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Cross-Disciplinary Certificate in Anti-Racist Research and Practice (CARRP) - Atkinson

Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

School of Social Sciences
Coordinator: TBA

An interdisciplinary certificate based in Atkinson sociology, CARRP deals with racial issues in the workplace, schools, health care, immigration, law enforcement, media and the expressive arts. Students, who complete CARRP and who are accepted into the Social Work program will be eligible to count up to 12 certificate credits towards the social work degree, provided these courses are passed at minimum grades of B. For required courses in CARRP, refer to Certificate Requirements section.

Requirements: 48* credits, including:

six credits 1000 level course in social science;
six credits in an introductory-level course in geography, political science, social science or sociology ((AK/GEOG 2500 6.00, AK/POLS 2410 6.00 (cross-listed to: AS/POLS 1000 6.00, AK/PPAS 1000 6.00), AK/SOSC 2400 6.00, or AK/SOCI 2410 6.00);
AK/SOCI 3330 6.00 or AS/SOCI 2040 6.00;
12 credits chosen from AK/SOCI 3610 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/HIST 3940 6.00), AK/SOCI 3620 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/POLS 3620 6.00), AK/SOCI 3680 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/SOSC 3680 6.00, AK/POLS 3680 6.00), AK/SOSC 2050 6.00;
12 credits in Atkinson or Faculty of Arts from those courses listed below;
And, as the final course AK/SOCI 4600 6.00 (cross-listed to: AK/POLS 4600 6.00), with a major research project on racism or anti-racism.

*Some courses in list may have prerequisites which will increase the number of courses required for the certificate. Students should consult the Courses of Instruction section of this calendar for information.

(1) Certificate students may be admitted if they have completed a 1000-level course in humanities and are in their second or later year of study.

(2) Prerequisites waived for certificate students.

(3) Not open to students who are taking or have taken AK/SOSC 3380 6.00, AS/SOSC 3130 6.00, GL/WKST 3610 6.00 or AK/AS/GL/WMST 3510 6.00.

(4) Prerequisites waived for certificate students. Please consult School of Social Work.

List of courses from which 12 credits may be chosen:

During the year, CARRP sponsors special talks for the University community on current topics dealing with racism, immigration and public policy. For more information, or to register in the certificate program, call 416-736-5235, or visit us at 303 Atkinson.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting program requirements.

Program Course	Course Substitutes
AK/POLS 2410 6.00	GL/POLS 1400 6.00
AK/SOCI 2410 6.00	AS/SOCI 1010 6.00, GL/SOCI 2510 6.00