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