Hip-hop Studies Certificate

hip-hop dancer

Nina Flagg in [UN]WRAP: Women of the Cypher, 2016

students performing a hip-hop work on stage

re-membering, 2019

Professor Larry Southall dancing in the cypher

MOB Event: Hip-hop on the Rooftop

The Theatre & Dance Department is proud to house CU Boulder’s interdisciplinaryÌýcertificate in Hip-hop Studies.ÌýThis consolidated certificate program for matriculated undergraduate and graduate students is designed to expose students to the richness, complexity, and vitality of Hip-hopÌýas theory and practice.Ìý

The graduate and undergraduate certificates in Hip-hop Studies are designed to be enriching, interdisciplinary supplements to other areas of study. They provideÌýa broad base, which can serve as an entry point to more focused study and practice. While offering rich and rewarding experiences, these certificates are not a professional endorsement of the student’s skills from Rennie Harris or Larry Southall. Rather, they developÌýstudents’ appreciation and respect for one of the most important American cultural forms to have emerged in the last half-century.

Undergraduate Certificate

The certificate in Hip-hop Studies is is designed to emphasize both the theory and practice of Hip-hop. Classes immerse students in the culture of Hip-hop and develop the critical thinking skills and theoretical context required for understanding Hip-hop's socio-historical development and political efficacy.

Undergraduate Certificate Courses and Requirements

Please find the Ìýfor undergraduate students in the CU Catalog. The CU Catalog page contains a list of all required courses and those courses that are pre-approved to count toward the certificate.

Undergraduate Certificate FAQ

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Submit the onlineÌý.

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Please reach out to jessica.baron@colorado.edu to track Ìýyour coursework completion.Ìý

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Yes. If you have taken a course that is pre-approved for the certificate, it will automatically count.

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Yes, with approval. To request approval for a course replacement, please email thtrdnce@colorado.edu

ÌýIf you are requesting pre-approval for a course inÌýan upcoming semester,Ìýyou must reach out when registering for the upcoming semester's classes.ÌýIf you are requesting approval for course you have already taken, you will need to send the course syllabus. We cannot approve course substitutions for the same semester.

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Email jessica.baron@colorad.edu with:

  • Student ID Number

  • Department

  • Semester and year of completion of Hip-hop certificate

  • Uploaded documentation of any course exceptions or replacements

  • Courses completed (list the course name and #, the semester completed, and the number of credit hours)

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Graduate CertificateÌý

This consolidated certificate program for matriculated graduate students is designed to expose students to the richness, complexity and vitality of Hip-hop—as theory and practice. The certificate’s community-based practicum ensures the students in the certificate will know hip-hop as a lived culture, not merely an object to be consumed inside the halls of academia.

Please fill out the to get started.Ìý

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Upon completion, please email moumita.acharya@colorado.edu with:

  • Student ID Number

  • Department

  • Semester and year of completion of Hip-hop certificate

  • Uploaded documentation of any course exceptions or replacementsÌý

  • Courses completed; for each section list the course name and #, the semester completed, and the number of credit hours

    • Two courses in Hip-hop/Street dance (4 credits).

    • Two critical thinking electives (6 credits).

    • DNCE 5339: Hip-hop Practicum (1-3 credits). Please list the semester in which you took the Hip-hop Practicum.

  • Your current overall GPA

  • Please provide an unofficial transcriptÌý

Courses and Requirements

Please find the Ìýfor graduate students in the CU Catalog.Ìý

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Statement of Interest Forms

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To obtain the undergraduate certificate in Hip-hop Studies, students must first submit a Ìýwhich will be reviewed and approved by the Hip-hop Studies Directors, Rennie Harris and Larry Southall.ÌýThe directors will notify students of acceptance.

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To obtain the graduate certificate in Hip-hop Studies, students must first submit a Ìýwhich will be reviewed and approved by the Hip-hop Studies Directors, Rennie Harris and Larry Southall.ÌýThe directors will notify students of acceptance.

For More Information

Please email thtrdnce@colorado.eduÌý

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Hip-hop Studies Faculty & Staff

Hip-hop Studies Director
Larry Southall

Hip-hop Studies Director
Rennie Harris

Certificate AdministratorÌý
Position Vacant