Online Course – Google Certified Professional Internship in Anti-Racism, University of Colorado Boulder

Join the fight against racism! Learn how to engage in conversations about race, racism, and identity, and be an ally in your community in the fight against racism and white supremacy.

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Professional Certificate

Beginners

No prior knowledge required

Time to complete the course

7-day free trial

No unnecessary risks

Skills you will acquire in the course

  • In-depth understanding of critical racial theory
  • Understanding the history and structures of race and racism
  • Ability to have reasoned conversations about identity and race
  • Developing skills to create plans for anti-racist actions
  • Experience in community engagement projects
  • Ability to interview and deal with sensitive issues
  • Developing critical thinking about racism and its consequences

What you will learn in the course

Courses for which the course is suitable

  • Advocate against racism
  • Project manager in the field of combating racism
  • Social consultant
  • Teacher or instructor in the field of anti-racist education
  • Community activist
  • Researcher in the field of race and racism
  • Director of anti-racism educational programs
  • Academic lecturer in the field of race and racism
  • Developer of educational content on race and racism
  • Director of social campaigns against racism

Internship – Series of 3 courses

Against Racism is a three-course specialization designed for anyone interested in learning about race and racism, especially in the context of the United States, wants to become an advocate against racism, or aspires to incorporate anti-racist actions into their daily lives.

Courses:

  • Against Racism I: An Introduction to Critical Race Theory and Racism in the United States.
  • Against Racism II: An exploration of the historical and linguistic constructions of race and racism, including intersectionality theory. The course includes an interview project.
  • Against Racism III: Applying theory to practice, creating a plan for anti-racist actions, and developing a community engagement project.

Hands-on Learning Project

Learn, Speak, Act! The Anti-Racism assignments and projects guide you from the basics of discourse on race and racism to a more reasoned and informed conversation about identity in your cultural context. The internship culminates in an invitation to consider how to be an anti-racism advocate and challenges you to design a community engagement project that fits your circumstances and skills.

Details of the courses that make up the specialization

Anti-racism I

Course 1
15 hours
4.6 (254 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn

  • How to talk about race and racism
  • How to distinguish between talking about race/racism and participating in racist acts
  • How to use current intersectional terminology through a provided glossary
  • How to define systemic and institutional racism

Skills you will acquire

  • History of race and racism
  • Anti-racism
  • A conversation about race and racism
  • identity
  • Anti-racist terms

Anti-Racism II

Course 2
19 hours
4.5 (22 ratings)

Course Details

What you’ll learn

  • Describing the historical and linguistic foundations of race and racism in the United States
  • Applying intersectionality theory to your personal experiences
  • Assessing the role of race and racism in personal life, family, and community

Skills you will acquire

  • History of race and racism
  • Anti-racism
  • Intersectionality
  • Thinking about race and racism
  • dialogue

Anti-Racism III

Course 3
24 hours

Course Details

What you’ll learn

  • Identifying and preventing barriers to anti-racism work
  • Intervention in racist or discriminatory cases
  • Creating an action plan to integrate anti-racism into daily life

Skills you will acquire

  • History of race and racism
  • Anti-racism
  • Community involvement
  • A conversation about race and racism
  • Global race and racism