Graduate Stand-Alone Certificate in Global Development

The multidisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Global Development is a 12-credit hour program for degree-seeking graduate students and post-baccalaureate students studying on a non-degree basis.

The program provides graduate level introductory exposure to principles and methods of international economic and urban development through courses offered in the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, the School of City and Regional Planning, and the School of Economics.

Upon completion, students will be positioned to influence technological, social, and policy decisions in their professions in the global context.

Certificate guidelines:

  • The total hours for the certificate is 12 credit hours.
  • Students must earn a GPA of 2.7 or higher in certificate courses
  • Courses must be completed with a 'C' grade or higher
  • All courses must be taken for Letter-grade
  • Students are required to complete at least one course in each of two of the three coordinating academic departments (City and Regional Planning, Economics, International Affairs)
Core Courses
INTA/ECON 6704Introduction to Global Development3
CP 6052Applied Planning Studio 13-4
or CP 6053 Applied Planning Studio (Urban Design)
or INTA 8803 Special Topics
or ECON 8803 Special Topics
Electives5-6
CP 6112
Introduction to Land Use Planning
CP 6217
Climate Change and the City
CP 6190
Introduction to Climate Change Planning
CP 6233
Sustainable Urban Development
CP 6514
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
CP 6412
Foundations of Local Economic Development Planning and
or PUBP 6600
 Foundations of Local Economic Development Planning and Policy
CS 6422
Database System Implementation
CP 6570
Socioeconomic GIS
CP 6541
Environmental Analysis Using GIS
CP 6422
Economic Development Analysis and Practice
CP 6442
Equity, Social Justice, and Economic Development
CP 6241
Water Resources Planning
CP 6311/CEE 6602
Introduction to Transportation Planning
CP 6321
Transportation Planning Methods and Investment Decisions
CP 6831
Urban Growth and Infrastructure Systems
CP 6611
Principles of Real Estate Finance and Development
CP 6612
Community Development
CP 6630
Government and Housing Markets
CP 6640
Applied Real Estate Development Methods
CP 6680
Citizen Participation and Community Engagement
CP 6032
Urban and Regional Development Theory
CP 6331
Land Use and Transportation Interaction
CP 6834
Urban Design Policy: Analysis and Implementation
CP 6836
Urban Ecological Design
CP 8300
Advanced Urban and Regional Development Theory
ECON 4415/INTA 8803
Conflict and Security in Developing Countries
ECON 6360
Development Economics
ECON 6650
International Economics and Policy Analysis
ECON 6330
Urban and Regional Economics
ECON 6341
Transportation Economics
ECON 8803
Special Topics (The World Trading System: Law, Economics, and Corporate Strategy)
INTA 6003
Empirical Research Methods
INTA 6202
Comparative Politics
INTA 6302
International Political Economy
INTA 6740
Innovation, the State and Industrial Development in International Perspective
INTA/CS 6745
Information and Communication Technologies and Global Development
INTA 6753
Comparative Science and Technology Policy
INTA 8803
Special Topics (Political Economy of Development)