School of Public Policy, Contributing to a Livable World


















School of Public Policy Certificates

Curriculum and Program Requirements

COLLABORATION & LEARNING in POLICY ORGANIZATIONS*
Required Course:
  • PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy

Select four of the following:

  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Management and Policy/As Applicable
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable (Int’l)
  • LRNG 601 Organizational Learning
  • LRNG 602 Group Dynamics and Team Learning
  • LRNG 672 Organizational Learning Laboratory
  • LRNG 762 Strategic Knowledge Management
  • LRNG 763/MNPS 703.5L Technology and Learning in Organizations
  • LRNG 764 Learning Across Cultures (Int’l)

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)


CULTURE and VALUES in 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 Management and Policy/As Applicable
  • PUBP 753 Ethics and Public Policy
  • PUBP 761 Social Capital and Public Policy
  • PUBP 762 Social Institutions and Public Policy
  • PUBP 768 Education Policy: Process, Context, and Politics
  • ITRN 502 Comparative Political Institutions (Int’l)
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
  • LRNG 764 Learning Across Cultures (Int’l)

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

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 Gobal Trade
  • ITRN 740 ABCs of Exporting and Importing
  • ITRN 769 International Entrepreneurship
  • ITRN 770 International Contract Negotiation
  • ITRN 773 International Strategic Management
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate

GOVERNANCE SYSTEMS & POLICY MANAGEMENT*
Required Course:

  • PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy

Select four of the following:

  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Management and Policy/As Applicable
  • PUBP 737 Cases and Concepts in E-Government
  • PUBP 743 National Security Management and Policy
  • PUBP 744 Federal Institutions and Management
  • PUBP 753 Ethics and Public Policy
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
  • ITRN 720 Regional and Supranational Organizations (Int’l)
  • ITRN 761 European Political and Economic Union (Int’l)

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PLANNING
Required Course:

  • ITRN 500 Approaches to International Commerce

Select four of the following:

  • ITRN 612 International Business Operations and the Multinational Corporation
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce
  • ITRN 702 Study Abroad
  • ITRN 710 International Business Transactions: Finance and Investment
  • ITRN 758 Global Market Planning
  • ITRN 769 International Entrepreneurship
  • ITRN 770 International Contract Negotiation
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate

INTERNATIONAL GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONS*
Required Course:

  • PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy

Select four of the following:

  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate
  • PUBP 783 Global Governance
  • ITRN 602 International Financial Institutions and Globalization
  • ITRN 603 International Trade Relations (Int’l)
  • ITRN 604 International Trade and Technology (Int’l)
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
  • ITRN 712 WTO and Global Trade (Int’l)
  • ITRN 720 Regional and Supranational Organizations (Int’l)
  • ITRN 761 European Political and Economic Union (Int’l)

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

INTERNATIONAL MARKET ANALYSIS
Required Course:

  • ITRN 500 Approaches to International Commerce

Select four of the following:

  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce
  • ITRN 702 Study Abroad
  • ITRN 731 Business-to-Business Marketing in International Commerce
  • ITRN 734 Pricing in International Commerce
  • ITRN 738 Fundamentals of International Markets
  • ITRN 758 Global Market Planning Practicum
  • ITRN 769 International Entrepreneurship
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate

MANAGING INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE
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 701 Special Topics in International Commerce
  • ITRN 702 Study Abroad
  • ITRN 710 International Business Transactions, Finance and Investment
  • ITRN 730 Information Technology Fundamentals for
    International Business and Trade
  • ITRN 740 ABCs of Exporting and Importing
  • ITRN 752 International Business Lobbying: United States, Europe, and Japan
  • ITRN 769 International Entrepreneurship
  • ITRN 770 International Contract Negotiation
  • ITRN 773 International Strategic Management (Int'l)
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate

GLOBAL MEDICAL POLICY*
This certificate program is a joint activity between SPP and College of Nursing and Health Science (CNHS) 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 757 Public Policy in Global Health and Medical Practice
    OR
  • HSCI 543 Global Health: Trends and Policies
  • HSCI 577 Comparative Health Systems in the World
  • PUBP 758 Global Threats and Medical Policy
  • HSCI 701 Quantitative Decision Making in Health Sciences Management
    OR
  • PUBP 704 Statistical Methods for Policy Analysis

Elective Courses: (Choose two of the following)

  • PUBP 501 Policy and Organizational Analysis
  • PUBP 502 Governance and Policy Processes
  • HSCI 586 Process Improvement in Systems of Health Care
  • HSCI 578 Cultural Competence and Diversity in Health Care
  • HSCI 706 Integrated Health Systems Management
  • CONF 501 Introduction to Conflict Analysis and Resolution

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

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)
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
  • ITRN 756 National Security and the Global Economy

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TECHNOLOGY POLICY*
Required Course:

  • PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy

Select four of the following:

  • PUBP 601 Theory and Practice of Regional Economic Development
  • PUBP 602 Regional Economic Development and Technology
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Management and Policy/As Applicable
  • PUBP 723 Metropolitan Transportation Policy
  • PUBP 785 Urban Development Economics
  • ITRN 604 International Trade and Technology (Int’l)
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
  • ITRN 718 Global Economics and Human Development

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

REGIONAL TRADE POLICY & PLANNING
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 612 International Business Operations and the Multinational Corporation
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce
  • ITRN 702 Study Abroad
  • ITRN 736 Sources of Growth in East Asia
  • ITRN 750 Trade and Politics in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
  • ITRN 761 European Political and Economic Union
  • ITRN 764 Trade, Investment, and Politics in East Asia
  • ITRN 765 Trade, Investment, and Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • ITRN 767 Political Economy and Integration in Latin America
  • ITRN 771 Trade, Investment, and Politics in South and South-East Asia
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY POLICY*
Required Course:

  • PUBP 700 Theory & Practice in Public Policy

Select four of the following:

  • PUBP 602 Regional Economic Development and Technology
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Management and Policy/As Applicable
  • PUBP 760 Science and Technology Policy in the 21st Century
  • ITRN 604 International Trade and Technology (Int’l)
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in ICP/As Applicable
  • ITRN 742 Technology Policy and International Strategies (Int’l)
  • ITRN 756 National Security and International Trade (Int’l)
  • ITRN 772 International Telecommunications (Int’l)

    * One of the four electives must have an international focus (marked by Int'l)

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Required Course:

  • ITRN 500 Approaches to International Commerce

Select four of the following:

  • ITRN 602 International Trade and Technology
  • ITRN 603 International Trade Relations
  • ITRN 604 International Trade and Technology
  • ITRN 701 Special Topics in International Commerce
  • ITRN 702 Study Abroad
  • ITRN 760 International Environmental Politics
  • ITRN 772 International Telecommunications
  • PUBP 710 Topics in Public Policy/ As Appropriate
  • PUBP 736 Global International Economy and Digital Divide
  • PUBP 737 Cases and Concepts in E-Government

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