Master of Arts in Diversity & Inclusion

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The Masters of Arts in Diversity & Inclusion is unique as it offers professionals expertise in understanding and developing long-term solutions to building diverse and inclusive communities. Grounded in ethnographic methodologies and culminating in an applied capstone, our program seeks to help educate transformational participant-leaders that inspire and empower their communities to learn, collaborate, and construct innovative answers. By basing our coursework in the Humanities & Social Sciences, the students learn adaptable approaches to alleviate inequity and exclusion in a wide range of environments. They will understand the social, historical, ideological, and cultural dimensions of inclusion and exclusion. The curriculum is designed to offer students a critical approach to understand and evaluate the ways systems of oppression and exclusion play a role in personal, social, and institutional relations. Moreover, students will have the opportunity to critique and apply custom solutions during their graduate study.

Program Requirements

Required Courses: 18 s.h.

DI 68501 - Introduction to Diversity & Inclusion Credits: 3
ANTH 02510 - Qualitative Research Credits: 3
PHIL 09521 - Philosophical Approaches to Diversity, Equity, and Identity Credits: 3
HIST 05519 - Political and Social Movements in the US Credits: 3
ENGL 02530 - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in U.S. Literature Credits: 3
SOC 08578 - Critical Race Theory: Application and Intervention Credits: 3

Elective Courses: 6 s.h.

Choose 6 s.h. from the following:

CJ 09529 - Community Justice Credits: 3
SOC 08575 - Social Determinants of Health: Theory and Intervention in Urban Settings Credits: 3
SOC 08599 - Urban Environmental Health Credits: 3
SOC 08600 - Social Experience of City Life and Urban Inequalities Credits: 3
HIST 05561 - Early American History Seminar Credits: 3
HIST 05562 - Nineteenth Century American History Seminar Credits: 3
HIST 05563 - Twentieth Century American History Seminar Credits: 3
MAWR 01630 - Writing Difference Credits: 3
MAPR 01541 - Understanding and Writing Grants and Proposals Credits: 1
CASE 90512 - Examining Intersectionality in Critical Theories of Race, Class, Gender, Sexuality and Citizenship Credits: 3
CASE 90710 - Power & Privilege: The Social Construction of Difference Credits: 3
CASE 90513 - History of Urban Education and Communities Credits: 3
CASE 90534 - Disability Studies Credits: 3
DI 68520 - Topics in Diversity and Inclusion Credits: 3
Other approved graduate-level courses as approved by Program Coordinator Credits: 3

Required Capstone Course: 6 s.h.

DI 68590 - Applied Diversity and Inclusion Credits: 3
DI 68591 - Capstone in Applied Diversity and Inclusion Credits: 3

Total Required Credits for the Program: 30 s.h.

Foundation Courses

None

Graduation/Exit, Benchmark, and/or Thesis Requirements

Successful completion of capstone course and capstone project.

Minimum Required Grades and Cumulative GPA

The Master of Arts in Diversity and Inclusion is a Category 3 program.

For details regarding satisfactory academic progress and graduation requirements, please visit Academic Program Policy Categories

Program Coordinator/Advisor Contact Information
Nadine Sullivan
Campbell Library, Fifth Floor
856.256.4886
sullivann@rowan.edu