School of Gender, Race, and Nations
150 Parkmill (PKM)
503-725-9093
www.pdx.edu/gender-race-nations/
sgrn@pdx.edu
- Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Nations
Black Studies
150 Parkmill (PKM)
503-725-3472
www.pdx.edu/blackstudies
Chicano/Latino Studies
150 Parkmill (PKM)
503-725-8499 or 503-725-3472
www.pdx.edu/chla
Indigenous Nations Studies
239 Parkmill (PKM)
503-725-5920
www.pdx.edu/nas
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
150 Parkmill (PKM)
503-725-3516
www.pdx.edu/ws
The School of Gender, Race and Nations (SGRN) is comprised of four units: Black Studies, Chicano/Latino Studies, Indigenous Nations Studies, and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. This collaboration is interdisciplinary at its core. The overarching areas evident in the school's name feature the rich constellation of interlocking and challenging factors key to understanding our society and making changes for a more socially just future. Our goal is to create a space for excellence in studies and research of culture, race, ethnicity, sovereignty, nation, migration, class, gender and sexuality. The School of Gender, Race and Nations offers a graduate certificate. The School is involved in hosting nationally recognized academics and activists; developing innovative collaborations; and strengthening community-based activism, academic exchanges and scholarship.
Gender, Race, and Nations Graduate Certificate
Certificate Requirements
The overall focus of the certificate is to address a number of pressing concerns confronting students in the 21st Century. The GRN certificate will enable students to: 1) Promote innovative and nontraditional epistemological and methodological approaches to learning that are consistent with the communities served by some of the students; 2) Expand critical analytical frameworks of race, gender, and nations to better illuminate the interconnected and complex issues of today’s society; 3) Engage in community-based research projects that incorporate Portland’s growing diversity; and 4) Develop collaborative leadership skills that better address diversity and equity initiatives.
A B.A. or B.S. is a prerequisite for the GRN Graduate Certificate. All courses must be taken at the graduate (500 or above) level. A maximum of only one course numbered 501-510 per student is allowed; such a course can substitute only as an elective. Courses taken under the undifferentiated grading option (pass/no pass) are not acceptable toward fulfilling certificate requirements.
Incoming students must consult with the SGRN Graduate Coordinator and/or designated expert faculty advisors of the departments and programs of SGRN. The Coordinator and/or faculty advisors will approve student plans of study including emendations or substitutions to the curriculum.
Core Courses (8 credits)
| GRN 515 | Constructions of Power and Knowledge: Gender, Race, and Nations | 4 |
| GRN 520 | Critical and Decolonizing Research Methodologies | 4 |
Approved Electives (16 credits)
| BSt 511 | African American History Seminar | 4 |
| BSt 550 | Topics in African/Caribbean History And Culture | 4 |
| BSt 584 | African American Community Development | 4 |
| GRN 530 | Social Justice Pedagogy | 4 |
| GRN 550 | Seminar in Gender, Race, and Nations | 4 |
| WS 512 | Feminist Methodologies | 4 |
| WS 517 | Women in the Economy | 4 |
| WS 525/Soc 525 | Sociology of Gender | 4 |
| WS 551 | Interrupting Oppression | 4 |
| WS 571 | Global Feminisms | 4 |
A maximum of 4 credits from independent study or by-arrangement courses is allowed.
BSt 504/ChLa 504/NAS 504/WS 504 Cooperative Education/Internship
BSt 505/ChLa 505/NAS 505/WS 505 Reading and Conference
BSt 507/ChLa 507/NAS 507/WS 507 Seminar
BSt 509/ChLa 509/NAS 509/WS 509 Practicum
Total Credit Hours: 24