Undergraduate Certificates

The Public Affairs Professional Certificate is a joint program offered by the School of Public and International Affairs’ Department of Political Science and Grady College of Journalism’s Department of Advertising and Public Relations.

This interdisciplinary certificate, one of the first of its kind offered in the nation, prepares a cohort of students who are majoring in either SPIA or Grady (or both in the case of double majors) with critical academic knowledge, practical information, and technical skills in the area of applied politics and public affairs communications.

The Undergraduate Certificate in Data Analytics in Public Policy will provide undergraduate students with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue 21st century careers in data analytics in public policy by providing enhanced training in data collection, data management, data visualization, and data analysis and interpretation with respect to public policy, in particular, and the social sciences, more broadly.

The certificate program requires students to complete coursework covering specialized quantitative methods commonly used by analysts in all sectors of the economy. The certificate also places students on an advanced track to post-secondary education.