Learning objectives
- Promote and implement anti-racist policies and practices to shift complex systems
- Analyze root cause of health inequities that perpetuate structural injustices and racism
- Deploy social justice theories, practices and policies that shift systems of inequities in communities, and develop strategies to disrupt oppressive systems and injustice
- Create community-based, culturally relevant health programs and campaigns that improve health outcomes in local communities and abroad in various settings
- Work with communities to create sustainable practices to address health inequities
- Develop leadership skills that value and lift all voices in communities, particularly those of historically and currently marginalized groups
Program highlights
- 2-year, full-time program
- Option to go part time/full time combination – 3 years
- Option to go part time – 4 years
- Affordable and accessible for working professionals
- Courses are hybrid modality, a combination of online and in-person sessions
- Full-time enrollment for a 2-year degree is around $20,000 tuition per year (resident)
- Washington State Tuition Exemption available (UW Employees and State of Washington Employees)
- New cohort starts every Autumn
Careers pathways & curriculum
- Careers and credentials – School of Nursing & Health Studies
- Courses and program objectives – School of Nursing & Health Studies
- Program schedule – School of Nursing & Health Studies
Application deadlines
- Application OPEN for Autumn 2026 Cohort
- Priority Application Deadline: 2/1/26
- General Application Deadline: 5/1/26
Upcoming info sessions
- Wednesday, April 22 at 12 p.m.: Registration
- Wednesday, May 13th at 12 p.m.: Registration
- Wednesday, June 10th at 12 p.m.: Registration
- Recorded Info Session: Master of Science in Community Health & Social Justice Information Session
Admissions requirements & materials
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