Undergrad Certificate - Managing Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations

College of Business


The Managing Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations Undergraduate Certificate, part of the eLearning TM program, will provide students with an in-depth look at diversity in such areas as race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age, disability, and family status among individuals, organizations and society from a business perspective. The certificate equips students with the knowledge and skills related to developing and managing relationships with diverse applicants, employees, customers, and constituents, responding to growing demand for such knowledge and skills, and is available to both business and non-business majors.

 

 

Details

Admission Criteria

  1. Undergraduate students in good standing (meeting a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0) at UT Arlington
  2. Non-enrolled (special, stand-alone certificate) students must have gained admission to UT Arlington as a non-degree/non-enrolled seeking student and 60 hours of college credit
  3. UT Arlington Degree-Seeking Students: (any major): Applicants must be in good academic standing with a minimum of 2.0 cumulative GPA
  4. Non-Degree-Seeking Students: Applicants must have earned 60 semester hours of college-level academic credit and gained admission to UT Arlington as a non-degree-seeking student

Certificate Requirements

The Managing Diversity and Inclusion in Organizations Certificate requires nine (9) credit hours, which can be completed in conjunction with an existing undergraduate degree in any field or independently by a non-degree seeking student.  Students must complete the appropriate prerequisites before enrolling in program courses.  All nine hours must be completed at UTA with a 2.50 average GPA. A minimum of two Bs and one C must be earned to reach the required 2.50 GPA in certificate coursework. A grade of D or F will not be accepted for any certificate courses. 

All students will complete a common course that will present the fundamentals of diversity in organizations, and two additional business electives based on the students’ interest.  

Program Curriculum

Prefix and

Number

Prescribed Elective Course Title

Semester Credit Hours

MANA 4326

Diversity in Organizations  

3

 

Select two from Business Elective Options below:

 

ECON 4305  

Economics of Discrimination    

3

MANA 4321

International Management

3

MANA 4329  

Disability and Work    

3

MARK 4325  

International Marketing

3

MARK 4335 

Multicultural Marketing

3

More Information

For more information about the MDIO Undergraduate Certificate, visit the College of Business website or the contact ugadvise@uta.edu. To see other certificates offered by the College of Business, visit the UTA Catalog.

Roles

Philisa Stanford* - Director of Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion
J. Fernando Jaramillo* - Associate Dean, Business
Myrtle P. Bell - Associate Dean for Diversity, Racial Equity, and Inclusion
Kenyatta Dawson - Director of Office of UG Research, McNair Scholar
Faye Cocchiara - Clinical Associate Professor, Management
Dara McCluskey - Director of Communications and Marketing
David Quigley - Clinical Assistant Professor, Economics
Abdul Rasheed - Professor, Management
Justin Smith - Director, Academic Resource Planning
Christy Spivey - Clinical Professor, Economics

PROGRAM ROLES

Molly Albart - Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs
Candice E. Beckman - Senior Business Process Consultant
Ann Cavallo - Assistant Vice Provost, Director of CRTLE
Andrew Clark - Associate Director of CRTLE
Lee Coburn - Senior Director of Creative Services
Susan Elliott - Assistant Vice President for Academic Resource Planning
Victoria Burnett - Senior Communications Specialist
Rebecca J. Lewis - Assistant Vice Provost
Rick McCreary - Executive Director, Center for Distance Education
Scot D. Mertz - Associate Vice President, Enrollment Management
Liz Richter - Senior Director, Division of Student Success
Denelle Rodriguez - Director, Systems
Sarah Sarraj - Manager, Global Education Outreach
Amber M. K. Smallwood - Assistant Vice Provost
Brittany L. Usman - Instructional Designer

 

*Project Lead