UMass Amherst
The Five College Reproductive Health, Rights, and Justice Certificate is available to undergraduate students at Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Students pursuing the RHRJ certificate take courses across a wide variety of academic disciplines that address diverse issues. Students also learn to think critically about social institutions such as science, medicine, technology, schools, housing, law enforcement, labor and prisons that produce racial and class differentiation in childhood and beyond. Through the required special project component, students are encouraged to take what they learn out of the classroom and into an appropriate community-engaged experience where they can connect their academic pursuits with policy and advocacy work. Students work with their certificate advisor to connect with campus-based centers, as well as local and national policy and advocacy organizations, to pursue internships and other opportunities and learn through hands-on experience.
CIP Code:
05.0299
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
The University of Massachusetts Amherst is the largest public research university in New England. With more than 28,000 students and over 200 distinct academic programs – including highly ranked programs in business, computer science, health care and the social sciences – UMass Amherst is one of the most comprehensive institutions in the Northeast.
