Certificate in Civil - Military Leadership

General Information

The Certificate in Civil - Military Leadership is a Faculty of Arts certificate that aims to develop future citizen-leaders by recognizing the completion of significant academic and extracurricular military training. The goals are to broaden participants’ educational experiences and develop skilled leaders. The Certificate program will provide students with knowledge that bridges the gap between highly specialized military training and academic enrichment. Students who complete the program may choose to continue with a career in the Canadian Armed Forces or, utilize the learning outcomes in a career outside the Canadian Armed Forces.

• Certificate Type: Embedded
• Offered by: The Faculty of Arts in conjunction with the Canadian Armed Forces
• Who can take it: All Undergraduate students
• Students wishing to pursue the Certificate in Civil-Military Leadership must declare their intention through Undergraduate Student Services in the Faculty of Arts

Certificate Requirements (12 units)

Maximum of 6 units credits from a single course designator and a minimum of 9 units at the senior level.

• ANTHR 318 - Political Anthropology
• ANTHR 322 - Anthropological Perspectives on Discursive Practices
• CSL 300
• DRAMA 247 - Speaking in Public: Presentation and Presence
• DRAMA 327 - Community-Based Theatre
• ENGL 121
• ENGL 210
• ENGL 220 - Reading Gender and Sexuality
• ENGL 221 - Reading Class and Ideology
• ENGL 222 - Reading Race and Ethnicity
• ENGL 223 - Reading Empire and the Postcolonial
• HIST 112 - The Modern World
• HIST 114 - The History of the World in the Last 10 Years
• PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy: Values and Society
• PHIL 270 - Political Philosophy
• PHIL 325 - Risk, Choice, and Rationality
• PHIL 368 - Topics in Social Justice
• POL S 101 - Introduction to Politics
• POL S 223 - City Government and Politics
• POL S 328 - Managing Modern Government
• POL S 375 - Politics of East Asia
• POL S 380 - Politics in the Middle East
• PSYCH 105 - Individual and Social Behavior
• PSYCH 241 - Social Psychology
• PSYCH 342 - Social Influence
• SOC 100 - Introductory Sociology
• SOC 203 - Social Problems
• SOC 241 - Social Psychology
• SOC 343 - Social Movements
• WGS 102 - Gender and Social Justice
• WGS 260 - Women and War
• WGS 360 - Race, Class, and Gender
• WGS 380 - Canadian Feminist Activisms

Other Requirements

• Proof of successful completion of the Canadian Armed Forces Officer or Non-Commissioned Member classification training program

Note: Training is typically completed over three years.

Application to graduate with this certificate

An Embedded Certificate can only be awarded at the time of Graduation. When Faculty of Arts students apply to graduate in Bear Tracks they must also declare certificate completion (see Academic Schedule ).

Students from other faculties must apply for this certificate thought Undergraduate Students Services in the Faculty of Arts by the application deadline for convocation.

Contact Information:

For more information, contact Undergraduate Student Services in the Faculty of Arts (arts.undergrad@ualberta.ca).

For information on the Canadian Armed Forces Officer or Non-Commissioned Member classification training program, contact the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves, 41 Canadian Brigade Group Recruiting at 780-973-4011 or www.forces.ca.