All certificates require the completion of five courses. Students already pursuing a master's degree in the School of Public Policy may take an additional three courses and also receive a certificate. Each certificate requires one core course and four additional courses which can be chosen from an approved list. Certificates identified with an asterisk require that one of the four elective courses has an international focus. (Courses that are considered international in nature are followed by "Int'l.")
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CULTURE, VALUES and SOCIAL POLICY*
Required Course:
- PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy
Select four of the following:
- PUBP 650 Peace Operations (Int'l)
- PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/As Applicable
- PUBP 737 Case and Concepts in E-Governance
- PUBP 753 Ethics and Public Policy
- PUBP 761 Social Entrepreneurship and Public Policy
- PUBP 762 Social Institutions and Public Policy
- PUBP 768 Education and Public Policy
- ITRN 502 Comparative Political Institutions (Int'l)
- ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce/As Applicable
* One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)
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GLOBAL TRADE MANAGEMENT
Required Course:
- ITRN 500 Approaches to International Commerce
Select four of the following:
- ITRN 602 International Financial Institutions and Globalization
- ITRN 603 International Trade Relations
- ITRN 604 International Trade and Technology
- ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce
- ITRN 702 Study Abroad
- ITRN 711 US Law and Global Trade
- ITRN 712 WTO and Global Trade
- ITRN 740 ABCs of Exporting and Importing
- ITRN 752 Global Business and Policy
- ITRN 769 International Entrepreneurship
- ITRN 770 International Contract Negotiation
- ITRN 773 International Strategic Management
- PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Applicable
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GLOBAL MEDICAL POLICY*
This certificate program is a joint activity between SPP and College of Health and Human Services (CHHS) with the leadership and coordination provided by the Office of International Medical Policy, SPP. This certificate will offer graduate-level education in global health and medical policies and processes, needs, practices, and interdependences in the 21st century. The students will be familiarized with the principles of evidence-based public health practices, planning and implementing global health and medical policies, assessing potential costs and performance of international systems, and understanding the threats presented by weapons of mass destruction and bioterrorism in particular.
Principles for preventive medicine policy formulation for the emerging industries of extreme environments tourism, global travel, extreme sports, medical tourism, critical patient care in transports, and others will be addressed. The students will also become familiarized with health care practices as they relate to human rights, civil liberties, ethics, and medical practices in addition to the allocation, rationing, and disparities in health-related services. Students will be prepared to engage in systematic analysis and will be provided the foundation of advanced analytic techniques applicable to health policy formulation. Students will also have the opportunity to learn the basics of governance and policy processes as they relate to health in the context of a rapidly changing global environment. Depending on the student's specific interests, he/she may choose among a number of available courses. A minimum of 18 credit hours is required to complete this certificate.
Required Courses:
- PUBP 758 Global Threats and Medical Policy
- HAP 609 Comparative Health Systems
- PUBP 757 Public Policy in Global Health and Medical Practice or GCH 543 Global Health: Trends and Policies
- PUBP 704 Statistical Methods of Public Policy Analysis or HAP 710 Inferential Statistics in Health Services Research/Mgt
Elective Courses: (Choose two of the following)
- PUBP 501 Policy and Organizational Analysis (Int'l)
- PUBP 502 Governance and Policy Processes
- PUBP 503 Culture, Organization and Technology (Int'l)
- PUBP 720 Managerial Economics and Policy Analysis
- PUBP 710 Social Entrepreneurship
- PUBP 713 Policy and Program Evaluation
- ITRN 500 Approaches to International Commerce and Policy (Int'l)
- ITRN 501 Methods of Analysis for International Commerce and Policy (Int'l)
- ITRN 602 International Financial Institutions and Globalization (Int'l)
- ITRN 603 International Trade Relations (Int'l)
Department of Global and Community Health and Health Administration Policy Electives (College of Health and Human Services):
- GCH 530 Nutrition: A Global Health Perspective (Int'l)
- GCH 560 Environmental Health
- GCH 590 International Health Organizations (Int'l)
- GCH 602 Global Health Issues Related to Violence (Int'l)
- GCH 605 Social Epidemiology
- GCH 680 International Research Ethics and Methods (Int'l)
- GCH 712 Introduction to Epidemiology
- GCH 722 Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
- GCH 732 Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- HAP 540 Introduction to Emergency and Disaster Recovery for Health Care Professionals
- HAP 663 Health Policy and Ethical Issues in Healthcare
- HAP 715 Health Economics
- HAP 727 Program Evaluation in Healthcare
- HAP 730 Healthcare Decision Analysis
- HAP 735 Risk Analysis in Health and Bioscience
- HAP 762 Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Health Care Management and Policy
- HAP 765 Methods for Health Policy Analysis
Institute for Conflict Analysis and Resolution Electives
- CONF 501 Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution (Int'l)
* One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)
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NATIONAL SECURITY & PUBLIC POLICY*
Required Course:
- PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy
Select four of the following:
- PUBP 650 Peace Operations I (Int'l)
- PUBP 651 Peace Operations II (Int'l)
- PUBP 710 Topics in Public Management and Policy/As Applicable
- PUBP 743 National Security Management and Policy
- PUBP 750 History of Military Operations Other than War (Int'l)
- PUBP 751 International Police Operations (Int'l)
- PUBP 755 National Security Decision-Making Policy (Int'l)
- PUBP 759 National Security Law and Public Policy
- PUBP 763 Illicit Trade
- PUBP 764 Transnational Crime and Corruption\
- PUBP 783 Global Governance
- ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce/As Applicable
- ITRN 756 National Security and the Global Economy
* One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)
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TRANSPORTATION and LOGISTICS POLICY
Required Course:
- PUBP 715 Transportation Systems
Select four of the following:
- PUBP 710 Topics in Public Management & Policy/As Applicable
- PUBP 714 Topics in Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics
- PUBP 716 Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics
- PUBP 718 Transportation Planning and Policy
- PUBP 721 Transportation Economics
- PUBP 722 Practicum in Transportation Policy, Operations and Logistics
- PUBP 723 Metropolitan Transportation Policy
- PUBP 724 Intelligent Transportation Systems and Technology
- ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
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