Program Overview

Global Economic Policy Graduate Certificate

Overview

The Global Economic Policy Graduate Certificate educates students in the foundations of international economics and the analysis of global economic policies. Students learn the techniques of trade policy analysis; gain knowledge in the analysis of open-economy macroeconomics and international finance; and cover the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. Certificate graduates are able to analyze trade policy and international financial policy for agencies and organizations.

Admissions

Applicants to all graduate programs must meet the admission standards and application requirements for graduate study as specified in Graduate Admission Policies. Participants must be admitted to a certificate program. Admissions requirements may be found on the Schar School certificate admissions website.

Policies

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see AP.6.8 Requirements for Graduate Certificates.

Termination from Program

Students admitted to a Schar program will be terminated from the program upon receiving one grade of F and are no longer eligible to take courses in the school. Per university regulation, students are terminated from the university after accumulating grades of F in two courses or 9 credits of unsatisfactory grades in graduate courses. For policies governing all graduate degrees, see Graduate Policies.

Certificate Requirements

Total credits: 15

This certificate may be pursued on a part-time basis only.

Required Courses

• GCP 501: Data Analysis for Global Political Economy (3 credits)
• or POGO 511: Introductory Data Analysis for Policy and Government (3 credits)
• GCP 503: Macroeconomic Policy in the Global Economy (3 credits)
• GCP 504: Microeconomics and Trade Policy (3 credits)
• or PUBP 720: Microeconomics for Public Policy (3 credits)
• GCP 604: New Technologies in the Global Economy (3 credits)
• or GCP 605: Technology, Culture and Commerce (3 credits)

Electives

• Select one course from the following:
  • GCP 602: Global Financial Crises and Institutions (3 credits)
  • GCP 791: Advanced Trade Policy (3 credits)
  • POGO 611: Advanced Data Analysis for Policy and Government (3 credits)
  • POGO 750: Topics in Policy and Government 1 (3 credits)
  • PUBP 721: Transportation Economics (3 credits)
  • PUBP 732: Labor Markets and Policies (3 credits)
  • PUBP 754: Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis for Public Policy (3 credits)
  • PUBP 792: Advanced Economic Analysis for Policy Research (3 credits)