Graduate Certificate in
International Science and Technology Policy

The graduate certificate program in this functional specialty requires a minimum of eighteen credit hours consisting of six courses.

Students must complete a core course in International Science and Technology Policy (IAFF 241). Students must take at least two courses taught by the faculty of the Center for International Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) and at least one course from the analytical competency area.  Students may take other courses not on the list of suggested courses with the approval of the Office of Student Services.

Curriculum

Required Core Course:
IAFF 241 International Science, Technology and Public Policy

Science and Technology Policy (minimum TWO courses required)
IAFF 242 Technology Creation and Diffusion
IAFF 246 U.S. Space Policy
IAFF 248 Issues in Space Policy
IAFF 251 Energy Policy
IAFF 252 Environmental Policy
ECON 255 Economics of Technological Change

Other relevant courses under the listing IAFF 258 may be offered in particular years. Consult CISTP for current listings.

Analytical Competency (minimum one course required)
ECON 217 Survey of Macroeconomics
ECON 218 Survey of Microeconomics
PAD 202 Research Methods and Applied Statistics
PAD 203 Economics for Public Decision Making
PAD 260 Policy Formulation and Administration
PAD 264 Public and Non-Profit Program Evaluation
PPOL 201 Politics and Public Policy
PPOL 204 Economics in Policy Analysis
PPOL 206 Policy Analysis

The program director for the International Science and Technology Policy program may accept other courses for the certificate according to the background and specific interests of the student.

Some of the analytical competency courses have prerequisites that do not count toward the certificate requirements. Check the Graduate Bulletin for details about prerequisites.