The Certificate in Politics is designed to provide students with the foundational knowledge and practical skills to effectively navigate complex and diverse political environments. Students who have completed this certificate have gone on to manage political campaigns, run for office, work at the intersection of the public and private sectors, and lead local, state, and federal government organizations.
The Certificate in Politics requires four (4) c.u.*, including two (2) foundational courses and two (2) electives chosen from the list below.
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Foundational Courses |
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Electives |
Choose two of the following:
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A course may only be counted toward one certificate, and Fels MPA and EMPA students may count no more than two core courses toward a certificate.
*Academic credit is defined by the University of Pennsylvania as a course unit (c.u.). A course unit (c.u.) is a general measure of academic work over a period of time, typically a term (semester or summer). A c.u. (or a fraction of a c.u.) represents different types of academic work across different types of academic programs and is the basic unit of progress toward a degree. One c.u. is usually converted to a four-semester-hour course.
