Undergraduate Certificate in Civic Leadership
Program Description
The Undergraduate Certificate in Civic Leadership prepares students for the evolving nature of civic leadership through coursework and practice that emphasizes relationship building, change management, global dynamics, intercultural understanding, and collaboration.
The goal of this certificate program is to foster civic leadership and engagement in the FIU student body by encouraging a consideration of leadership from multiple perspectives and contexts. Through involvement with the campus and greater community, students will become engaged in their own professional leadership education and development.
Requirements
The Certificate Program requires the completion of 18 credit hours of coursework (“C” or better required) and must complete an advising meeting prior to enrollment to outline their professional development, training, and community engagement goals.
Students will meet with a Certificate Advisor at least once a semester to report their progress and prepare a portfolio artifact (e.g. policy memo, website, infographic) to be submitted in their final semester.
Students will be expected to attend at least six (6) approved FIU Student Conferences, educational training and/ or seminars, and document completion of one community engagement project prior to completion.
For more information, please contact
Amanda Knapp
Certificate Advisor
Amknapp@fiu.edu
Coursework
- Required Core Course - 9 credits
- Choose 1 course from each group
Group 1 | PAD 3431 | Exploring Leadership: Yourself, Your Organization and Your Community |
PAD 4432 | Administrative Leadership | |
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Group 2 | PAD 3034 | Policy Development and Implementation |
POS 3424 | The Legislative Process | |
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Group 3 | INR 3303 | Foreign Policymaking |
PAD 3800 | Managing Global Cities - GL | |
- Electives – 9 credits
- Green School of International and Public Affairs
- Choose 1 course from each group - *must include at least one course in Public Policy and Administration and one course from another Green School area.
- Green School of International and Public Affairs
Public Policy and Administration* | |
PAD 3003 | Introduction to Public Policy and Service |
PAD 3034 | Policy Development and Implementation |
PAD 3438 | Communication Skills for Policy and Management |
PAD 3804 | Government and Administration of Metropolitan Areas |
PAD 4046 | Values, Ethics and Conflict Resolution |
PAD 4141 | Citizen Participation and Community |
PAD 4414 | Personnel Skills for Administrators |
PAD 4432 | Administrative Leadership and Behavior |
PAD 4095 | Independent Study in Public Administration 3 |
PAD 4940 | Internship (Must be approved prior to enrolling) |
URS 3005 | Service Learning: Social Change and Contemporary Issues |
Global and Sociocultural Studies | |
ANT 3213 | World Ethnographies – GL |
GEO 3001 | Geographies of Global Change - GL |
SSE 4380 | Developing a Global Perspective - GL |
SYP 3456 | Societies in the World |
| Criminal Justice | |
| CCJ 4054 | Ethics in Criminal Justice |
| CJE 3001 | Professional Development |
| Politics and International Relations | |
| POS 3413 | The Presidency |
| POS 3424 | The Legislative Process |
| INR 3081 | Contemporary International Problems |
| INR 3303 | Foreign Policymaking |
- Other electives - 3 credits
College of Arts, Science, and Education | ||
WST 4931 | Women in Leadership | |
IDS 4949 | Liberal Studies/Interdisciplinary Studies – Internship | |
INP 4313 | Organizational Psychology | |
College of Communication, Architecture + The Arts | ||
SPC 4445 | Communications for Effective Leadership | |
SPC 3425 | Small Group Communication | |
SPC 3540 | Persuasion | |
Robert Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work | ||
SOW 4932 | Current Topics in Social Work: Service Learning – Social Change & Social Issues | |
College of Business | ||
MAN 4711 | Business-Community Leadership | |
Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management | ||
HFT 4545 | Managing High-Functioning Teams | |
HFT 4294 | Leadership in the Hospitality Industry | |
College of Nursing and Health Sciences | ||
HAS 3180 | Leadership and Management for Health Profession | |
HAS 4110 | Healthcare Organizational Behavior and Resource Management | |
*GL– Denotes a Global Learning course