Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Community Leadership
About This Program
The Community Leadership Certificate provides advanced education and training in social work community practice skills, including mobilizing neighborhood, community, and client groups to solve collective human problems, writing grants for financial support, and planning and conducting advocacy to affect social welfare policy decisions that affect local communities.
Competencies
- Upon completion, students will be able to mobilize neighborhood, community, and client groups to solve collective human problems.
- Upon completion, students will be able to write grants for financial support.
- Upon completion, students will be able to plan and conduct advocacy to affect social welfare policy decisions that affect local communities.
Admissions Criteria
For students in the MSW program at the time of enrollment for the Certificate, the Admission requirement will be to be in good standing, as defined by the MSW program, which includes having a GPA of 3.0 or higher. For non-degree seeking students who wish to enroll in the Certificate Program, a bachelor’s degree in Social Work or a bachelor’s degree and two-years of related professional experience, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher is required.
Curriculum
| SOCW 5321 | ADVANCED COMMUNITY PRACTICE | 3 |
| SOCW 5326 | GRANT PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR | 3 |
| SOCW 5328 | ADVOCACY AND SOCIAL POLICY | 3 |
| Total Hours | 9 | |
Program Completion
The certificate must be completed within 6 years and a grade of B or better must be achieved in each course.
Advising Resources
Please read all student emails carefully and review the frequently asked questions. These resources are intended to provide help when you need it. If you want to meet with your advisor, please sign up for an appointment as early in the semester as possible.
Location:
SWSH 131, 501 W. Mitchell St., Arlington, TX 76019
Email:
ssw-oass@uta.edu
Phone:
817-272-3687