Community Engaged Practices

Website: http://plan.cap.utah.edu/graduate-certificates/

375 South 1530 East, Suite 220
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112

Phone: (801) 581-8255
Email: plan@arch.utah.edu

The Graduate Certificate in Community-Engaged Practices prepares future leaders in architecture, community development, design, sustainability, urban planning, public policy and other domains of social change to engage and work with currently underserved populations through sustainable, human-centered, participatory practices. Activities within the Certificate program aim to co-create applicable knowledge and build capacity among all stakeholders. Community engagement requires collaborative, reciprocal processes that recognize, respect, and value the knowledge, perspective, and resources shared among partners. Through academic studies and hands-on experience in the field, students work directly with communities that have been affected by systemic inequalities. Challenges addressed by the College in the past have included inadequate shelter, food and water scarcity, disaster preparedness and recovery, cultural resilience, and economic well-being. The Certificate focuses on critiquing theories of change and leadership models while developing the specialized skills to build community capacity through dialogue and collaborative processes.