Global Governance and Advocacy
Undergraduate Certificate
Program Overview
Examine the life-and-death issues affecting billions of people around the world and learn how to effect change. This program will give you the skills and insights to take the lead and make the world a better place.
Program Snapshot
Why This Program & What You'll Learn
From poverty and hunger to climate change and war, people all over the world confront serious problems every day. To solve these problems, the world needs active, engaged global citizens who have the ambition and tools to lead change.
This certificate program is open to undergraduates in any major and to non-degree students. It's ideal for anyone who wants to better understand international issues and the strategies to tackle them.
Determine your particular interests and build a curriculum around them. You can focus on international relations, international law, nonprofit administration and more by choosing from a wide variety of electives.
Program Highlights
As a global governance and advocacy student here, you'll:
- Add depth to your bachelor's degree.
- Develop the tools to help solve problems that affect people around the world.
- Gain cultural competency through an understanding of complex global issues.
- Choose from courses like War and Peace Studies, International Law, American Foreign Policy and Model United Nations.
Careers & Outcomes
Graduates with a certificate in global governance and advocacy can enter a wide range of fields. Your experience will prepare you for a career in government, academia, nonprofit organizations and beyond.
| Career | Projected Salary |
|---|---|
| Security/Defense Intelligence Analyst | $79,409 |
| Global Communications Manager | $81,205 |
| College Professor/Instructor | $79,640 |
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