The Trauma Studies Certificate is an interdisciplinary program requiring 18 credits of training across a minimum of 3 disciplines. This certificate is appropriate for students who want to specialize in working in a variety of professional settings with individuals who have been exposed to potentially traumatic events (e.g., physical and sexual assault, intimate partner violence, child abuse and neglect, community and gun violence, war, natural disasters). Students develop knowledge and competencies related to trauma exposure, posttraumatic growth, trauma-related difficulties including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and implications for working across a variety of professional settings.
Many but not all of the courses required for the Trauma Studies Certificate have prerequisites. Some students may satisfy prerequisites by virtue of their prior curriculum and their major program of study. When this is not the case, students are responsible for satisfying the prerequisites.
All students must take at least one course offered by 3 different departments (including their home department).
Up to 9 credit hours of coursework can apply to the major program of study. Certificate Coordinator’s approval is required for trauma certificate courses to be double-counted towards another undergraduate certificate program at UM-St. Louis.
Dr. Steven Bruce (steven.bruce@umsl.edu) is the coordinator of the Trauma Studies Certificate.
