Graduate certificates provide students with a valuable credential that complements their master's degree by offering foundational knowledge and skills in emerging and cross-cutting areas of international affairs. These certificates help degree-seeking students build expertise in an intersecting field, helping them stand out among graduates in their primary field of study. 

With advanced planning, students may be able to complete a certificate with few to no additional credits, depending on how closely the certificate requirements align with their degree program requirements. This makes our certificates a flexible and cost-effective way to enhance your academic qualifications. Certificates can also be completed as a stand-alone credential for students not enrolled in a degree program. 

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Global Health and Culture

The Global Health and Culture graduate certificate is designed to build a cohort of students dedicated to cross-cultural work in global health who have been trained in the theory and methodologies of medical anthropology as well as policy and international affairs.

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Global Migration

The Global Migration graduate certificate prepares students to address rapidly changing issues of across the globe. This program provides a unique opportunity to understand the factors shaping migration today and develop the skills to influence future policy and practice.

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Humanitarian Policy & Practice

The Humanitarian Policy & Practice graduate certficate prepares students to work in the humanitarian sector. Students are equipped with foundational understanding of the humanitarian field including practical and scholarly skills.

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Environment, Community & Equity

The graduate certificate in Environment, Community, & Equity will equip students with knowledge and preparation to address a growing set of challenges at the intersection of environmental protection, community resilience, and equity.

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Non-credit certificates

Project Management in International Development

PMID is an applied, tool-based training program designed to equip professionals working in international development with the mindset, methods, and tools needed to successfully manage projects. 

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