Professional Politics Certificate

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Department of Political Science and International Affairs
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Courses in the program focus on applied skills and settings: campaign management, media and politics, polling, public policy, and lobbying.

Students receiving the certificate must complete 15 semester hours, as outlined below. The internship serves as a capstone experience for the program, and is limited to professional political settings. Credit hours for the internship may range from 3 to 12 semester hours, depending on the number of hours worked per week.

Choose 12 hours from the following options:

POLS 3380 - Mass Media and Politics
POLS 3385 - Campaigns and Elections
POLS 3388 - Lobbying and Interest Groups
POLS 3394 - Public Polling and Survey Techniques
POLS 3398 - Internship
POLS 3313 - Public Policy Analysis
or
POLS 4444 - Administrative Practices and Organization
POLS 4410 - American Legal System
or
POLS 4420 - Judicial Process

Required Capstone Experience (3 Credit Hours)

POLS 3398 - Internship

Professional Politics Certificate

Choose 12 hours from the following options:

Required Capstone Experience (3 Credit Hours)

Program Total (15 Credit Hours)