Global Educator

Certificate

The Global Educator certificate is a 15 credit program for undergraduate and graduate students.

For graduate students, the 15 credit Global Educator certificate will be available at two possible levels under the following terms:

• Graduate Students: Students formally admitted to and enrolled in a graduate program may count Global Educator Certificate credits toward their graduate degree program as allowed by the home department of their degree and Graduate Faculty Committee certificate policy.
• Post-Graduate: Teachers and others, who have completed a master’s, doctoral degree, advanced certificate, or equivalent. Other post-graduates may seek the certificate as part of their preparation for National Board Certification. It is conceivable that a student holding a graduate degree and seeking additional advanced training short of another full graduate degree may be interested in this certificate.

Why Choose Our Program?

• The Global Educator Certificate is the only certificate of its kind in Wisconsin.
• Minimal additional credits needed. Working with your advisor, you can easily fit the required coursework into your current undergraduate degree requirements.
• Eligible for pre-service teacher education degree students.
• Field experiences with United Nations international learning curriculum with Milwaukee Public Schools K-8 schools.
• Gain practical hands-on experience both at UWM and in the community with partner organizations.

Students Will Learn To

• Demonstrate their own awareness of the interconnectedness between communities, societies, economies and events and trends that cross national borders.
• Embed global perspectives and practices into their teaching.
• Become model global citizens who are culturally sensitive and informed about world affairs.
• Develop an understanding of different cultures and languages, enhancing their ability to communicate across cultures.
• Create scholarship that engages in critical inquiry, creativity and intellectual development and includes world trends, issues and events; past, present and into the future.

Program Requirements