Program Overview

Certificate of Graduate Study in Women and Public Policy

Program Overview

The Certificate of Graduate Study in Women and Public Policy is designed to promote gender equality through policy leadership. The program teaches students how to analyze the differential impacts of public policy on women in diverse communities and how to lead efforts to achieve parity and pave the way for new legislation and protocols within nonprofits and commercial businesses.

Program of Study

Coursework

• Feminist Thought and Public Policy
• Inequality and Public Policy
• Citizen Participation and Public Policy

Certificate program requirements can be satisfied by taking public policy-related courses related to gender-based and/or other inequalities in any field that suits your interest, such as criminal justice, public health, sociology, or social welfare, subject to faculty advisor approval.

Admissions Requirements

Deadlines

• Departmental Assistantship Consideration
  • Fall: Not Available
  • Spring: Not Available
  • Summer: Not Available
• No Departmental Assistantship Consideration
  • Fall: August 1
  • Spring: December 15
  • Summer: May 1

Required Application Materials

• Transcripts from all schools attended
• Resume
• Statement of Goals
  • The statement is generally one to two pages discussing what you have to offer the program and what you wish to get out of the program. It should include a brief description of the applicant's field of interest, related background, desired area of study, and research emphasis or career goals.
• One or two letters of recommendation are encouraged but not required for admission.

Who Enrolls?

The certificate is popular among students earning advanced degrees in criminal justice, education, health policy and management, political science, public administration and policy, social work, sociology, and women’s studies. Professional practitioners enrolled in the program are often employed as lobbyists, policy analysts, members of advocacy groups, community organizers, and nonprofit or government administrators.