Inspire Change In the Classroom and the Community
Address inequity, social injustice, and systemic exclusion in education through the graduate certificate in Education for Equity & Democracy at Boston University’s Wheelock College of Education & Human Development. Take coursework across disciplines and engage with community partners for authentic experiences.
- Gain resources and tools to design strategies to prevent and reverse inequities
- Fully online, with full- and part-time options
- Join a learning cohort with other students enrolled in the program
Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development is a top-ranked college that focuses on cross-disciplinary research, experiential learning, and community engagement. We seek to empower our students, faculty, and staff to reshape the systems that impact learning and human development, more firmly centering them in justice, diversity, and belonging.
Change Starts with You
Advance your goals to support equity in learning with the graduate certificate in education for equity and democracy.
- Five core courses, 18 units total
- Can be completed full-time within 12 months or longer on a part-time schedule
Requirements
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View Wheelock’s program page for full details about the program and its academic structure.
Application Details
Learn about application requirements and admissions details.
Career Paths
Advance your career in both public and private institutions with a Certificate in Equity and Democracy
- Chief Diversity or Chief Equity Officer
- Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- Director, DEI Human Resources
- Employment Equity Manager
- Diversity Consultant
- Diversity Trainer
- Inclusion Specialist
- DEI Analyst
Student field placements in the 2022–2023 academic year
Among U.S. graduate schools of education (U.S. News & World Report)
Awarded in external research funds in 2022
The faculty for BU Wheelock’s EdM in Curriculum and Teaching have a wide range of interests, including developing proficiency-based curricula and performance assessments, effective pedagogy, and teacher development. Learn from changemaking instructors and researchers like Christina L. Dobbs, author of several books, including Investigating Disciplinary Literacy and editor of Preparing Antiracist Teachers and Until Every Woman is Free.