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International Education Certificate

Certificate Description

Intercultural, international-based education connects and engages communities as it values differences, confronts inequality, and recognizes common struggles. If you are a teacher or leader in this field, or looking to take on such a role, this Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in International Education will provide you with sought-after skills and knowledge to boost your career. During this course, you will explore issues relating to education in an international context, considering what it means to offer an international curriculum, the concept of culture, and issues relating to international schools. There’s also the option to explore curriculum issues in greater depth, or to focus more on understanding issues relating to learning in an international context. The final unit encourages you to reflect on what you have studied so far, and how it relates to your own professional practice.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the certificate will be able to:

Analyze the historical, theoretical, and social foundations of the international education field
Implement their own awareness of the interconnectedness between communities, societies, economies, and events and trends that cross national borders
Identify program learning objectives behind international study and effective frameworks for evaluation and assessment of those goals
Design a variety of educational programs
Develop and conduct field-based research projects
Summarize concepts in international education such as advising, exchange management, non-formal and community education, volunteer program management, conflict transformation, international education development, humanitarian service, and social justice education