Degree Offered
Master of Science in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership
Program Description
The 31-credit MS in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership provides learners with the tools necessary to serve in leadership roles that marshal agency, organizational, and/or institutional efforts to create and maintain environments that go further than supporting the needs of individuals of diverse identities, but center belongingness and the critical examination of policies and practices that disproportionately impact individuals and groups based on their group membership. Diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioners are vital in supporting organizations as they work to optimize and/or re-imagine organizational culture to meet diversity, equity, and inclusion goals.
Students will examine critical theories and frameworks that will guide their practice and practical application. The MS in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership will explore race, ethnicity, gender, and culture in the U.S. context, leadership, executive writing, statistics and evaluation, evidence-based practices, and the role of laws and policies. Intercultural and inclusive learning competencies will be addressed as a thread through the curriculum.
Program Admission
Candidates for admission must meet the minimum standards of admission established by the Graduate School and provide the requisite credentials. Admission to the certificate program is selective. A U.S. bachelor’s degree or its equivalent from a non-U.S. educational institution is required. No specific undergraduate course of study is required or recommended. Graduate Record Examinations are not required for admission.
Degree Requirements
The MS in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leadership will consist of 11 courses with a total of 31 credits. The instruction will primarily occur online and will include both synchronous and asynchronous learning. While asynchronous activities will concentrate on lectures, readings, discussions, and critical reflection, etc., the synchronous activities will consist of real-time discussions, small group work, role-playing exercises, and mock facilitation essential to building the capacity to serve as a diversity, equity, and inclusive practitioner. The one-credit Intercultural Impact Institute is currently designed as a two-day in-person institute consisting of face-to-face lectures, trainings, discussions, and presentations at UMB’s campus in Baltimore, MD.
Required Courses
| HPE 615 | FOUNDATIONS IN STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 |
| MLL 625 | INTERCULTURAL AND CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| INCL 632 | HISTORICAL EXPLORATION OF RACE IN THE US | 3 |
| INCL 633 | HISTORICAL EXPLORATION OF CULTURE IN THE US | 3 |
| INCL 640 | PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF INTERCULTURAL LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| INCL 643 | INTERCULTURAL IMPACT INSTITUTE | 1 |
| DEIL 710 | EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION LAW & POLICY | 3 |
| DEIL 720 | CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INLCUSION LITERATURE | 3 |
| DEIL 740 | STRATEGIC EXECUTIVE WRITING | 3 |
| DEIL 790 | DEI EVIDENCE-BASED LEADERSHIP TOOLKIT | 3 |
| DEIL 798 | CAPSTONE FOR DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION LEADERSHIP | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 31 |
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