will develop a portfolio that can be submitted to NRCPara, the organization that awards the National Intervener Credential.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
Disability Studies & Community Inclusion Graduate Certificate
Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Become a master advocate for those in communities of disability in the areas of accessibility and inclusion.
About the Program:
You’re ready to answer the call to advocate for those in communities of disability. The Disability Studies & Community Inclusion Graduate Certificate can develop your approach to challenging societal perceptions and constructs around disability, including ways to achieve the de-stigmatization of disability in society. Coursework also helps you gain expertise in key concepts, across disability studies, such as ableism and how disability is viewed through the lenses of culture, society and politics.
You will have the opportunity to apply your cumulative learning to a disability-focused capstone project. This project is an individualized opportunity to refine your classroom takeaways to enhance your career pursuits
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn your Disability Studies & Community Inclusion Graduate Certificate and prepare to make a greater impact on communities of disability through proactively developing resources and environments that amplify accessibility and inclusion.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
Equity Centered Teaching & Learning, Graduate Certificate
Location:
Online
Your Goal:
Advance your expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) to consult on equity-centered educational initiatives or design valuable and relevant learning experiences.
About the Program:
Designed for experienced adult educators who work in nearly any setting — from corporate training to local colleges — this 100% online graduate certificate program will help you build the academic foundation you need to optimize educational opportunities incorporating diversity, equity and inclusion. You’ll learn from a faculty of award-winning educational leaders who engage in diversity, equity and inclusion research. They will lead you on a DEI-focused journey of discovery through these four courses:
- Foundation of Teaching in Higher Education Settings
- Teaching with Technology in College and Adult Learning Settings
- Course Design and Assessment in College and Adult Learning Settings
- Special Topics in Equity Centered Teaching and Learning 1-3
Program Outcomes:
You’ll earn a graduate-level certificate for an in-demand educational discipline, one that can lead to diverse career opportunities, from teaching at a community college level to working with learning organizations (from Higher Ed to K-12) to consult on or deliver high-quality DEI educational content.
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
Higher Education Administration and Social Justice, Master of Arts
Location:
Online
Recognition:
Among the Best Online Master’s in Education Programs by U.S. News & World Report
Your Goal:
Better lead and effect change in higher education with expertise regarding social justice, and the role required of educational leaders to comprehensively support all students, especially those with marginalized identities.
About the Program:
At just 30 credit hours required, this advanced graduate degree is designed to prepare tomorrow’s higher education leaders sooner rather than later. Covering issues ranging from how college students develop and learn to how to lead change in higher education, this 100% online program will help prepare you to make an impact for all learners, including and especially for students who face marginalization. You’ll learn from a core full-time faculty of educational leaders who understand the inclusion and diversity issues facing higher education today. Prepare for the next evolution of your career in education leadership with courses including:
- Leadership for Social Justice
- Critical Approaches to Assessment in Higher Education
- Higher Education Law
- Contemporary College Students
- Student Development Theory
- And more!
Plus, at 30 hours, the lowest credit hour requirements for a program of this nature regionally, this master’s program offers a built-in ability to enhance your education to your career goals with one of our optional graduate certificate opportunities, including Disability Studies and Community Inclusion or Equity-Centered Teaching and Learning.
Program Outcomes:
In addition to the insights and practical skills needed to pursue leadership roles throughout higher education, you’ll earn a timely and relevant master’s degree in a program whose coursework aligns with the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS).
CMU offers engaging online and face-to-face learning opportunities built to help you achieve big goals. Request information today to learn more about this program and how to take the next step.
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