Program Overview

Programs

The Institute of Behavioral Science offers several programs, including:

• Environment and Society Program
• Health and Society Program
• Population Program
• Prevention Science Program
• Program on International Development

Centers

The Institute is also home to several centers, including:

• Natural Hazards Center
• Center for the Governance of Natural Resources
• CU Population Center
• Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence
• Center for Collaborative Synthesis in Archaeology
• Center for Resilience + Well-Being
• Rocky Mountain Research Data Center

Graduate Certificate in Population Studies

Population Certificate

Population dynamics fundamentally underlie many of the challenges to social and environmental well-being across the globe. Yet these demographic dynamics also offer opportunity.

Demographic research broadly examines population composition, distribution, and change, while there are many substantive foci within these categories. For instance, population researchers examine differential access to reproductive health which shapes fertility patterns; climate change vulnerability as it influences migration and population distribution; neighborhood conditions, socioeconomic status, and race/ethnicity as they intersect to impact health and longevity.

Seeking to better understand the causes and consequences of population processes, CU Boulder offers an interdepartmental Graduate Certificate Program in Population Studies. The certificate is highly interdisciplinary and engages award-winning faculty from a number of social science departments with expertise on a broad range of population-focused topics. Past certificate students have moved into a variety of professional, academic, and research roles in public and private organizations concerned with population issues and problems at the international, national, state, and local scales.

The Graduate Certificate Program in Population Studies is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of population dynamics and their impact on social and environmental well-being. The program is highly interdisciplinary, engaging faculty from a number of social science departments with expertise on a broad range of population-focused topics.

Program Details

• The program is interdepartmental, engaging award-winning faculty from a number of social science departments.
• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of population dynamics and their impact on social and environmental well-being.
• Past certificate students have moved into a variety of professional, academic, and research roles in public and private organizations concerned with population issues and problems at the international, national, state, and local scales.