Graduate Certificate Public, Nonprofit and Community Leadership
Course Overview
This graduate certificate equips current and aspiring leaders with the skills to drive positive change in public, non-profit, and community settings. The program offers flexible study through both traditional on-campus and weekend-intensive formats to accommodate working professionals. Students gain practical, hands-on experience through community-based projects and internships, preparing them to become effective change agents.
Key Program Highlights
- Flexible program delivery with both on-campus and weekend-intensive class formats
- Focus on practical skills for local civic engagement and community organizing
- Hands-on learning through professional internships and community partnerships
- Ideal for professionals in public, non-profit, or informal leadership roles
- Credits can be applied toward a stand-alone certificate or a future Master's degree
Course Overview
This graduate certificate equips current and aspiring leaders with the skills to drive positive change in public, non-profit, and community settings. The program offers flexible study through both traditional on-campus and weekend-intensive formats to accommodate working professionals. Students gain practical, hands-on experience through community-based projects and internships, preparing them to become effective change agents.
Key Program Highlights
- Flexible program delivery with both on-campus and weekend-intensive class formats
- Focus on practical skills for local civic engagement and community organizing
- Hands-on learning through professional internships and community partnerships
- Ideal for professionals in public, non-profit, or informal leadership roles
- Credits can be applied toward a stand-alone certificate or a future Master's degree
Requirements
Modules
- Community Organizing And Community Development
- Graduate Topics In Political Science
- Politics Of The Budgetary Process
- State Politics: Focus On Colorado
- Local Governance And Globalization
- Gentrification And Social Equity
- Local Government And Administration
- Urban Politics, Planning, And Development
- Social Movements, Democracy And Global Politics
- Social Justice And Globalization
- Conflict Resolution And Public Consent Building
- Non-Profits And Social Change
- The Social Economy And Sustainable Development
- The Cooperative Movement: Politics And Policy
- Labor Law And Collective Bargaining
- Independent Study: Psci
- Internship
