Enriching the Educational Experience (E3)
Leadership Certificate
The School of Public Policy offers a 12 hour Leadership Certificate. The School of Public Policy leadership coordinator is Dr. Phillip M. Thompson.
I. Leadership Certificate Objectives
The Leadership Certificate assists students in becoming the skilled, ethical, and visionary leaders of the twenty-first century. The Leadership Certificate is awarded through the School of Public Policy, but is open to all students and is interdisciplinary in its course requirements. In these classes, students analyze the social, political, economic, cultural, global, and technical dimensions of leadership. The Leadership Certificate also provides specialized training in theory, key skills such as teamwork and communication, and applies and refines leadership knowledge and skills in an internship.
II. Academic Requirements
Required Courses | Hours |
Public Policy 4803 Special Topics: Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
Public Policy 4951 Georgia Internship Program-Leadership | 3 |
Subtotal | 6 |
Optional Courses: A student must select one course from two of the three areas: | |
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Area #1 Ethics | 3 |
INTA 2030 Ethics and International Affairs | |
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Area #2 Organizational Leadership | 3 |
PUBP 3010 Organizations and Policy Implementation | |
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Area #3 Global Leadership | 3 |
INTA 2030 Ethics in International Affairs | |
Subtotal for Areas 1-3 | 6 |
Total Certificate Hours | 12 |
III. Certificate Requirements
Students enrolled in the Certificate program will have their program of study approved and monitored by the Leadership Certificate coordinator. They must meet all requirements for the Certificate and their undergraduate degree before the awarding of the certificate. The certificate follows Institute and internal guidelines that include the following:
1. Courses required by name and number in a student's major degree program may not be used in satisfying the course requirements for a minor/certificate. However, courses used in a certificate may also be used to fulfill elective requirements (free electives, technical electives, etc.) in the student's major degree program.
2. A course may not be counted toward more than one minor and/or certificate.
3. Courses such as INTA 2030 that are in more than one area can only count as one of the elective classes.
4. All courses counting toward the minor/certificate must be completed in residence at Georgia Tech, be taken on a letter-grade basis, and be completed with a grade of C or better.
5. The Leadership Certificate in Public Policy requires (12) semester credits of which at least nine (9) are 3000 level courses or above.