The
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences offers seven graduate
certificate programs for both degree and non-degree seeking students.
Certificate programs are a valuable component of the School�s educational mission
and can be an important resource for both mid-career professionals and others
seeking to advance their knowledge and expertise. The Certificates are offered
in: Crime and Justice Analysis, Economic and Demographic Data Analysis,
Evaluation Research, Financial Economics., Geographic Information Systems
(GIS), Local Government Management, and Non-profit Management.
This
program introduces students to graduate study in the field of criminology. The
certificate in Crime and Justice Analysis is available to both non-degree and
degree-seeking students. Professionals employed in positions within criminal
justice agencies and related private organizations pursue the certificate to
obtain additional education related to their jobs. Other students obtain the
certificate while progressing toward a master�s or doctoral degree. This
fifteen-credit hour certificate is designed to introduce students to a variety
of foundation courses and the substantive areas that comprise the field of
criminology.
The
certificate program allows students to choose courses within four designated
areas.
CRIM
6300 Crime, Criminals and Societal Responses;
CRIM 6303 Etiology of Crime and Criminality;
CRIM 6311 Crime and Justice Policy.
CRIM 6307 Extent of
Crime and Criminals;
CRIM 6308 Victimology;
CRIM 6309 Communities and Crime;
CRIM 6324 Correlates of Crime and Justice;
CRIM 6305 Law and
Social Control;
CRIM 6310 Delinquency and Juvenile Justice;
CRIM 6313 Corrections;
CRIM 6314 Policing;
CRIM 6317 Courts;
CRIM 6322 Crime Prevention.
All
students are required to take CRIM 5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics
and choose one of the following:
CRIM
6332 GIS Applications in Criminology;
CRIM 6340 Qualitative Criminology.
Students
can also receive credit for other courses that are relevant to one of the above
substantive areas and are offered on a periodic basis. Students should consult
the coordinator for the Graduate Program for additional information.
The
Certificate in Economic and Demographic Data Analysis may be acquired by
graduate degree-seeking and non-degree-seeking students. For the certificate,
students must complete 15 graduate hours (5 courses). Students are required to
take (A) POEC 5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics and POEC 5316
Advanced Regression Analysis. (B) Students must choose at least one of the
following courses: ECO 5311 Applied Econometrics or POEC 6318 Structural
Equation Modeling or POEC 6344 Categorical and Limited Dependent Variables. (C)
In addition, two other empirically oriented courses must be completed. Students
should check with the Director of the Certificate Program or the program office
for details as to the list of acceptable courses.
Students
seeking the certificate who do not plan to seek a degree should (1) submit an
application and (2) an undergraduate transcript. No GRE score is required. Note:
(a) up to 15 hours of coursework taken as a non-degree seeking student can be
applied later to a graduate degree; (b) a maximum of 6 hours may be formally
transferred from another institution with the approval of the certificate
director. Students with equivalent knowledge, but no formal transfer, may
substitute an additional course for Descriptive and Inferential Statistics with
the approval of the certificate director; (c) currently enrolled students may
use up to 9 hours of courses required for their degree for the certificate.
A
graduate-level certificate program in Evaluation Research is offered jointly by
the Schools of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and Behavioral and Brain
Sciences. Students who complete this program will have an opportunity to gain
competencies in the design and implementation of program evaluations in fields
such as education, health care, human services, criminal justice, and economic
development. The Certificate in Evaluation Research program may be incorporated
into graduate degree programs in the Schools of Economic, Political and Policy
Sciences or Behavioral and Brain Sciences, or may be taken on its own by
non-degree seeking students. Students in the Evaluation Research certificate
program are normally expected to have completed undergraduate courses in social
statistics and research design; students lacking appropriate preparation may be
asked to take needed courses prior to admission to the program.
In
order to receive the certificate, students must successfully complete three
required courses and a two-semester long evaluation research project that
culminates in a final report. The courses in the School of Economic, Political
and Policy Sciences leading to the Certificate in Evaluation Research are POEC
5313 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics for the Economic, Political and
Policy Sciences, POEC 6352 Evaluation Research Methods in the Economic,
Political and Policy Sciences,an
elective course approved by the Evaluation Research certificate program
coordinator, and POEC 6V91 Evaluation Research (six credit hours) for a total
of 15 semester credit hours. With permission of the Evaluation Research program
coordinator, students may substitute appropriate courses from the
Students
interested in applying for admission to the Certificate in Evaluation Research
program should consult the graduate advising office in the
The
Students
seeking the GIS certificate must have completed an undergraduate degree in some
area relevant to GIS. Primary admissions requirements are (1) an application to
U.T. Dallas and (2) an undergraduate transcript. Applicants for the certificate
program do not need a GRE (Graduate Records Examination) score. They should
apply as �non-degree-seeking� student to the Geospatial Information Sciences
program. Admissions requirements are the same for students who would simply
like to take one or more of the related courses without pursuing certification.
The
Local
government managers operate in a complex legal and political environment.
They are responsible for the provision of varied services directly to citizens,
such as land use planning, law enforcement, water and sewer services, and
recreation. Both the method and quality of service delivery are greatly
influenced by managers who are hired by elected officials. The management
of cities and counties has become increasingly professional over the past
several decades. How the professional staff delivers services to the
public within the political environment in which it works is the topic of many
of the courses in this program.
Requirements
for admission to the certificate program are the same as for a non-degree
seeking graduate student. Completion of fifteen (15) semester credit
hours is required to attain the Graduate Certificate in Local Government Management
and those hours may count toward a degree if the student completes all
requirements for full admission as a graduate student. Required courses in the
certificate program are PA 5343 Human Resource Management, PA 5321 Government
Financial Management and Budgeting, and PA 6344 Local Government
Management. The other two courses may be selected from among courses that
pertain to local government offered in the graduate programs of the
Non-profit
organizations constitute an increasingly significant sector of the American
economy as well as an essential element in American civic life. Non-profits are
found in such diverse fields as health care, education, human services, and
criminal justice, as well as in cultural and civic activities. Faced with
resource constraints and rising demands for accountability, non-profit organizations
require professional managers with an understanding of both administrative
principles and techniques and of the distinctive legal, economic, and social
environment within which non-profits operate.
The
Certificate in Non-profit Management is designed to provide an overview of the
nature and context of non-profit organizations combined with skill-based
courses to develop the competencies needed by non-profit managers. The
Certificate is intended for professionals already working in the non-profit sector,
those working in private for-profit or governmental settings who would like to
work or volunteer in the non-profit sector, and students without professional
experience who seek to prepare themselves for non-profit careers.
Completion of fifteen (15) semester credit
hours are
required to attain the Certificate in Non-profit Management. Requirements
include three core courses and two guided electives from the list below.
Students may petition the program coordinator to include other graduate courses
offered by the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences as guided
electives. Courses from other institutions may not be applied to the required
fifteen semester credit hours.�
Core Courses � Nine
(9) Hours
PA 5316 ���������� Leadership
in Public and Non-profit Organizations
PA 5371����������� Non-profit
Organizations
PA 5372����������� Non-profit Management
Guided Electives � Six (6) Hours from the
following:
PA 5315����������� Public
Management
PA 5321����������� Government Financial
Management and Budgeting
PA 6333����������� Marketing and
Communications for Non-profit Organizations
PA 6335����������� Resource Development
for Non-profit Organizations
PA 6374����������� Financial Management
for Non-profit Organizations
PA 6375����������� History and Theories of
the American Philanthropic Sector
PA 6376����������� Assessment and Outcomes
for Non-profit Organizations