Department of Sociology and Social Work

Certificate Programs

Grant Proposal Writing and Program Evaluation Certificate Program (9 Credit Hours) (Available through the Virtual College)

Coordinator: Dr. Keith Campbell E-mail: kcampbel@fhsu.edu

Grants from government and private sources provide important supplemental funding to schools, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, and many other social service agencies. Our department is pleased to offer one of the few undergraduate grant proposal writing and program evaluation programs in the nation. The skills developed through this program can increase employment potential greatly as employers recognize the considerable value and financial benefit of well-trained grant proposal writers.

Required Courses:

• SOC 670: Grant Proposal Development (3)
• SOC 672: Program Development and Evaluation (3)
• SOC 677: Internship in Grant Proposal Development (3)

Community Development Certificate Program (9 Credit Hours) (Available through the Virtual College)

Coordinator: Mike Walker E-mail: mwalker@fhsu.edu

Astonishing social and economic change presents urban, suburban, and rural neighborhoods and communities with uncertain futures and great challenges. Some urban neighborhoods and rural communities are scrambling to stem population out-migration, while others are dealing with population growth and urban sprawl. Community development is a fast-growing field of employment which addresses the social, physical, and economic revitalization and/or restructuring of a neighborhood or community. This certificate program provides the student with a base of community theory uniquely offered through the Department of Sociology and Social Work, and vital technical skills (such as strategic planning, focus group research, and small group dynamics) to address real world community issues and problems. (Click here for example certificate: Example Certificate)

Required Courses:

• SOC 679: Community Theory and Development (3)
  and either:
• SOC 475: Sociology of Urban and Rural Areas (3) or
• SOC 436: Demography (3)
  and one of the following:
• SOC 670: Grant Proposal Development (3)
• GCSI 250: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (3)
• (So... that is 9 hours total)

Please Note: It is the responsibility of the student to inform the coordinator of the certificate program that he or she has completed the certificate requirements. Your certificate will not be awarded until you have completed the requirements and informed your coordinator of same. You must inform your coordinator by the 21st day of the semester in which the certificate is to be awarded to ensure that there is time for processing.

Life Issues Certificate Program (12 Credit Hours) (Available through the Virtual College)

Coordinator: Rose Arnhold E-mail: rarnhold@fhsu.edu

This certificate program includes courses which deal with major life passages, such as marriage, remarriage, childrearing, aging, and death and dying. The Life Issues certificate provides students with a background to work in human services fields.

Course Options (choose any four of the following):

• SOC 343: Sociology of Sex Roles (3)
• SOC 350: Family Communication (3)
• SOC 352: Stepfamilies (3)
• SOC 355: Sociology of Death and Dying (3)
• SOC 388: Sociology of the Family in America (3)
• SOC 644: Sociology of Aging (3)

Women's and Gender Studies Certificate Program (12 Credit Hours)

Coordinator: Dr. Kate McGonigal E-mail: kmcgonig@fhsu.edu

Women contribute to culture and society as both participates and creators. Fort Hays State University offers coursework from diverse academic fields that allows for a theoretically and historically based understanding of the aspirations, accomplishments, and rights of women throughout history. The Women and Gender Studies Certificate program takes the student on a journey of exploration from the Enlightenment era through third-wave feminism. Along the way, students take their own excursions into literature, history, sociology, leadership, communication, nursing, justice studies, and/or psychology. All courses are intentionally designed for males and females, alike. You are invited to take these journeys with us!

(Click here for a .pdf version of the certificate checklist: Women's and Gender Studies Checklist)

Required Courses

• IDS 210: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies(3)
• IDS 211: Feminist Theory (3)
  
  and two courses from two different disciplines:
  
  
• COMM 600: Nonverbal Codes (3)
• ENG 126: Introduction to Literature: US Ethnic and Gender Literature (3)
• ENG 601: Nineteenth Century Women Writers (3)
• ENG 654: Major American Authors: Willa Cather (3)
• HIST 600: The History of Sexuality (3)
• HIST 650: African-American History (3)
• HIST 651: Women in American History (3)
• JUS 605: Workplace Violence (3)
• LDRS 490: Topics in Leadership Studies: Women in Leadership (3)
• MLNG 664: Seminar in French Literature: Women in French Literature (3)
• NURS 444E: Childbirth Empowerment (3)
• PSY 350B: Psychology of Gender (3)
• SOC 343: Sociology of Sex Roles (3)
• SOC 350: Family Communication (3)
• SOC 388: Sociology of the Family in America (3)
• SOC 446: Contemporary Social Movements (3)
• SOC 466: Sociology of Sexual Behavior (3)
• SOC 472: Social Inequality (3)

Please Note: It is the responsibility of the student to inform the coordinator of the certificate program that he or she has completed the certificate requirements. Your certificate will not be awarded until you have completed the requirements and informed your coordinator of same. You must inform your coordinator by the 21st day of the semester in which the certificate is to be awarded to ensure that there is time for processing.

Addictions Certification Program (30 Credit Hours)

Coordinator: Scott Anstadt E-mail: spanstadt@fhsu.ed

This 30 credit hour credentialing program will provide students certification in the State of Kansas in addictions counseling. This curriculum is SRS/AAPA approved.This program will fulfill a critical need in the community to comply with KSA 21-4729/SB 123 requirements effective July 1, 2003. In most cases, this statute provides for mandatory treatment in lieu of incarceration.

Required Courses:

• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Introduction to Addictions (3)
• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Individual Counseling in Addictions (3)
• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Family and Addictions (3)
• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Ethics in Addictions Counseling (3)
• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Diversity & Special Populations-Addictions Counseling (3)
• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Group Counseling with Addiction Populations (3)
• SOCW 670 Workshop in Social Work: Pharmacology & High Risk Medical Issues (3)
• SOCW670 Workshop in Social Work: Client Management Procedures (3)
• PSY 300 Abnormal Psychology (3)
• SOCW 672 Internship in Social Work: Addictions (3)

Introduction to Addictions must be taken first. The Internship must be taken last. The addictions certification program is coordinated by the Social Work program. The alcohol certification program is open to all students.

Please Note: It is the responsibility of the student to inform the coordinator of the certificate program that he or she has completed the certificate requirements. Your certificate will not be awarded until you have completed the requirements and informed your coordinator of same. You must inform your coordinator by the 21st day of the semester in which the certificate is to be awarded to ensure that there is time for processing.