The Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race & Nations serves the needs of an array of students and professionals in fields such as public policy, education, urban studies, social work, counseling, and other disciplines across the social sciences and humanities. Currently admitted students can apply to add the certificate to any graduate program at Portland State or it can be taken as a stand-alone program.
The SGRN Graduate Certificate Program provides knowledge and skills for students and professionals to better serve their target populations and communities through activist, scholarly, and applied approaches. The program can enhance the interdisciplinary scope of graduate study for students and professionals whose careers can benefit from pursuing coursework on race, immigration, gender, sexuality, nationality, Indigeneity, power, intersectionality, and social justice.