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Intercultural Certificate
The Intercultural Certificate strives to support participants' development of intercultural skills, knowledge and attitudes that stimulate a commitment to lifelong learning and strengthen their ability to support and understand a globally diverse world.
Fall 2024 and Winter 2025 Schedule
- Fall Term F2024 Click this tab to view content pertaining to Fall Term
- Winter Term W2025 Click this tab to view content pertaining to Winter Term
In Fall 2024 delivery will be hybrid with the first and last session being offered in person and the four interim sessions being offered virtually via Zoom. All sessions take place on Monday at 2:30 p.m.
To recieve completion of certificate for your Laurier Experience Record you must attend four sessions total: Two in-person sessions, and any two virtual sessions.
- Introduction to Concepts of Culture
- Sep. 30 | in-person Brantford
- Oct. 7 | in-person Waterloo
- No Session for Oct. 14 (Reading Week)
- Exploring One's Own Culture
- Oct. 21 | Virtual
- Exploring Difference & Disrupting White Supremacy Culture
- Oct. 28 | Virtual
- Introduction to Intercultural Communication
- 4 Nov. | Virtual
- Culture Conflict & Confusion
- 11 Nov. |Virtual
- Cultural Adaptation & Lifelong Intercultural Learning
- 18. Nov | in-person Brantford & Waterloo
All registered students will be added to the My Learning Space Course: Intercultural Certificate | Laurier International and provided with room location and zoom links via email.
In Winter 2025 delivery will be hybrid the last session being offered in person and the five other sessions being offered virtually via Zoom. All sessions take place on Monday at 2:30 p.m.
To recieve completion of certificate for your Laurier Experience Record you must attend four sessions total: Two in-person sessions, and any two virtual sessions.
- Introduction to Concepts of Culture
- Feb. 3 | Virtual
- Exploring One's Own Culture
- Feb. 10 | Virtual
- No Session for Feb. 17 (Reading Week)
- Exploring Difference & Disrupting White Supremacy Culture
- Feb. 24| Virtual
- Introduction to Intercultural Communication
- Mar. 3 | Virtual
- Culture Conflict & Confusion
- Mar. 10 |Virtual
- No session for Mar. 17 (St. Patrick's Day)
- Cultural Adaptation & Lifelong Intercultural Learning
- Mar. 24 | in-person Brantford & Waterloo
All registered students will be added to the My Learning Space Course: Intercultural Certificate | Laurier International and provided with room location and zoom links via email.
The Intercultural Certificate consists of six modules on the following topics:
- Introduction to concepts of culture: An exploration of culture as a concept, how it affects all people and societies, and influences their life, work and study – especially during these uncertain times.
- Introduction to exploring one’s own culture: An introduction to exploring how one’s own background, identity and lived experience influences one’s values, attitudes and behaviours; and culture as distinct from personality, identity and human behaviour.
- Exploring difference and disrupting white supremacy culture: An exploration of power and privilege as concepts and how they impact interactions across cultural difference; exploration of micro-aggressions with a focus on impact vs. intent to support working effectively across difference; and an introduction of examples of resistance and rejection of white supremacy culture
- Introduction to intercultural communication: An understanding of cultural communication styles, the impact of one’s filters and how their style impacts others.
- Conflict, culture and confusion: Explore how mediation and other tools can be used when culture is the root of conflict.
- Cultural adaptation & Lifelong intercultural learning: An introduction to the process of cultural adaptation, an opportunity to review learning and create strategies to further develop an intercultural praxis, while recognizing that intercultural learning is a lifelong process.
The delivery of the program uses an active learning approach and is free of charge to registered Laurier students, including exchange students, and you can getcredit for it.
The Intercultural Certificate is facilitated in partnership with the Centre for Student Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, International Student Support, and the Office of Human Rights and Conflict Management.