Undergraduate Certificate

Undergraduate Certificate in Civic Leadership and Engagement

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.

-Certificate is available to on-campus and fully online students-

For more information, please contact
Certificate Advisor - Amanda Knapp, Amknapp@fiu.edu

Coursework

Required Core Course - 9 credit

Choose 1 course from each group

Group 1	PAD 3431	Exploring Leadership: Yourself, Your Organization and Your Community
Group 1	PUP 4033	Public Service & Management- GL

Group 2	PAD 3034	Policy Development and Implementation-GL
Group 2	POS 3424	The Legislative Process

Group 3	INR 3303	Foreign Policymaking
Group 3	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.

Public Policy and Administration*
PAD 3003	Introduction to Public Policy and Service~GL
PAD 3034	Policy Development and Implementation~GL
PAD 4141	Citizen Participation and Community~GL
PAD 4432	Administrative Leadership and Behavior
PAD 4905	Independent Study in Public Administration ~Micobadge opportunities
PAD 4940	Internship (Must be approved prior to enrolling)
PUP 4033	Public Service & Management~ GL
PUP 4214	Global Perspectives on Poverty ~GL
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 3412	The Presidency
POS 3423	The Legislative Process
INR 3001	Contemporary International Problems – GL
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

GL = Global Learning

Undergraduate Certificate in Civic Leadership