Students pursuing the certificate in Engaged Scholarship engage in intensive interdisciplinary inquiry into a topic or issue area of their choice (e.g., migration, criminal justice reform, educational disparities), coupled with direct engagement with communities, organizations, and practitioners outside of the academy. The certificate has four requirements - a foundational seminar, a three-course interdisciplinary elective sequence, a community-based practicum, and a capstone - that together advance students’ learning and skills and contribute to the world beyond Brown.

Students will have different opportunities to engage with and learn from community partners. They will develop practical skills they can apply to community-engaged scholarship such as: community-engaged research methods, community partnership agreements, creating joint work plans, deep and active listening, group facilitation, and how to co-create knowledge with communities through research and action.