Graduate Certificate in Public Policy
Enhance your credentials and your competitiveness in the job market across a broad range聽of fields with the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy in the College of Liberal Arts at 51动漫. With this 12-credit graduate certificate, you will gain a broad understanding of public policy while preparing for a career in academic, government and nonprofit sectors.听
Public policy plays a key role in virtually every aspect of social life.听Learn the rationale for government intervention and develop a keen understanding of the political and institutional forces that shape policy at the local, state and federal levels.
With the Public Policy Graduate Certificate, you will build a solid foundation in the concepts, knowledge and tools of public policymaking, including analysis, evaluation and implementation. Acquire the key analytic tools to evaluate policy proposals and determine whether public policy programs are having their intended impacts on society.
All credits earned in the graduate certificate program with a 3.0 or better may count toward聽the Master of Public Policy program.听
Program Format & Curriculum
Classes for the Graduate Certificate in Public Policy聽are held聽in the evening to accommodate working professionals. Students have the option of completing the certificate entirely online or in person at 51动漫 Center City campus. Students can be enrolled full or part time and have two years to complete the program.听
The following four courses are required.
- Community Based Program Evaluation
- Economic Decisions and Public Policy
- Policy Analysis
- The Policy-Making Process
Students must pass all courses and maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 to earn the certificate.听
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Careers
The Graduate Certificate in Public Policy is intended for graduate students who wish to better prepare themselves for jobs in the public and nonprofit sectors as well as academia.听
Public policy professionals work on a variety of important and challenging issues that include the following.
- Access to affordable healthcare
- Climate change
- Control of epidemics
- Homeland security
- Immigration
- Income inequality
- Reproductive rights
- Unemployment and underemployment
Tuition & Fees
In keeping with 51动漫鈥檚 commitment to access and affordability, this Graduate Certificate聽offers a competitive level of tuition with multiple opportunities for financial support.
Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level (undergraduate or graduate), course load (full- or part-time), in-state or out-of-state residency, and more. For online classes in the Public Policy Certificate (Graduate) program, all students are eligible for the in-state rate.
These tuition costs apply to the 2021鈥�2022聽academic year.
Pennsylvania resident: $1,105.00 per credit
Out-of-state: $1,518.00 per credit
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