Cultural and Artistic Practice for Environmental and Social Justice

Certificates allow you to complete a specific group of university courses (for credit) as either part of your degree studies or separately. Additional details on certificates are available here.

This certificate will teach you to use art as a tool for expressing diverse identities, for developing community awareness about environmental issues and to take action for social change. You will take courses offered through the Faculties of Environmental Studies and the School of the Arts, Performance, Media & Design to develop artistic skills while working collaboratively on a community-based cultural production in your final year of study. Benefits of the program include work placements with local cultural agencies and community organizations. International internships with agencies and organizations in Los Angeles (USA), Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama are available.

York graduates with the Cultural and Artistic Practice for Environmental and Social Justice certificate will be prepared to work in community organizations, art agencies, environmental groups, artist run spaces or for international community development agencies.

Who can take it?

1. current York students, or
2. new applicants to York who already hold a university degree (with appropriate prerequisite core courses), or
3. new applicants to York who have equivalent professional experience in community arts.

If your first language is not English, you must show you have an acceptable level of English by completing a language proficiency test.

If you have completed at least one full year at an accredited university in a country where English is the official language of the institution, you may be exempt from this requirement.

1. Meet minimum admission requirements
2. Meet program-specific requirements
3. Know the application deadlines
4. Submit your application
5. Submit all required documentation
6. Check on Transfer Credit for Advanced Placement