Women, Policy, and Political Leadership (Graduate Certificate)

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Offered by the Department of Government , School of Public Affairs .

Admission to the Program

Open to students with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from an accredited institution.

Certificate Requirements

15 credit hours with grades of C or better, with at least 6 credit hours at or above 600-level
Compliance with all regulations for a certificate (Graduate Academic Regulations 4.11 , 5 , 6 )

Course Requirements

Core (6 credit hours)

Complete 6 credit hours from the following:

Topics (2 credit hours)

Complete 2 credit hours from the following:

GOVT-685 Topics in Women and Politics (1-4) (minimum of 2 credit hours)

Electives (7 credit hours)

Complete 7 credit hours from the following, or other courses approved by the program director, or up to 7 credit hours in LAW coursework; courses taken at the Washington College of Law (WCL) as approved by the program director and the WCL Women & the Law program:

ANTH-635 Race, Gender and Social Justice (3) (topics)
ECON-674 Gender Economics I (3)
GOVT-520 Advanced Studies in Campaign Management (4)
GOVT-521 Topics in Campaign Management (1)
GOVT-523 The Art and Craft of Lobbying (3-4)
GOVT-524 Topics in Public Affairs and Advocacy (1)
GOVT-685 Topics in Women and Politics (1-4) : Role of Latinas in American Politics (3)
GOVT-686 Feminist Political Theory (3)
JLC-626 Domestic Violence (3)
JLC-635 Gender and the Law (3)
PSYC-545 Psychology of Sex Similarities and Differences (3)
SIS-639 Selected Topics in International Conflict Resolution Skills (1-3) : Feminist Approaches to Social Justice (1)
SIS-648 Gender and Development (3)