Our 12-credit public policy certificate complements majors across campus. Learn how to apply a policy perspective to pressing issues.
Course overview
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Introductory course | 3 credits
Public Affairs 200 | Issues in Contemporary Public Policy
Required courses can be completed in any order. Students report, however, that by taking Public Affairs 200 first, they build a base of understanding helpful for other courses.
Analytical skills course | 3 credits
Choose one:
- Public Affairs 240 | Evidence-based Policymaking
(introductory level) - Public Affairs 380 | Analytical Tools for Public Policy
(intermediate level)
Policy specialization course | 3 credits
This course allows you to choose a course focused on policy-related issues in your major or area of policy interest (e.g., science & technology, education, health, climate, or social policy).
Internship or workshop course | 3 credits
During one semester or over a summer, you can complete a professional policy experience and a companion course. Or you can complete a workshop course in public policy.
- View course options in the Guide
- Review internship experiences from past students
Student experience
Miranda Garcia-Dove, Certificate in Public Policy
"The La Follette School has changed the way I think about policy by reinstating hope that we can work across difference and that there are shared goals and interests that we can leverage."
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