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Jun 06, 2026
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Undergraduate Calendar 2026-2027
Concurrent Certificate in Leadership, Equity & Social Change
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Faculty of Humanities
Chester New Hall, Room 107
http://www.humanities.mcmaster.ca
leader@mcmaster.ca
This Certificate provides students with interdisciplinary and experiential learning opportunities that enhance their leadership capabilities through foundational skills development, specialized training, and community service. This includes a rigorous academic framework that balances both theory and practice, and a curriculum that challenges students to think critically about their place in the world and how they can affect change around them. Students also develop professional skills that are highly desirable for the pursuit of graduate studies, professional programs, and gainful employment.
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Certificate Requirements
Any student in an undergraduate degree program at McMaster may declare the certificate, at the time of graduation, and upon completion of the following courses. Notes
- Courses that are not listed below, such as relevant topics offered through INSPIRE, may be considered for eligibility toward the Concurrent Certificate in Leadership, Equity & Social Change. Students wishing to suggest an alternate course for use toward the ‘Diversity, Equity and Social Change’ course list requirement, or ‘Leadership and Action’ requirement, are invited to contact leader@mcmaster.ca.
- Students must be aware that some courses in the Course List have their own disciplinary prerequisite, and it is the responsibility of students completing this certificate to meet other Faculties’, departments’ and programs’ requirements. In addition, some courses in the Course List may be restricted to students from the associated program and may not be open to students from other programs; these courses will be listed as restricted.
Diversity, Equity and Social Change Course List
- ABLD 3BA3 - Topics in Black, African and African Diaspora Studies
- ABLD 3CD3 - Topics in the Black Caribbean and its Diasporas
- ANTHROP 1AB3 - Introduction to Anthropology: Race, Religion, and Social Justice
- ANTHROP 3HH3 - Think Globally, Act Locally: Globalization, Social Justice and Human Rights
- ART 3EA3
- CMST 3DJ3 - Digital Justice
- CMST 3PM3 - Public Memory, Media, and African Diaspora Studies
- CMST 3RR3 - Race, Religion, and Media
- ENGLISH 1CS3 - Studying Culture: A Critical Introduction
- ENGLISH 1H03 - Words in Place
- ENGLISH 3GG3 - Theories of Decolonization and Resistance
- ENVSOCTY 1HA3 - Society, Culture and Environment
- ENVSOCTY 2TS3
- GENDRST 1A03 - Gender, Race, Culture, Power
- GENDRST 1AA3 - Gender, Feminism and Social Justice
- GENDRST 2AA3 - Feminist Thought
- HISTORY 1EE3 - The Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues
- HISTORY 3CG3 - Canadians in a Global Age, 1914 to the Present
- HISTORY 3N03 - Poverty, Privilege and Protest in Canadian History
- HISTORY 3WW3 - Women and Gender in the United States and Canada Since 1920
- HISTORY 3XX3 - Human Rights in History
- HTHSCI 1RR2 - Introduction to the Social Determinants of Health
- HTHSCI 3RH3 - Racism and Health
- HUMAN 3CL3 - Community Leadership at McMaster
- HUMAN 4CM3
- IARTS 1PA3
- IARTS 3EA3 - Social Practice and Community-Engaged Art
- INDIGST 1A03 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies
- INDIGST 1AA3 - Introduction to Contemporary Indigenous Studies
- INDIGST 1B03 - Reconciling What? Indigenous Relations in Canada
- INDIGST 2G03 - Indigenous Perspectives on Peace and Conflict
- INDIGST 3K03
- INDIGST 3N03 - Indigenous Women: Land, Rights, and Politics
- LINGUIST 2S03 - Language and Society
- LINGUIST 3DS3 - ASL & Deaf Studies
- MUSIC 2A03
- MUSIC 2CU3 - Music and Culture
- PEACJUST 1A03 - Peace, Justice, Human Rights
- PEACJUST 1VM3 - Pass the Mic: Conversations on Justice
- PEACJUST 2A03
- PEACJUST 2B03
- PEACJUST 2C03 - Peace, Justice, and Popular Culture
- PEACJUST 2CS3 - Decolonization and Activism: Creating Social Change
- PEACJUST 2XX3 - Social & Structural Determinants of Health
- PEACJUST 3B03 - Peace-Building and Health Initiatives
- PEACJUST 3C03 - Researching Global Peace and Social Justice
- PEACJUST 3GG3 - Theories of Decolonization and Resistance
- PHILOS 2D03 - Bioethics
- PHILOS 2G03 - Social and Political Issues
- PHILOS 2N03 - Business Ethics
- PHILOS 2TT3 - Ethical Issues in Communication
- PHILOS 2YY3 - Ethics
- PHILOS 3CC3 - Advanced Ethics
- PHILOS 3GH3 - Global Health Ethics
- PHILOS 3I03 - Philosophy and Feminism
- PHILOS 3T03 - Philosophy and Race
- POLSCI 1AB3 - Politics and Power in a Globalizing World
- POLSCI 3G03 - Politics of Diversity: Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism
- POLSCI 3GC3 - Politics of a Dying Planet
- POLSCI 3K03 - Migration and Citizenship: Canadian, Comparative and Global Perspectives
- POLSCI 3RF3 - The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- POLSCI 3V03 - Gender and Politics
- SCAR 2RD3 - Religion and Diversity
- SOCPSY 2E03 - Psychology of Intergroup Relations
- SOCPSY 3B03 - Understanding Lived Experiences
- SOCWORK 3I03 - Social Work and Indigenous Peoples
- SOCWORK 3O03 - Social Work and Sexualities
- SOCWORK 3S03 - Social Work, Disability and Dis/Ableism
- SOCWORK 3T03 - Community Perspectives on Income Inequality and Housing Insecurity
- SOCWORK 4C03 - Critical Perspectives on Race, Racialization, Racism and Colonialism in Canadian Society
- SOCWORK 4J03 - Social Change: Social Movements and Advocacy
- SOCWORK 4R03 - Feminist Approaches to Social Work and Social Justice
- SOCWORK 4Y03 - Critical Issues in Mental Health & Addiction: Mad & Critical Disability Studies Perspectives for SW
- SOCIOL 2DD3 - Immigration and the Canadian Mosaic
- SOCIOL 2EE3 - Decolonizing Canada: Indigenous-Settler Relations
- SOCIOL 2FF3 - The Sociology of ‘Race’ and Ethnicity
- SOCIOL 2HH3 - Sociology of Gender
- SOCIOL 2JJ3 - Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality
- SOCIOL 2R03 - Perspectives on Social Inequality
- SOCIOL 2RR3 - Case Studies of Social Inequality
- SOCIOL 3U03 - Sociology of Sexualities
- SOCIOL 3RI3 - Racial Politics and Resistance
- SOCIOL 3VV3 - The Indian Act: A Social Problem
- SUSTAIN 2IS3 - Intersectionality and Sustainable Development
- SUSTAIN 2S03 - Evaluating Problems & Sustainable Solutions
- SUSTAIN 2SS3 - Advocating for Sustainability
- SUSTAIN 3S03 - Implementing Sustainable Change
- WORKLABR 2G03 - Labour and Globalization
- WORKLABR 2J03 - Work and Racism
- WORKLABR 3E03 - Gender, Sexuality and Work
Requirements
15 units total 3 units
from Core Leadership Requirement 6 units
from Diversity, Equity & Social Change Requirement - Diversity, Equity & Social Change course list (see Notes 1 and 2.)
6 units
Leadership and Action Requirement |
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